Software
Houzz Logo Print
firewontquell

First bloom ever!!!' So excited

11 years ago

After joining garden web, I began reading the plumeria forum because of the a picture of one in someone's profile. I'm always up for a challenge, so, earlier this summer, I ordered five cuttings from a piece of paradise. Seven cuttings came, and I used the humidity box method for about a month, then potted in equal parts soil and perlite. To my absolute surprise, since I am a complete beginner, all of them rooted!!!!!!


I recently began noticing the beginnings of inflos, so I began checking the plants every day for blooms. Today when I got home, my first ever bloom had opened!!!


the type is called "honey rose" and it's from a piece of paradise. The scent is indescribably amazing (kind of perfume like).

And heres a picture!!!

so excited!! When I first got the cuttings all my friends made fun of me and were like "why do you have a box of twigs?" I got the last laugh this time!


sorry for the mediocre lighting, it was late dusk by the time I got home


Comments (16)

  • 11 years ago

    Cool, I have Honey Rose from Derrick and it has not bloomed...2 years now...would love to smell it now.

  • 11 years ago

    Thank you so much for your kind words Laura! It was actually your avatar that brought me to the plumeria forum, from house plants! :D So you started it all. Can't wait to see what the other flowers look like!!

  • 11 years ago

    In light of day

  • 11 years ago

    Beautiful! Congratulations. Looks like you have several more buds just a week or so out from blooming, too.

    hsw (Boston area) thanked jandey1
  • 11 years ago

    Yes!! A bunch

  • 11 years ago

    (Don't mind the hole in the leaf-- we had really bad hail and that was the outcome. Glad it didn't damage more of the plant(s))

  • 11 years ago

    Congratulation hsw...you have green thumbs for sure!! I really like all of my cuttings from A Piece of Paradise. And I will tag each plant from Derrick as APoP Aztec Gold or APoP Hilo Beauty and so forth...and enjoy it purely for it's beautiful bloom.

    ~kasie

  • 11 years ago

    Hi HSW!


    You just made my day reading what you just posted. I can't thank you enough. You truly made me smile and I'm so glad to know you came over from the Houseplants forum to check on our side. ;-)

    You will be addicted in no time, probably are already.. Lol. It's a great feeling to see these beauties.. Not everyone gets it, but we all certainly understand the " Aloha". It's a great group of friendly people who love the same feelings of excitement as if we were just seeing our first inflo blooming too! So enjoy your blooms and please share as many pictures with us.. We LOVE pictures!!

    I'm So glad it was my little picture that you liked and searched to find.. That makes me feel awesome.. Here is the original picture of my profile picture for you.

    It's called an Hawaiian Fire.

    Have a wonderful weekend and again, congratulations on you gorgeous inflo ! It certainly is healthy !! Whoo HOOOO!!

    Hope to see you more over here, or I'll check to say hi over at HP or at Container..

    Mahalo Nui Lao

    Laura

    hsw (Boston area) thanked Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • 11 years ago

    Very pretty and you can be very proud of yourself that you got all 7 cuttings to grow. It took me a couple of times before I could figure out what I was doing wrong but it was before I found these great group of people. Have fun and enjoy.

    hsw (Boston area) thanked barb13_gw
  • 11 years ago

    thanks for all the nice words!! I'll update with more pictures as it blooms. I also have a "petite rainbow" and "peachy king" with infos ; I can't wait to see them!! Hope it isn't too late in the season!

    And yes, already addicted... A friend saw a picture of this bloom on my fb page and offered to bring me some cuttings from her yard in trinidad and tobago! Yay!

  • 11 years ago

    HSW, Congratulations twice. I caught the bug three years ago and got my first blooms this year and recently planted five more cuttings from Maui Plumeria Gardens. Very happy for you.

  • 10 years ago

    Another bloom!! This one is from petite rainbow. Smells like spicy sunscreen

  • 10 years ago

    Also had an inflo on my peachy king but it never opened all the way :( still smelled good though


  • 10 years ago

    HSW, I share your pain on partially opened flowers that decide it's just not their time, but you are without question the plumeria green thumb of beantown! Well done!

    hsw (Boston area) thanked mike_in_maryland
  • 10 years ago

    So excited to see your baby. Trying to grow same one however not sure at this time if it us living or dead. Need help pulling it through this difficult journey. Should I leave as is or do something else. Should I give it food, I thought I would see some type of root. Afraid to look in fear of killing it. Thought I would wait until the root came thru dirt to see it. Please help

Sponsored