Pictures of Plumeria growing in Arkansas

Like citrus, Plumeria is not indigenous to Arkansas and must be brought in for the winter. These also get to be very large TREES. My large 7 foot ones are actually small considering they get to be 30 feet when grown in the ground. I have 18 that range in size from 4ft. to 7ft., most are around 6ft wide and in 15 to 30 gallon pots. I also have 15 rooted cuttings and around 80 seedlings. These along with the 24 citrus plants, 4 fig, 1 sago palm, 3 4ft hibiscus, 6 1ft hibiscus, 3 4ft dwarf Cavendish banana, and 16 orchids, MUST come inside for the winter. Winter storage space is at a premium to say the least. Its a good thing that Plumeria can be overwintered bare root to save space.

I have a few plants blooming now and thought you would like to see them. Each has a different scent but they are all heavenly.

From left to right,
Dean Conklin
Dean Conklin
Miami Rose
NOID white
NOID white
The Dean Conklin and the NOID white pictures are on seperate trees.

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A few more

Aztec Gold
One of my prized plants a NOID Desert Rose with Red AND white blooms on separate branches. This is NOT a grafted plant (verified by a qualified professor of Horticulture). Its called a Chimera.

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The NOID Desert Rose is awesome! I have a red one and pink one but didn't know others existed.

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very pretty!!!!!!
Wish I could smell them.. guess I'll just have to get my daughters perfume and spray it on the screen!! LOL

Gina *BabyBlue*

I feel guilty talking about plumerias on a mainly north american forum - - but here are some stories from where they grow easily in the ground

we've collected about six plants - all picked for their colour by my wife - when she first started taking the dog for a walk she'd stop at which ever tree she liked, talked to the owner and snap off a foot or two and stick them in the ground. All of them are growing - we've got a very deep dark pink, one known locally as a fruit salad, a white with yellow centre, a lighter pink and one other I'm not sure of the colour.

One plant we collected - the neighbours said we could take the whole thing - it was about 1 1/2 - 2 metres tall and had been in that spot for ten years and not grown. When I dug it out the root system consisted of one short piece of root and nothing else. That was about five months ago.
It was planted on the nature strip until the recent storms - we've had a bit of flooding and the excess water looked as though it was killing a Himalayan Magnolia (champaca) - so the champaca was moved to the spot the plumeria was in and the plumeria was roughly dug/pulled up with a lovely root ball and planted in the chicken run. With the rain both plants seemed to have survived the drastic treatment.

There's one old tree growing near a local beach - it had a girth wider than my arms outstretched and a good ten metres tall. The owner didn't like it growing so near his power lines so he took to it with a chain saw - about as high as he could reach. Within six months it had revived and was flowering so profusely. In these sorts of climatic conditions they are about as tough as trees come.

Good luck with yours, they'r healthy looking plants.

Your plumeria are so pretty! I'd love to try a few, but have read they're so difficult to attempt.

You've given me heart though, and one year, I may just get around to trying my hand at them.

daesaflgatorfan,

Actually Plumeria are very easy to grow. In Florida they are almost like weeds. They need to be started in pots so you can control the water, but once they root they can be planted in ground where they will flourish. They need to be protected from frost and freezing just as Citrus. If your in an area that receives no frost you should have no problem. There are many Plumeria Societies where you can learn about and purchase cuttings or plants very cheaply. You may also be able to get free cuttings from those around you in Florida. Even if you live in an area that receives frost/freezing weather you can still grow them. You just bring the pots in or bare root them for the winter.
Andi

Just got my first plumeria cuttings from ebay 2 weeks ago. The cuttings are in water and starting to form white nubs, so I'm hoping to get roots some time soon.

I ordered Celedine and was also sent an unnamed cutting with it. It was nice to get a little gift. The Celedine has green claws and the freebie has an inflo popping up. I can't wait till they root so they can start growing.

It's so much fun learning new things.

Gardener Dragon, your plants are awesome especially Aztec Gold.

citrusnut,
UH OH the addiction has started. Congratulations on your cuttings. The Celedine is a beautiful flower and has a great scent that reminds one of the islands.

If you have white nubs on your cuttings, now is the time to pot them up. I start out with a 1 gallon black liner pot to continue the rooting process. Its much harder to pot them up after you get the full roots as they break really easy if started in water. Use a well draining mix and make a hole to place the bottom of the cutting. This hole should be about 4" deep. Place the cutting in the hole and press the soil around the cutting. Water the cutting well and place it in the sun. DON'T WATER AGAIN until it starts forming leaves. The claws should be 3 or 4 inches long at this time. You can also fertilize with a fertilizer formulated for azalea. Good luck and post pictures of your new baby Plumeria as its growing.
Andi

Thanks for your timely advice cause just this morning I was wondering if maybe that would be a good thing to do. I just wasn't sure if, when, or how. It's like you read my mind.

I've got some cactus potting mix that I can mix with perlite 50/50, dampen it, and get them planted.

I do really really want to start posting pictures and have even gotten a photobucket account, but am just starting to investigate how to post and so far it hasn't been successful, but I will read and work on it some more and there will be pictures soon.