I've got 30 seedlings of various kinds, all going into their third and fourth years. I even have a seedpod on a Candy Stripe which is considered rare. The seedlings are

@ Dave.... that is aweome but I have never been able to find anything about divine seeds. I would think JJ would be pushing them but I can't find anything .

Your divine has much a longer base stalk than any I have seen. Is it like 1.5' from the soil line to the first spit?

Hi Dave, if you're going to take the time to try seeds, divine would possibly be a good choice. Given its growth and bloom habits and all. That being said I've not seen many postings about divine, mini white, etc. seedlings so I'm not sure what you might expect.

A mini white I gave my mother is full of seed pods right now, she said. Less inclined to mess with those though, given the likelihood the offspring will be white flowers.

dupefl, most of my JJ plants here in FL (St Pete) have done something similar... the first year (with no blooms) they grow like crazy. It isn't like I'm giving them a high nitrogen fertilizer or anything. My working theory is that without any blooms or many tips they put all their energy into branch growth and they seem to love the heat/humidity.

tunatony: Usually I don't find plumeria seeds worth messing with, since seedlings take up so much space and take so long to bloom (for me).

dupefl: This plant was grown from a cutting. It did put a lot of effort into growth initially. Finally it had the energy to bloom and once that occurred, it started branching like crazy. I'm growing in a pot too, so that also contributes to lankiness to a degree. Also, when it was younger, it had several branches, but a storm knocked it over and a branch broke! So I repotted it so the remaining branch went upward rather than outward. Sorry you asked? LOL!

irun5k: Yes, I was thinking I could try some of these and hopefully be able to observe sooner rather than later whether the plants will inherit some compact characteristics.

That's very interesting and makes sense.

Dave, I haven't grown seeds from divine but I would totally give those a shot bcuz divine is beautiful and it's a great bloomer. My Divine has inflos in every single tip it has right now can't wait for it to bloom. It's not a large plumie but has like 5 tips.

have fun with those seeds! But patience is key with plumie seedlings.

Jesse, thanks! I don't normally mess with growing plumeria from seed, but since Divine is such a compact grower, it might give me something interesting.