I should add that Home Depot has some nice looking little plumies in 1-3 gallon pots that are $17. I would buy one of them but they are all CStar and have different names, like playful, heaven, pacific pearl, Samoan fluff, etc. I don't think any of them would have that nice coconut scent I am looking for :(

http://www.a-piece-of-paradise.org/more-basic-plumeria-varieties1/

Thank you both for the input! I emailed the person at the link above to see how much shipping would cost for one or two of his cuttings. I really just love the heavenly scent of the Kauka wilder, coconut is my favorite scent, so I would be really sad and disappointed if the cutting turned out not to be that variety. Thanks for the warning plumeriai! Does anyone know of any for sale for fairly cheap on the mainland so I won't have to pay a high price for shipping?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/1-stop-aloha/m.html?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSXS%3AMESOI&_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2654

ebay user name 1-stop-aloha

i've bought alot from him too - good stuff.

you might also put an ad on the honolulu craigslist. kauka wilder grows all over oahu, maybe someone can ship you a few cuttings.

On ebay, 1-stop-aloha and bloomingplumerias are tried-and-true reputable sellers (both ship from Hawaii). If you're on Facebook, there are some plumeria sales groups there, too -- depending on where you are, you might find someone local(ish).

Florida Colors sells KW - https://www.floridacolorsplumeria.com/kauka-wilder-plumeria/

Maui Plumeria Gardens (whom I highly, highly recommend) also sells it: https://mauiplumeriagardens.com//product_info.php?cPath=1&products_id=530

Emilygreenie....You may want to try Doug @ Maui Plumeria, he is a very experienced person, very nice person too, he used to be Maui Plumeria Gardens cohordinator. I have a Kauka Wilder among my plumerias and was one of my first ones to root... don't feel bad, I heard the "reds" are a bit difficult to root, I had the same problem with my first, I had a better experience the second time !!! If you'd like, I can email you his work number !!!!

Thanks for all of the ideas and input! I actually did put an ad on Craigslist in Hawaii but didn't get any responses. Then by chance I found the email address of the guy from the flea market and he said he would ship me a new cutting for $9 (including shipping) so I am going to try that and then if I kill this one too then I will go with one of the others! I rooted both of them in the same way, had them in the same place in my garage, so I don't know why the Kauka wilder didn't grow but the yellow did! But hopefully I can chalk it up to reds being harder to root ;)

Now I just need to figure it how to get the yellow potted up without killing it. I rooted it in a plastic sandwich bag and I am a little surprised that it worked, but thrilled about it!

Try this

https://youtu.be/-CuAs_fFdpM

There is one available from 1-stop-aloha now on ebay if you are still looking for one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROOTED-PLUMERIA-PLANT-CUTTING-KAUKA-WILDER-19-WITH-1-TIP-/152174110098?hash=item236e48a592:g:cgwAAOSwayZXjuYh