Tex Norwood Dormancy is the plant slowing down for a season or in response to stress. With plumeria, that usually means cooler weather, shorter days, less active growth, and fewer leaves. It is not the same thing as death. A dormant plumeria can look quiet for weeks or months and still be perfectly alive. Normal Dormancy Signs … Read more
Whether you plan on growing plumeria for pleasure or profit, you should know growing from seeds is a major commitment that grows bigger and bigger every year. Growing a plumeria from seed is the only way to produce a new cultivar. Typically it will take a plumeria 2-3 years to bloom and sometimes much longer. … Read more
Temptation aka PC33 and Super Round aka J115 Hybrid Project. Updated 9-20-2018 – Group 1: 2014 Plumeria Seed Project In 2013 I cross-pollinated Temptation aka PC33 (pod parent) and Super Round aka J115 (pollen parent). The seed pod opened the first of March 2014, the seed pod produced 28 seeds, 24 were viable. I planted … Read more
Germinating Seeds & Growing Seedlings in water saturated plugs using Hydroponics First off, I have to admit I’m not a fan for water rooting for plumeria cuttings. Usually, I started plumeria seeds in FlexiPlugs in a flat tray without drain holes and filled with water for the first day or so. Then I transfer the … Read more
Historical grower notes: This page records an earlier fertilizer experiment and product routine. It is not the current baseline for new seedlings. For current guidance, see Fertilizing New Plumeria Seedlings. Plumeria Seeds Plumeria seed embryos typically contain two cotyledons and are grouped as dicots or dicotyledonous plants. It’s usually easy to tell which leaves are the … Read more
I started plugs and seeds soaking on 2-16-2018 and so far I’ve planted a total of 216 seeds consisting of Jackie, Metallica, Jack’s Purple, Bonnie Fox, Salmon Jack, and others. All seeds planted so far are grown hoping for new cultivars. Materials Needed: Plumeria Seeds, something to soak the seeds in, 2” x 3” Gro-Tech … Read more
Plumeria seeds are fun to grow and can provide many years of pleasure. Before you begin, decide whether your goal is to evaluate a new cultivar or to grow vigorous grafting rootstock, and consider the space and conditions you can provide. Plumeria rubra seedlings do not grow true to their parents, and each seedling may … Read more
2-2-2018 Update, Starting with the Basic Project Details. Planting seed weather in Homestead looks good enough to start my seed planting and seedling projects. The forecast says the lows are going to be around 60 and the highs around 80 for the next two weeks. This is the earliest I’ve planted plumeria seeds outdoors. They … Read more
January 27th, 2018 Seed selection and planting, it’s time to start working on the details. My planned start date, Feb 1st is just around the corner. Here is the list of seeds, Gina, Hope, Heirloom, Jackie, Metallica, Super Round (J115), Jack’s Purple, Dwarf Singapore Pink, Mardi Gras, Aztec Gold, Waimea, Bonnie Fox, Raspberry Sundae….so far! Products … Read more
My 2018 projects are designed to determine how to speed up the growth of seeds and seedlings to the point of maturity without causing them to grow excessively tall and lanky. The goal is to grow seedlings to maturity and produce blooms as soon as possible. It is important to understand all about the Plumeria … Read more