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First bloom of 2020

6 years ago

First bloom of 2020... can you guess the cultivar? Should be an easy guess. It has been a very slow start this year for the plumeria, but things are starting to move along. What is your first for 2020?

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  • 6 years ago

    Nice! Mine are close to opening. Yours looks kinda like a low temp jj ca sunset to me....

    -s

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks! Good guess, it's a penang peach. But I grow cali sunset as well and they look the same to me. I can't really tell the difference.

  • 6 years ago

    Beautiful Chris!!


    My first was Musk Rainbow AKA George Brown

    Laura Jones 🌺

  • 6 years ago

    Mine will be Raspberry Sundae in a few days

  • 6 years ago

    Very nice Laura! Looking forward to that, Rox. Post a pic if you can!

  • 6 years ago

    First one this season, jj temptation:



    -s

  • 6 years ago

    Mine just have new leafs and inflos......Maybe another month I may get flowers, meantime I have epiphyllum are blooming.




  • 6 years ago

    My first just starting to open...RASPBERRY SUNDAE

    was hoping for more of a scent...

  • 6 years ago

    Looks great Rox!

  • 6 years ago

    They all look awesome!! 👍👍👍


    Kawagoe.. is that Pegasus??? Bud G from California gave me some cuttings years ago and I'm patienly waiting for blooms. I'll repot mine this week after this northeaster.


    Laura🌺

  • 6 years ago

    I did keep 1 of my dads Epis. SHOWBOAT

    has anyone ever eaten the small strawberry like fruit that forms if you allow flower to dry up on plant?

  • 6 years ago

    Laura,

    This is epiphyllum, cactus orchid plant. It is easy to grow from cuttings and if you are lucky, you get some flowers from cuttings in next year.

    If you like some cuttings, PM me.


    Rox146,

    Nice. I do have yellow, orange/pink and solid red but none of them with registered name.

  • 6 years ago

    Fully opened RASPBERRY SUNDAE before it starts to fade. Next to open will be VERA CRUZ LUTICA

  • 6 years ago
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    Thats very kind of you Kawagoe....this Pegasus that I was chatting about is an Epiphyllum from Bud G . It hasn't bloomed in three years, but it's fully formed from the leaves he gave me, I'll be patient and repot. It very special since he is now 98 years young! Thank you again for you kind offer. 🙏

    Rox.. your RS is beautiful and I love the sound of your Epiphyllum too!! Yellow and orange as well as your purple sound amazing. Your dads Showboat is gorgeous!!

    We are still having a cold sprint with this nor'easter .. you would never know it is May????

    take care,

    Laura

  • 6 years ago
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    Chris Harkey, that Penang Peach is just beautiful!

    rox146, Your Showboat epi is spectacular!

    Kawagoe (Santa Clara,CAHome of SF 49ers), loving your epis! That multi-bloom purple is amazing!

    Last year, none of my plumeria bloomed. How weird is that? I fed & repotted them early in March, they were in full sun and received water 1-2 x week and zilch. That was the 1st year none of them bloomed. So far, only Aztec Gold (smells like peaches) bloomed this year. We still have 7 months of hot weather ... They go dormant even in our tropical climate when overnight lows hit 72 degrees in December. Let's see what the garden presents this year.

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    Maria Elena

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks, Maria. Sorry to hear about 2019, but it looks like 2020 is off to a good start! Your AG looks great!

  • 6 years ago

    Chris, do you know a source for plumeria cuttings? Want to built a multi species tree, have a tree with two now, 3 more would be really nice.

  • 6 years ago

    Hey Bob. Your best bet for cuttings would probably be Maui Plumeria Gardens. Good luck with your tree!

  • 6 years ago

    Second up is Desert Sunrise.

  • 6 years ago

    Nice shot

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks Chris, I’ll check them out.

  • 6 years ago

    our first to bloom was the lovely Kimo!


  • 6 years ago

    Wow, very nice Brenda.

  • 6 years ago
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    This is first bloom and surprisingly this plant was planted in the ground.


  • 6 years ago

    Celadine?

  • 6 years ago

    Chris,

    I think so. but this is NOID plant. I have so many NOID plants from my friends mother gave cuttings to me few years back. I love all of them. It start pushing inflos. I hope it will start blooming next month.

  • 6 years ago
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    My tree is starting to leave out, grafted a either pink or red was given to me as a stick. It didn’t grew well. Cut the sion piece in half, grafted the end to my tree, its growing.

    Tree has common color, need a couple more different ones to graft.


  • 6 years ago

    Vera Cruz Lutica opened with its thick petals that dont lay back. Stays a bit cupped. Tall upright tree. Lemony scent. Cstar calls it Canary Yellow...gets so confusing!

  • 6 years ago

    Wildfire...in the top ten. Upright tall plant. Happy bloomer, great scent and holding quality.

  • 6 years ago

    Thornton Lemondrop...best yellow ever for me. Robust roundish shape tree. Atleast 15 inflos every year. Thick petals, great scent. Must have atleast 1 in your collection.

  • 6 years ago

    Always beautiful Rox!!!!xoxoxx

  • 6 years ago

    Just a little something for my friends here on this thread. 🙏 For all of your thoughts and prayers. <3




    Laura 🦋

  • 6 years ago

    Luv it lovely Laura!

  • 6 years ago

    I have the flower buds popping...but none are open on a 22 year old potted Plumeria Celadine. I notice on one of last years bloom stem what looks like a budding branch!..So weird,never seen that before.

    KWAGOE..Nice German Empress. I have one that was one expensive 6" cutting off of ebay almost 3 years ago and is now a multibranch plant. At least they grow fast. I read they can bloom more than once a season. Spring will always be biggest bloom I suspect.

  • 6 years ago

    stanofh

    Yes German Empress is never disappoint me. Every spring they bloom like cherry blossom....I have giving away the cutting or rooted plants and every one loves it.

  • 6 years ago

    That's beautiful Rox!

  • 6 years ago

    Gorgeous Rox ❤️

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