Even though officially summer is still a few weeks away, I am starting a thread to show the abundance of blooms I currently have. Pride of place goes to Plumeria obtusa 'Singapore', the classic beauty found all over Hawai'i where it perfumes the air with its strong fragrance.

I would also like to share this: a new seedling of 'Maui Beauty' which is in the process of getting a new name. It was grown by a Plumeria-friend in California, Dewaine Callahan, who was nice enough to share it!

Bali Whirl is the only plumeria that has ten petals. It can either grow like this, with wide open spaced petals, or sometimes as a nice tight little rose-like shape.

Dutchlady1 said:I would also like to share this: a new seedling of 'Maui Beauty' which is in the process of getting a new name. It was grown by a Plumeria-friend in California, Dewaine Callahan, who was nice enough to share it!

wow that is a great new one i love the way the petals are spaced hows the fragrance? this is why i like seeds you never know what you will get !!

Everywhere i turn i have blooms or inflows but all have been seen before but its nice to walk around and the smell changes with the wind and almost every step i take!!!

Singapore is the species that doesn't lose its leaves, correct? I remember seeing it all over Hawaii and it looks a lot like the ones that are all over here. The smell is stronger on some than others or perhaps it is the time of day that I go by them. There are 3 or 4 trees near the outside escalator to the grocery store I use and at some times the smell is fabulous, other times I barely get a whiff.

That Maui Beauty is certainly a beauty. I love the shape and color combo. Nice.

Yes, Singapore stays pretty much evergreen.
The picture above is a seedling of Maui Beauty named 'Blazing Heart'. Here is Maui Beauty - the pod parent....
Maui Beauty is also the pod parent of the plumeria 'Henriette' which was named for me

wow its great to be able to trace it back like that and the beauty was named correct takes on the beauty of its name sake!

mike

Love the seedling "Blazing Heart" - looks prettier than the parent...good genes.

And 'Singapore' is lovely. I recently ran across 'Dwarf Singapore Pink' - is that as wonderful a plant as is being hyped?

Dwarf Singapore Pink is a true dwarf, very small and compact. Other than that, it has cute small pink flowers, which does not make my heart beat faster

Tropical Spider

Dutchlady1 said:Dwarf Singapore Pink is a true dwarf, very small and compact. Other than that, it has cute small pink flowers, which does not make my heart beat faster

Thanks for info - some of the gardeners in my area were talking about it as it would be so easy to protect. Your "shrug" says it all.

Well, Pink is not my favorite color.

Dutchlady1 said:Well, Pink is not my favorite color.

Nor mine. And it appear to be a very wishy-washy pink...even worse.

I already posted to the banner page, but it needs to be said again. Great photography and beautiful plant. Thanks.

one of my new ones it is Gardenia is it??? Very small flower strong sent but cant tell what it smells like (got a sinus infection) the yellow was bigger yesterday.






i know its a plumeria site but i have to do this one of my hibiscus i sold this spring

i have missed 2 other flowers different kinds but saved this from the rain!!!

No Mike that is not the Gardenia White. Which is now called Madame Gallibert by the way

It is a nice white though and a great smell is excellent!

This is a plumeria I call *25* since DH gave it to me for our 25th anniversary.
I am fairly certain it is 'Plastic Pink'.

'Ucu'
This one is from the Yucatan. The blooms smell sweet like butterscotch.

'Makaha Sunn' is a very desirable cultivar from Hawai'i

Someday I'll be able to post my plumeria flowers, right now they are little starts from chefmike's coop earlier this spring. Had 100 percent success rate on three cuttings which are now outside in sunken pots and have leaves but don't look like much yet. Ecuador pink, Aztec gold and something else. Also from seeds have seedlings of slaughter pink and mareno rainbow, tho I know these don't come true from seed. Very exciting to see your photos, how many years before mine will flower like that?