I thought my Giant Aussie Orange Inflo blasted but I guess not. It is just taking its sweet little time to grow...but it is coming along slow but surely...

And my babies...more of the same

Hmmmm came home the other day with my GiantnAussie Orange all bent and slightly twisted...nothing seems to be wrong with it.



Now staked and straight, inflo bent but healthy

I guess it bent because it has a slim stem and is top-heavy.

That's what I was thinking too Ken there is no visible damage that I can see the stem seems firm.

This has bigger leaves than any of my plumerias.

The leaves get heavy this time of year with all the rains. I would remove some of the lower leaves; staking was also a good idea of course.

I typically stake every single one of my plants, even my 12" tall seedlings.

Thanks Hetty and Ken! I used to stake all of mine when I had a handful, now with over 100 (mostly seedlings), I just let the seedlings bend, whatever way the want.

Any day now, Thai Mango Brush....looks promising!

Update on my Thai Mango Brush/Blush

This color is closer to the color in person:




Interestingly enough, I found the discussion thread of the Thai Mango Brush/Blush between Brad of BBB (where I purchased the rooted cutting) and Hetty about this.
http://plumeriaforum.com/index...

This make sense to me now why it is Brush/Blush because I know some people and they have a hard time pronouncing "r" so it comes out as "l" and some that have a hard time pronouncing "l" and it comes out as "r".

That is one beautiful color, Gigi. Got any cuttings (like I need more plumeria )?

Ken, I think it will be a year or 2 before I can have a cutting on this one. It looks like I'm going to have 3 new tips on this one! This is almost 3 feet tall right now, it will be interesting to see if the growth tips will bloom on a shorter stalk or will it grow 6 to 7 inches before it will rebloom. Or if the new growth tips will bloom on the same year of growth (like Trimark).

Another anticipation: This is Rimfire supposed to be the US variety, which is a more superior color than the other varieties floating out there.

At least three, Gigi. In my experience (which isn't anything compared to folks like Hetty, Mark, and many others) additional tips may form over time. Sometimes, what looks like a just beginning tip will just be a leaf. Regardless, cutting a stem encourages branching and this simply produces a more dense, more esthetic tree (again, my opinion).

I prefer my first cut to be multi-tip for an instant tree look. I usually wait following year to do my first cutting, then I have 2 multi tip plants , the momma plant and the baby plant.

In our Long warm weather, Per my experience Momma plant and the cutting sometimes would bloom at the same year (not always).

I have plenty to bloom each year, but my blooming cycle is generally 6-8 weeks behind those of you in zones 9-11.

About 4 months back I thought I had lost this one and I was ready to give up on it because I found the bottom portion super black and mushy...I trimmed it right away stuck it in perlite and fast forward....still no leaves yet but look at these guys....this is Helene...the trunk looks weird but it's alive...

Good luck, Mark. I sure would like to see leaf development, though inflorescence is better than nada.

Looks healthy to me Mark! Noe I don't give up on any of my cuttings until they are black and rotted.

The inflo is slowing down the leaf development. I'd keep an eye on it; as a last resort, you're better off cutting off the inflo (I know, VERY hard to do) in order to get a healthy plant....