FINALLY!!! A Plumeria flower!!!! - Page 2

clara · July 9, 2014

Go to Thailand or Sri Lanka and you will find the plumerias = franjipanis near every temple as they are called "temple plants" there. There are plants with white, yellow and pink blossoms and ALL have a wonderful fragrance.

The easiest way to get new plants is to use a cutting from a well flowering branch. I've done so (taken home cuttings from Sri Lanka) and had the first flowers the next year. Had to take them inside the house in winter for 4 or 5 years; then a sudden first frost and they were all gone - mushy stems after one slightly frosty night and no recovery...

BucksCountyGirl · July 10, 2014

Congrats on the beautiful flowers! Unfortunately, I've never smelled "real" Plumeria so I'll have to take your word on the scent

Cheers!

drew51 · July 11, 2014

Do you know what cultivar it is? Seems like many exist.

July 10, 2014	#17
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Congrats on the beautiful flowers! Unfortunately, I've never smelled "real" Plumeria so I'll have to take your word on the scent Cheers! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

July 9, 2014	#16
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Go to Thailand or Sri Lanka and you will find the plumerias = franjipanis near every temple as they are called "temple plants" there. There are plants with white, yellow and pink blossoms and ALL have a wonderful fragrance. The easiest way to get new plants is to use a cutting from a well flowering branch. I've done so (taken home cuttings from Sri Lanka) and had the first flowers the next year. Had to take them inside the house in winter for 4 or 5 years; then a sudden first frost and they were all gone - mushy stems after one slightly frosty night and no recovery...

July 11, 2014	#18
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	Do you know what cultivar it is? Seems like many exist.