Lagniappe

I can't speak for Brent but I'll take cuttings of it from anyone !

Rmplmnz

Cool...thanks for the tip...2 to 3 "feet" high..wow...have to try that.

Rmplmnz

What colors are you looking for?

Lagniappe

I have a pink one and a white one . I want red and peach w/pink . I really want some of the more crazy fragrant ones .
The two that I have were gifts (tourist type packaging complete with ag stamp) from Hawaii and they were packaged as "pink" and "white" so I don't know the cultivar names .
BTW..I just weeded one of my plumy pots lol .

Rmplmnz

Good Job!

I can most likely mail you a red...peach with pink.....the color varies as the flower matures...PM with your mailing address and we can discuss this weekend.

Lagniappe

valerie@flower

Does anyone here have a method as to how and what to do with a cutting. I get cuttings from my neighbors and they never root. Maybe I overwatered, or should not have used root tone. I have no luck with cuttings but my plants that I bought are doing great. Somehow I would like to start more to share.

valerie@flower

Pete, you have a nice bloom ready to open!!!!!

Lagniappe

Thanks , I feel silly geting so exited about one teency bloom but I'm a plumeria newbie .

armymom

Steve

Thanks so much for the info..I have been wanting to plant in the ground,,But was afraid to..Now I think I might plant one of them and see if it does well here I have sandy lome and it get dry in the summer..Might be better if I add a little poting soil to the sand in the spring..Thanks a load..

Linda.

armymom

Valerie..

I want to thank you also for the info..I have them all in pots and they are so much easier to handle for winter.But I'm going to plant one in the ground in the spring..Just to see how big it gets..and how hard it is to dig and put back in a pot..LOL.....I also have rooted the plumy's in dirt..I just stick a little root harmone at the bottom,,And stick the cutting in the dirt..But not to deep..And the cuttings I received..All survived..But this years cuttings are still young. Will have to wait to see what color they are hopefully in a year or so..I see you are from Cal. I loved San Diego..when I was there..Or Camp Pennilton.And the beaches,,georgious..

Linda.

valerie@flower

Hey don't be shy we all have to start somewhere. Getting a bloom is exciting since these guys put out so many leaves. I am the same way with my little plants that are about 1 1/2ft, 4 blooms at the most at one time. When I see my neighbors plant that is 6ft with tons of blooms, I think to myself someday. Hers is about 10 years old and in the ground and her courtyard smells like paradise.

armymom

I can't wait until mine bloom..The flowers are so pretty. I have some banana's and ginger..And none of them have bloomed for me yet..I guess the dirt might have something to do with it..But will keep trying..LOL.

valerie@flower

Linda thank you for the advice on the cuttings. Next time I will not put them so deep, that could be why my two cuttings rotted.

inkcube

here is my method for the last 10 or so years:

plants in 1 gal nursery cans with 1-2 extra holes, mix is 30% sand rest is a peat mix. i then plant the can in the ground & fertilize with bloom booster 3 out of 4 feedings - the 4th feeding is high N. i plant in my front yard which faces east and gets about 5-6 hrs of direct sun, my plants generally bloom all summer. in the fall i remove them when the temps start to dip below 37-38 for more than an hour. i just pull then pot and all and then remove 50% of the leaves. one of the biggest cause of plumeria failure is wet feet and the biggest cause of no flowers is too much N.

for cuttings dust the end with hormone plant about an inch deep - same mix as rooted plants. don't allow them to get too wet but make sure they don't shrivel.

BGreen

Hey Valerie,

I found this site helpful. http://www.plumeria101.com/cuttings101.html
I rooted a cutting using this method and had blooms the first year!

"Do not water again until the soil becomes dry.
On watering, when in doubt wait a week. "
Mine lives by that quote

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Take care,

BGreen

island cassie

We have had 2 very dry months and my plumeria is starting to bloom for the first time, in spite of the rust! I think it will be white but never mind - small steps forward!

valerie@flower

Thanks Inkcube & Ben, I will try again with some more cuttings.

armymom

hi Valerie,,your so welcome..I am not home this week.We are in NY visiting our son,,which has just returned from Iraq from his second tour..Will try to answer my mail as much as possible..And I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving..Will chat soon..


And thanks to all the others for the advice on getting the plumys to bloom..

Have a wonderful Holiday..

Garden Friends Linda

Bananaman88

Sorry it took me so long to reply, Steve...things have been very busy here in the park recently. I believe that it was Rmplmnz who posted the thumbnails of the plumerias. I was intersted in that peachy/orange one. I'd love to get a cutting of that one or if anyone has one of the "rainbow" varieties. I currently have one that blooms white with a yellow center and a reddish/pink on that I got while in Hawaii.