Beautiful!!

WOW! It is really beautiful. Great job. Barb

Beautiful!!!!

Laura

wonderful photographs

Lucky!!! very beautiful!

Chuy

Thanks everyone!

James, thanks a ton. 32F here last night - t-shirt weather. LOL No greenhouse for me, which is unfortunate, but it may be a good thing as it keeps the collection somewhat small/manageable. Heating it through 4-5 months of cold temperatures might not be economical (yeah right, as if there was doubt) either for the rather small advantage it would offer.

In the spring, I move those with inflos to the warmest and sunniest room of the house, mainly my office and living room with large glass doors facing s/sw and the others are all over the place. The more leaves, the brighter their spot and it has worked out well so far. When they get larger though, I have to rethink the greenhouse idea, maybe. Or downsize. Not looking forward to that day but luckily, they don't grow as fast here either.

David, I applaud you! It can't be easy for you but you're managing very well, and it's a lovely flower.

Are you using supplemental lights in early spring? I've found even a couple of inexpensive grow bulbs for a few extra hours in Jan-March seem to help.

Beautiful!! I agree, really nice photos too - great shot of the bee in there! I had to laugh at "bringing sexy back", I like that.

Very Nice. Sometimes people don't realize how far north Germany actually is. The most southern part of Germany is about the same latitude north as the most northern parts of Maine or the southern shores of Lake Superior for comparison.

Again, thank you for the kind and encouraging words. It isn't easy at times, but after some early failures; it's quite manageable and so rewarding. When talking to Kukiat and explaining some of the things I do to keep the plants happy and alive, he said: "If I were you, I'd look into something non-tropical." LOL

Rule 1: Never trust the weather forecast.
Rule 2: It's better to have back pain from hauling the pots in at night than having half your collection freeze to death in late September.
Rule 3: Use a well draining, soil-free mix. (I use a mixture of coir, pine bark, pumice, expanded shale, perlite, turface and zeolith.)

I live on 48° N which is basically right in the middle of Germany. For comparison sake, the US-Canadian border on the west coast is on 49° N; but thanks to the Gulf Stream and some mountain ranges blocking some of the cold air flowing in from the north; it isn't quite as bad as, say Montana or North Dakota and probably more like upstate NY, Ohio or Illinois without the blizzards; although we did have 6-7ft. of snow some years back.

I used to have a grow light set up for my seedlings but I found I'm not gaining overly much from March to April as far as leaf mass is concerned on bigger plants as they seem to be on their own schedule. They do leave out at about the same time those in California or Texas do; so I'm not really concerned with that. The major factor holding them back is definitely the nighttime temperatures in May and extended cool and rainy periods in the summer months, which are frustrating even to non-plumeria growers.

That said, I hope I didn't bore you with all the info and happy growing! Go and smell the plumeria!!

Hi all,

My sister and I are from Hawaii but live in VA (Hampton roads)... We miss the smells of all the plumeria and would really like to try growing a few trees of our own here. Any advice for growing in our area..?? That would be just amazing.

@loveplants2, I see you're in virginia beach! Please share any info and tips you may have for us??!

Aloha tianakalei!!!

Welcome to the group and welcome to the " 757". We have few of us here in VB and a few in DC!!!

I'll be more that glad to help you in any way possible!!

What part of the " Hampton Roads Area " are you all from?

Mahalo!!

Laura

For you and your sister...

David, any more pics of this Beauty? And what's the growth habit like for you in Germany?

Hi David, I definitely enjoyed your pics and also the ones you have on Flickr that I have referenced many times to make buying decisions lol. Thanks for sharing them. :)

@jandey1: You asked for it. :) I took WAY too many... Hurry up, other inflos. lol

Here's a few more snaps... we had mid 80 degrees for a couple of days but currently a cold front hit us hard with night time temps dropping to 34 degrees, so I moved my 80 something plumeria inside - again. I would definitely love to see some more heat on this baby.

It's one of my faster growers - not lanky, but not beefy either. I can't say much about its branching habit as it didn't branch this time and I only got this plant May 2014. Since then it has grown about 1.5ft. in my cool mountain weather.

@Dar: Thank you and you're welcome. It's a pleasure to share the images and glad they have proven useful. (Y)

Ohmagosh Laura!! What species of Plumeria are those blooms from??? I want it!! =D

sheer beauty and sheer beauty with mardi gras

Beautiful pictures!!!

Lisa.. My pic was from my Queen Amber!! It was a beauty when it was blooming!!!

Laura

Quite a display, Bill (I think)! So nice to see a full inflo of SB!! Gives me an idea what to expect when this one ever grows up. LOL

David, thanks for posting your blooms and also for sharing your culture in northern latitudes. Even here in warm and humid Virginia, I cannot expect uniform blooming every year.

Still trying to figure them out. Mature plants with many tips seems give the best chance of blooms.

Dave, thanks for the kind and encouraging words. Much appreciated.
Love your Lani blooms by the way. Such a great performer!

Once you figure out the magic formula, make sure to tag me! ;-)

Best,
David