Plumeria

Hi all I'm new here. Lovely site. I am very interested in growing anything unusual and especially this lovely scented Plumeria plants now.
Ladybird

 

Hi Ladybird
You'll need a minimum winter temp of 10 deg C. You can buy seeds but it takes three to four years in my experience to get flowers. You could possibly shorten this time given more winter heat. If you like unusual and tropical plants try 'Jungle Plants' web site and order their catalogue. pete
ps. They dont need to be as big as Nathan's pic to flower.

[ February 17, 2005, 07:45 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]

 

thanks Pete I tried some of Jungle plants but also got lots of Plummy seeds from all over the world and have been very successful growing them all winter,considering really wrong time but have heat and light and are all doing well. Also have rooted some and one looks to be budding up. I have imported some which hopefully should flower this year. If I can get a 5yr old Money plant into flower, surely 1 or 2 Plummies will flower for me, lol

 

You mean you got cuttings from somewhere? Where?
I got some from Hawaii once ( a friend sent them over) but they never rooted.
Money plants are easy, just keep em dry in summer.

 

Same me, a friend visited Hawaii 25 yrs ago and sent me 3 small cuttings, but never rooted either,but always wanted to grow some again,and now got loads lol. Yes I bought rooted cuttings and all doing well.I bought cuttings too before that and most never rooted, mind you, wrong time of years I guess.

 

ok thanks Nathan, strange plants though looks like it had been fed on nitrogen only lol wonder if it ever flowered lol.

 

hi all ...great NEWS ....got my first Plumeria in Bud...yupeeeeee !!!
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Ladybird

 

Are we gonna see a picture when it comes out?

 

Congratulations, you must be purring I look forward to seeing the picture