Plumeria rubra

Oh that is superb! I nearly went to those botanic gardens the other day.

At first glance I thought you bought yourself a plant!

Wait until May next year Sticki and make it worth the effort!

I did Alex - a yellow Phalaenopsis orchid reduced to a quid!

A quid!!! I give up.

I thought you bought yourself a Plumeria.

Thanks for the tip.

I wish!

Remember this Sticki - should be in bloom round about May................

http://www.growsonyou.com/meanie/photos/Macrobotrys

I couldn't forget that one! It's just fabulous.

Meanie....you lucky devil......I have 4 on the go now, and although they look so healthy, I just cant get a bloom out of them.....tut ...Lol

I'll give everyone plenty of notice Sticki!

I wish that it was mine Milky! It was at OBG today.

Thank you! Just got to remember now!

GoY convention in May then?

That's a thought!

And later a choice of food on the cowley road?

Could be a plan!

You were just a few hours too early. Plumeria flowers open very quickly! Of course, you know I have several trees in my yard.

I'm going to have to stop looking and start buying Delonix!

Yes, the flowers are definitely worth it! :>)

On my list of things to do!

Meanie:

Seeds are easy to germinate. However (and it's a big HOWEVER), seedling plants are very variable to which color the flowers will be, and it takes up to 4 or 5 years to bloom. This is the reason why here in CA. we almost always plant them for cuttings.

I'll probably take my chances with seeds as I haven't seen any bad Plumerias whatever the colour!
How long to flower from cuttings?

In many cases within 2 or 3 months of plants cutting (if planted in spring or summer).

So I just need to find someone in the UK who will allow me too cut a chunk off of their prize plant then!

Yes, I was guessing this could be quite a dilemma in the UK. Here in San Diego it's not a problem at all...people are always giving Plumeria cuttings away.

I don't know anyone with one so that's the first sticking point! Seeds are the way to go.

Then again, when MY Plumeria starts to bloom.....I can always send you a cutting. You just have to wait a few more years.

I would send Meanie a plumeria cutting, if it wasn't so darned expensive to mail to the UK.

International rates are expensive, it will also take a lot longer to get there.

Delonix,
Question:
My new Plumeria seedlings are in a not so hot room ...(the back of my shops to be exact) Move them or keep them there and see what happens???

Is there a reason why you have them indoors now?

I would think they should do much better outside in the sun, then indoors. If you keep them indoors in low light, the leaves will fall off.

I started the seeds in the back of the shop, those windows there get super sun in the summer. (Remember I spend most of my time in the shops in the summer months.)

I moved them to the house yesterday, they are on a south facing window now. Nice and warm too.

It cools down in the evenings now no matter how hot it is during the day. It's been lovely in the low to mid 20's.

I have the five big Plumeria's in the house as well, new leaves keep coming! Some of their lower leaves have fallen off making them look more like a tree.

With our postal service, any cuttings would be dead by the time they arrived Delonix!

Meanie:

Not true. Plumeria cuttings can be viable for almost a year...or sometimes longer (depending on how they're stored).

.....or you water them to death.

Oh!
They would almost certainly snap them anyway............

Yes, the quickest way to kill a plumeria cutting is by over watering.

Plumeria cuttings only need water once until they start growing. They demand dry soil until they develop a good root system.