Beautifully outrageous! roxanne

Nice Brian! I'll have to have you draw me a map. We will be by you on Friday. Can't wait to see some trees in bloom. :) Peg

WOW! How absolutely lovely!!! Great to be able to just see those huge trees while drving around, very cool.

I started watching Hawaii Life on HGTV and find myself looking at the plumies as much as the houses.

Wow! Love the pics. Thanks for sharing!

I wonder if the big one that you're getting the cutting from is Celadine? For the sake of your nose I hope so! ;)

Peg,

I'm jealous that you get to see these beauties in person. :)

-Robert

Hi all, glad you enjoyed the pics- I'll post some more as I come across them :)

Robert, the flowers look like celadine but they usually don't grow like this around here, so I'm not sure. This one is very late to leaf out also- later in the summer it will be a big huge mass of green leaf and yellow flower goodness :)

Hi Peg, that is great you're going to be down! Plumeria sightings can happen anywhere as you know, but my favorite spots for candids are the drive out to Pass-a-Grille beach (several homes on either side of road have big trees.) Also, the Old Northeast neighborhood just north of downtown St. Pete is also a great place for a garden stroll or drive. Sunken Gardens is very nice too and near the Old Northeast, if you haven't been there before. There are some expansive gardens (free admission) in Largo as well that have a couple plumerias, hybrid hibiscus garden, etc. OH, and don't forget the plumeria grove down at Palma Sola (Bradenton) that one of the members here volunteers at.

We are going to be over on the east side of the Bay area this weekend so I'm debating whether to stop in at Exotic Plumeria. On one hand I don't need any new plants but on the other hand, I know I won't get any there because of their off the chart prices :)

Enjoy,
Brian

Yay for more pics! :)

Celadine has the double leaf margin (in other words check the leaves). :)

Now I want to visit St. Pete!

-Robert

Here is a link that might be useful: Celadine's double leaf margin

Thanks Brian. We just got here a couple of hours ago. I'll keep my eyes open and see if we can find some of these. Waving at ya. Peg

Brian, wonderful pics! I think Celadine does leaf out later than others, so that could be the huge one and the one at the motel. Whatever they are, it's nice to be able to see how they look full-grown.

Pink Monster looks like Miami Rose.

Hi Brian!!

I think Dave has that right!!!

MY Miami Rose is the "Pink Monster" :-)

Love all of the pics, Brian!!

I remember the seed pod on that tree at school.. HMMM? Did you ever collect that pod? :-)

Thanks for the beauty!!!

Take care,

Laura

Hey Brian, Any idea when the JJ deliveries are due in Lowes? I'm sure you must be checking. I'm afraid I might be a little too early. :(
Peg