I have bought lots of them. The advantage was the root stock. Good wind resistance in the hurricanes, great and healthy roots help to produce a healthy plant.

I've never heard of a grafted plumeria.
They just root easily from cuttings as far as I know.
After a hurricane blows them over you just push them back up and they keep on going.
At least that's been my experience.

D'Ann, Florida Colors Nursery down in Homestead does the grafting of Plumeria.
I beleive the reason is that some red and the more expensive named ones have a better chance to survive than tring to root them. I don't believe it makes them better for the Hurricanes. If your ever down in Homestead look them up, great people.
Take a look at there web site.

Wanda, I was thnking about making the drive down there this summer ( at 14 miles to the gallon) LOL !

I really want to see the flower in person. I know thats silly. Some of the rainbow ones are great !

Now to work on hubby............ to get my way.

Wanda,

Luc, the owner of Florida Colors told me that is one of the reasons he started grafting plumeria. He showed me trees that had with stood hurricanes (due to the grafting) and others that didn't. The root stock he uses is very strong. Luc has the best prices around of anyone and he has named varieties.

D'Ann,
Call ahead before you go. Carol always appreciates a heads up.

Cliff

Thanks Cliff,
I wasn't doubting your knowledge but isn't the root stock the common white? Just know Plumeria is a shallow root plant.

D'Ann,
Hope you get to go down, Luc and Carol are really nice people and have been in the business for a long time. They have some very nice named (registured)Plumerias.
Which one are you looking for?

Wanda,
that's the thing. I notice that when Florida colors have cuttings , it is only 5 $ less than the grafted ones
(If they have cuttings )

I would like :

Candy stripe 20 $ grafted / 15 $cutting
Polynesian sunset 20$ / 15$

Wishie washie 20 / 0
Guadalupe fernandez 45/ 0
Carnaval 65/0
musk rainbow 65 / 0

And YES, the last two ( for 65 smackaroos I like the best )

(>_

Wow, those are some nice plumies! Yes they can get a little pricey. All of mine except for 1 I have had given to me. Ofcourse I only have a few that are named.
Here's another place up around Orlando that has Thi and Oz plumerias.

I'll try and put this in again:

http://www.bradsbudsandblooms.com/

Thanks for the site , Wanda :)

Some plummeria just don't want to grow roots,
rot very easy when you try to root them,
or you just want a plant that has multi-colored bloom stalks.

They are very easy to graft and if your in the St. Petersburg
vicinty the end of June, you come see how it's done.
I've grafted a lot sinapores,
and pinks and yellows on to whites for a tri-clolored plant.
...............cheryl