I have to admit, I've been rather neglectful with my plants this summer. We've been getting a lot if rain, but not excessive enough to cause problems from the plants being too moist. I've barely had to water my plants until recently.

They did get fertilized, maybe twice with a tbs of Miracle Grow and a tbs of Greenlight Bloom Booster per 2 gallons of water.

Despite this, I've been fortunate to get some blooms. I was outside watering and didn't realize until then that several of the plants were blooming. The Orange Shade, Rainbow Shade, and Pink pudica were grown from cuttings from a co-op in 2011.

Not pictured are Jeanie Moragne which bloomed earlier this summer, and Vishanu Gold, that's been blooming, but I can never seem to catch it with an open bloom.

Orange Shade


Pink pudica


Rainbow Shade


Celadine


The bloom fest at dusk.

Beautiful show of colors, Annette.

Thanks Ken😁

Even the DH walked outside, and stated in a surprised tone "are those blooms on your plants!?", after I started moving the plants around too get a better look at them.

We've been gone a lot this summer, and haven't been spending a lot of time outside. I'm just glad to finally see some blooms from some of the cuttings that I've been growing for the past 3 years.

Dusk added an interesting color-shift to your flowers.

Ken I agree, the colors are more muted at dusk. Here are the blooms this afternoon, taken on an overcast day. The colors are more vibrant, and I noticed the older blooms on the rainbow shade are darker. All the blooms have a wonderful scent.

Orange Shade


Pink Pudica


Rainbow Shade


Celadine- I noticed the outside of some of the blooms have a dark ping streak


Pink pudica- my 2nd plant is starting to bloom


Vishanu Gold's inflorescence, it's been blooming on and off all summer, but I haven't capture it open

With changes of lighting, one can make plumeria flowers almost any color they wish. I am sure that's why it is so difficult identifying a NOID only from pictures of its flowers.

I'm so happy and envious with your blooms Annette, they are gorgeous. Glad to see plumeria blooms this time of year. I have no new blooms or inflo in sight. J23, Hausten White and Dwarf Pink Singapore are the only ones with multiple blooms now. We have a lot of rains lately so that does not help with my hopes for more blooms.

I have been neglectful this year too. Even my late blooming plumerias are not showing any inflos at all. I have Vishanu Gold, but I've never seen any bloom on it. It just started branching out.

Annette, I am going out on a limb here but I think your 'orange shade' might be Penang Peach. Please run your finger under the edge of the leaf at the tip, there should be quite a discernible hook at the tip, if it is indeed PP.
Penang Peach is quite desirable and a very compact grower.

Thanks Gigi, I'm glad to be getting some blooms before our cold weather sets in. The DH gave me a cutting of Vishanu Gold for my birthday in 2011. It 1st bloomed for me in 2012, but did not bloom last year. The inflorescence started before the plant went dormant last year, and its has been blooming intermittently all summer, but I keep missing the open blooms.

Hetty, I was intrigued by your post, and just went outside to check the Orange Shade, (in my jammies, and its drizzling, the neighbors must think I'm crazy) and you are correct, the end of the leaf does have a distinctive hook! THANK YOU for identifying this plant. I'm thrilled to have a name. I'll label it tomorrow.


I'm hopeful that next year I'll see some blooms from my named cuttings, that I started last year from Brad's Buds and Blooms. They have done well, and will be due to be repotted next spring. Here are the names below, has anyone ever grown these?

Amber
Rainbow Starburst--aka Leela
Giant Aussie Orange
Puu Kahea
Star Dust
Miss Nonburri

I'm so happy you have Penang Peach!!
You have a nice selection from BBB, those are some beautiful varieties. I hope they do well for you.



Here is a picture of Puu Kahea.

Wow! Annette, those are gorgeous blooms! What a great collection of colors! Amazing what these plants will do with "neglect"!

Thanks Hetty, and thanks for posting the picture of Puu Kahea, it's gorgeous, I can't wait to see mine bloom.

Tara, thank you, and I should neglect the plants more often☺️ It wasn't done purposely, we've been traveling a lot with my son this summer, then he went off to college , and we've been going to see him a lot. It doesn't leave much time for gardening.

Annette I have Rainbow Sarburst, Giant Aussie Orange and multi-tip Puu Kahea, no blooms this year (need transplanting to larger pots).

Great Gigi, we have some of the same plants. When did you start your cuttings? Please post pictures when they bloom.

I'll be transplanting my BBB plants next spring. They've had some niece growth this summer.

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I'm hopeful that next year I'll see some blooms from my named cuttings, that I started last year from Brad's Buds and Blooms. They have done well, and will be due to be repotted next spring. Here are the names below, has anyone ever grown these?

Amber
Rainbow Starburst--aka Leela
Giant Aussie Orange
Puu Kahea
Star Dust
Miss Nonburri

Just found a pic of "Amber" & added to my WANT List Hope yours has bloomed by now since this post is a Blast From The Past !

Hi Everyone! I just moved here to North Georgia from South Florida 2 1/2 months ago, but not without taking my 90 Plumeria with me! I noticed it's been awhile since anyone posted here on Plumeria so I'll ask this question....is there anyone out there near me ( Cumming, Ga) who loves and grows Plumeria?

Welcome, @Christopherwendel. We did sort of opposite moves. I moved from Starkville, Mississippi to Vero Beach 4 mo. ago, and brought 125 of my plumeria with me. I now have over 150 of them, 90% potted and 10% in the landscape.

Hi @Christopherwendel, we're neighbors to the forum and to GA! I live in Duluth, GA not too far from you.

I still have a few plumies, but no where near the number I had a few years ago. It's very different growing them in GA, you'll have to bring them in when fall arrives, before we get frost.

My plants spend the winter in our unfinished basement. I let them go dormant, and then bring them out in the spring when it warms up.

Yep, when I lived in Starkville, MS, I brought in around 100 plumeria every November and then put them back outside in March/April. I bagged most of them and put those bags in a walk-in, guest closet. I had a greenhouse too (built a second greenhouse 8 yr. ago) and could leave several dozen potted in there. I did this for 20 yr. Five years ago I built a (temporary) greenhouse in one side of the garage, and then could leave approximately three dozen in their pots in that greenhouse. Only large plumeria were in this greenhouse and I no longer had to bag any plants. Two and one-half years ago I had a 400 sf. solarium built, and then was able to put a dozen of so (blooming) plumeria in that climate-controlled space. Growing tropical plants in temperate zones is a challenge. You would not believe the numbers of tropical plants I had all those years, bringing them inside in the fall and then back outside in the spring.

This year should be a real treat for you, Ken. No more carting plants in and out.