aztec gold goodness-plumeria in the Southwest Gardening forum

Mar 17, 2011 1:53 PM CST

Thread OP

here are four aztec gold inflos. yes, it smell like peaches in my room. yum! i have more aztec gold, miami rose and gardenia fragrant white cuttings that have rooted and have inflos. it's shaping up to be a good spring!

my new motto is: root cuttings in winter for spring blooms and splendor.

| @tucsonplumeriaz | Post #80717 (1)

Aguane

Mar 17, 2011 2:09 PM CST

Name: Susie
Phoenix AZ (Zone 9a)
Southwest Gardening~ moderator/ATP.

Wow! Peaches! Yummy!
So pretty, Dete!

I'm going to have to pick up another plummie. I'm certain my Pink Perfection is pooping out. Soft at the top.

I tried!

“Don't give up too quickly"... unknown, I heard it somewhere.
~ All Things Plants, SOUTHWEST GARDENING ~Cubits.org ENERGY & POWER

| @Aguane | Post #80718 (2)

tucsonplumeriaz

Mar 17, 2011 2:35 PM CST

Thread OP

hi susie,

post a pic of the plumie and a close-up of the tip when you can.

i bought these cuttings for an experiment. i will probably only keep one aztec gold. the nice thing is that many of them are rooted to some extent and can support the inflos. this is what miami rose will look like.

| @tucsonplumeriaz | Post #80719 (3)

tucsonplumeriaz

Mar 17, 2011 2:36 PM CST

Thread OP

and here's gardenia fragrant white.

| @tucsonplumeriaz | Post #80720 (4)

GardenGuyAZ

Mar 17, 2011 3:15 PM CST

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

Beautiful Dete.

Alan

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80721 (5)

tucsonplumeriaz

Mar 17, 2011 4:06 PM CST

Thread OP

thanks alan! how are the roses?

| @tucsonplumeriaz | Post #80722 (6)

GardenGuyAZ

Mar 17, 2011 4:10 PM CST

Name: Alan
Chandler, AZ; 85225 (Zone 9b)
Sunset Zone 13

Just now starting to set buds, should start seeing the first blooms in about 3 weeks. There are a couple just starting to throw a bloom or two now.

alan

| @GardenGuyAZ | Post #80723 (7)

Perennialgirl

Mar 17, 2011 6:31 PM CST

Name: Donna
Winnipeg, Manitoba Zone 4

Wow! Can't get over how many buds are on your rooted cuttings! They all are gorgeous!

| @Perennialgirl | Post #80724 (8)

Aguane

Mar 17, 2011 8:21 PM CST

Name: Susie
Phoenix AZ (Zone 9a)
Southwest Gardening~ moderator/ATP.

I'll take a pic this weekend Dete.
The base of the "trunk" is still hard, softer toward the top.

“Don't give up too quickly"... unknown, I heard it somewhere.
~ All Things Plants, SOUTHWEST GARDENING ~Cubits.org ENERGY & POWER

| @Aguane | Post #80725 (9)

FrangipaniAz

Mar 18, 2011 2:21 PM CST

Name: ~~Brittany~~
Phoenix, Az (Zone 9b)

Wow... I'm jealous!!! Love the aztec golds... the fragrance is out of this world... yummy!!!

Gardens... should be like lovely, well-shaped girls: all curves, secret corners, unexpected deviations, seductive surprises and then still more curves. ~H.E. Bates, A Love of Flowers

| @FrangipaniAz | Post #80726 (10)

bsavage

Mar 20, 2011 6:04 PM CST

Name: Brenda
Santa Clarita, CA (Zone 9b)

Beautiful, Dete! Now that I am learning to over-winter plants inside, your pics make me want to try plumies again. I am very happy with how my (large) gardenia plant is thriving through the winter in the house... I wonder if I could do the same with a plumeria. I now have a pretty good sized section of my garden that is all containers, just so I can bring them in.

| @bsavage | Post #80727 (11)

tucsonplumeriaz

Mar 20, 2011 6:57 PM CST

Thread OP

hi brenda,

thanks! i have found that the 5100K CFL's are the way to go. low energy consumption and good light output. i have run mine for 16 hours each day. i will continue to use them for the orchids, as the plumeria go outside for the summer.

this is where i will be ordering them from now. http://www.skaeser.com/servlet... you can see that you have ~ a 300-w incandescent. that's a lot of light!

| @tucsonplumeriaz | Post #80728 (12)

bsavage

Mar 22, 2011 10:59 AM CST

Name: Brenda
Santa Clarita, CA (Zone 9b)