No matter what color it ends up being ..I will be a happy camper....I will nurture it like my wife did with our children...

Yep, all the dark color is on the reverse of the petals, and the reverse is what shows in bud.

Did you ever come to the "count" on the varieties you grow at home, Hetty?

Your plumeria will be easier to manage, Jeff.

Here's a question .Do different species of Plumeria have different root and leaf production rates?..I still have some that are slow and just now starting to produce leaves...

I also notice a slight color difference in some of the cuttings is that a indicator of flower color ?

For me at least, both questions would be a "yes". Others disagree though.

I took a series of pictures last summer of different colors of newly growing tips. Low and behold, of those that then bloomed, those colors usually did indicate whether the flower would be light or dark. An example that fits both of your questions is the Scott Pratt, which has a dark crimson flower. It takes longer to root, longer to produce leaves, and often flowers later than many others I have. Its newly forming tips are burgundy in coloration and actually maintains that color until the tips are really mature. The flip side with the SP is that it will be in bloom later than many others, so though it might begin to bloom later, it still blooms about the same number of months as the earlier bloomers.

That's awesome Moe. Can't wait to see the final bloom

Thank you Ken I agree !! I notice some cuttings/stalks are a lighter green and some have a redish burgandy shade to them..I am assuming the lighter of the shades will most likely produce a lighter flower such as yellow or white..

Thank you Jen !! I cannot wait to see yours bloom also...Please keep us updated !!

Hetty I have been seeing some of your Plumeria and I am in total Awe...They are beauties for sure. Actually you could be competition for Naples Botanical Gardens..If you opened your yard up you could call it Hettys place....People would come in swarms..

A retirement income, Hetty!

I have a lot of green leaves but only a few blooms and the sad part is, I might not see them bloom at all (especially my seedlings) if my hubby gets a really great job offer in a snowy cold area where my Plumerias will not fit in a 2-bedroom apartment with no greenhouse. Yikes! I have expensive 3 year old seedlings from a famous Thai hybridizer of his Unreleased Tropical Aurora that I was hoping will bloom this year.

My multi-tip Divine...thanks for the blooms and my USA Rimfire


my Giant Aussie Orange (the tallest in this picture), and my favorite J23 hank goodness they bloomed this year.

My confetti, thank goodness I saw the multi-tip blooms



15 or so seedlings of named and no ID seedpod parents that still need to be repotted


Not to mentions my vandas and other orchids attached to my Plumerias and oak tree and my Adeniums!

Oh well, got to do what you got to do. Good thing I have no shortage of takers from my co-worker friends, who will be the lucky recipients of my Plumerias for free so long as they send me pictures of the Plumerias when they bloom. And if someday we'll get the chance to live in this area again, they promised to give me cuttings of them for free

Sometimes tough decisions have to be made.
I would be happy to adopt your Thai seedlings for you....

Dutchlady1 said:Sometimes tough decisions have to be made.
I would be happy to adopt your Thai seedlings for you....

Thanks Hetty but my co-worker who is another plummie addict wanted all five and most of my Plumerias will go to her. She has a big yard and she will be great with them.

Gigi: I completely understand the heartache of leaving beloved plants behind ..It just plain hurts !!!! I used to grow a lot of tree and herbaceous Peonies in Michigan ..I wound up giving some to my daughter and leaving some of the really huge trees...It broke my heart !!! I put so much time and energy into them ( even though it was lots of fun) ..I'm with Hetty if you ever need help with re- homing I would be more than happy to help...Best wishes !!!

Oh I forgot !!! Yours are beautiful !!

If you plan to go back to Florida some day, maybe someone can Foster some of your favorite plumeria?

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love you Tomorrow


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Sweet !! That's a pretty flower Stewart & Cindy....Looks like lots more to come...Please post more pics as it blooms !!