N. H. Plumeria Season 2K24

[Silas_Sancona]

16 hours ago, N8ALLRIGHT said:

Here's " Divine". The blossoms on the lower right are from the latest heat wave (100f) the others are from temps in the low 90s. Definitely more purple w/more heat. For any of you guys who are in nonplumeria growing zone, I can't recommend this one enough. Loves living in a pot,stays small, heavy bloomer and smells great. I'd wanted to post when my other varieties started blooming but I'm not sure if I have enough summer. Anyways 

If any of your other plants have Inflos. developing atm,  you may still have time to see them flower before it gets cold later on..

[VA Jeff]

I thought NH stood for New Hampshire.  I was wondering who might be crazy enough to grow tropicals in pots there, until I saw you are in Arizona.

[Silas_Sancona]

8 minutes ago, VA Jeff said:

I thought NH stood for New Hampshire.  I was wondering who might be crazy enough to grow tropicals in pots there, until I saw you are in Arizona.

Got the space to store them thru the winter, can grow em' in New Hampshire too.

[subsonicdrone]

here is my plumeria...

it requires tilting the whole thing and bending branches to get it through a sliding glass door in the fall and spring

[Peter]

Impressive subsonic; what neighborhood are you located in?

 

[subsonicdrone]

near bluffers park

i was given this plant by a customer in agincourt who was tired of hauling it in and out each year 

that was in 2010 or 2011

 

[Tracy]

The plumeria season along the coast was stalled but is now in full bloom.  Early summer still had quite a bit of June Gloom and these really want sunshine.

[N8ALLRIGHT]

7 hours ago, subsonicdrone said:

here is my plumeria...

it requires tilting the whole thing and bending branches to get it through a sliding glass door in the fall and spring

Good on you 

I too know the struggle of the sliding glass door. Waaaay to many oversized terracotta planters here. My 2 wheel dolly and a little ramp over the door threshold multiple times throughout the winter, my hardier stuff sits outside for 4 or 5 days,then the cold front pushes in and they all come back inside. I'd love to just leave them in the greenhouse if I had one 😐 

[Peter]

[Silas_Sancona]

For anyone wanting more detailed info regarding it, who may not have already seen this elsewhere,  An excellent article on FrMV  ( Frangipani / Plumeria  Mosaic Virus ) from Dr. Kukait in Thailand..

https://kukiattanteeratarm.blogspot.com/2021/02/frangipani-mosaic-virus-in-plumeria.html

This viral disease is different from PluMV ( Plumeria Mosaic Virus ) though both can exhibit similar symptoms..

Detailed article  on that from another source.. Skip through the highly technical parts  of it if of no personal interest.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9667028/

Agree with Kukait's  thoughts that any plants exhibiting it ( of PluMV ) shouldn't be distributed / registered as named cultivars.. 

Seeing pretty obvious symptoms on it, this means my Thornton Lemon will be tagged /  handled separately from the rest of the collection and culled once it produces seed ( Virus does not carry over via seed )  or i can find a clean cutting.


On a related note, another article from Kukait discussing the differences between / processes involving  Natural, Chimeral, and Viral splashes / variegation sometimes seen in Plumeria.

https://kukiattanteeratarm.blogspot.com/2021/02/splashes-in-plumeria.html

[Silas_Sancona]

As this year's Plumeria season starts to wind down for many on this side of the equator,  A couple interesting articles concerning 3 significant names in the Plumeria world:  Introductions made by Elizabeth Thornton,  and the story of the Moragnes..

https://plumeriadatabase.com/collections/thornton-collection/elizabeth-thorntons-plumeria-introductions/


https://plumeriadatabase.com/the-moragne-plumeria/




...And a short video  and extra article that discusses how Jim Little ( = Plumeria cultivars w/ " JL " attached. ) started his farm in Hawaii.
 

Article:  https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/see-some-of-the-rarest-plumeria-in-the-world-on-this-north-shore-farm-tour/

[Barry]

Thanks Nathan, very interesting information!

[Silas_Sancona]

Two more Plumeria planted......



..Yes, in self made baskets  ..BIG baskets..  this time  < ...Because of the constant threat of the tunneling furry menace >..

Hard to tell but each hole is about 18" deep.  Only mistake i made was not tying off the first basket ( Sides to one another / base )  Shouldn't be an issue since any gaps are quite small. Furry menace probably won't appreciate trying to slide past any sharp metal burrs that remain after the panels for the basket were cut anyway. 

W/ the 2nd basket < not pictured > , all panels were carefully tied together.





Considering that both cultivars are listed as tough and pretty easy going, i figure these shouldn't have too hard of a time holding up in our heat ..and what minimal effects from any cold we might experience, when we do.   All will be white washed / re-painted to get them through their first summer or two. 

I may plop the Samoan Fluff i have in the ground too once i get another one going next year. 


Mexi Pink.





Courtade  Pink..

2 X 4's sticking out of the ground in front of it are part of a forth-coming project.






......3 new Plumeria added.

These will go into containers, not the ground, lol

Legit  Luc's Gold Cup < FCN >,  Mardi Gras < ET > ( ..Have a seedling of Ma.Gra. coming along too after experiencing a hiccup shortly after germinating )  ..& the unexpected acquisition of Chablis < JJ > while picking up something else.






My kinky 2nd yr. Mardi Gras seedling after a rough start..  

[subsonicdrone]

i brought my big plumeria inside this weekend and also potted up a size some cuttings i rooted a couple years ago

lots of leaves broke off bringing it through the door and you can tell it is about to drop a bunch more.. usually does

bringing it in went smoothly.. it has been dry this month so it wasnt that heavy