Gardening Tips – Caring for Plumeria Plants and Frangipani Trees

Plumerias originated in the Caribbean, including the South American country of Columbia. 

Plumeria plants are unique in a way that they can be lifted from the ground or pot and stored overwinter in a heated basement or garage. They go completely dormant during the colder months of the year needing no watering or fertilizing. Come spring plumeria enthusiasts are able to replant their plumies, an affectionate name given to them by their growers, and enjoy their sensuous fragrances again.

But these tropical beauties can also be grown successfully indoors all year long with the use of special plant lights which create the tropical sunlight that plumerias enjoy in their natural habitat. This is why plumeria plants, frangipani, can be grown outside their natural subtropical and tropical zones as these grow lights imitate over 90 percent of the available sunlight.

When growing frangipani trees outside, proper fertilizing is more important than the tropical sun. Plumerias are grown outside as far north as Alaska. But plumeria plants need a minimum of six hours of direct sunlight or fourteen to sixteen hours of grow lights in order to bloom.

As more and more gardeners are discovering the beauty and popularity of plumerias, frangipani, more information becomes available. 

Next, for your FREE guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes plumerias, visit How To Grow Plumeria. 

Plumeria growing in zone 5

The Fragrant World of Plumerias and Frangipani

Plumerias originated in the Caribbean, including the South American countries of Columbia, Guyana, and Venezuela, and throughout Central America.

Names of plumerias range from Paucipa in Puerto Rico, Flor de Mayo in Mexico, Flor de la Cruz in Guatemala, Amapola in Venezuela, Tipanier in Tahiti, Pumeli in Hawaii, Frangipani in Australia, Jepun in Bali, Indonesia, Dok jumpa in Laos, Phool in India, Pomelia in Italy, Pagodenbaum in Germany, Flor de Cebo on the Canary Islands to Plumies in the USA.

These beautiful exotic tropical plants can range in size from dwarfs, which under the most ideal conditions don't grow more than six feet tall to giant trees up to 30 feet in height.

Their intoxicating and unforgettable fragrances include gardenia, jasmine, ripe peaches, grapes, honeysuckle, roses, ginger, coconut and many more.

Colors of plumeria flowers include white, yellow, orange, salmon, pink, red, rainbows, and some hybrids even show some purple.
Their flower petals are defined by their distinct and unique characteristics. They can be wide, narrow, elliptical, twisted and slightly, moderately, or highly overlapped. They can be described as thick and waxy, delicate and thin, and have various textures in between.

Plumeria leaves which range from light to dark green in color are a beautiful background for these colorful, fragrant flowers. Leaves also provide natural protection from high winds.

Plumerias can be started from seeds or unrooted cuttings. You may purchase a grown rooted plant with or without developing inflorescences, with or without buds to a fully flowering plant. It is most important to purchase your plumeria cuttings and plants from reputable retailers known for selling quality merchandise. Price does not guarantee quality.

Plumerias are unique plants in a way that they can be lifted from the ground or pot and stored overwinter in a heated basement or garage. They go completely dormant during the colder months of the year needing no watering or fertilizing. Come spring plumeria enthusiasts are able to replant their plumies, an affectionate name given to them by their growers, and enjoy their sensuous fragrances again.

But these tropical beauties can also be grown successfully indoors all year long with the use of special plant lights which create the tropical sunlight that plumerias enjoy in their natural habitat. This is why plumerias, frangipani, can be grown outside their natural subtropical and tropical zones as these grow lights imitate over 90 percent of the available sunlight.

Plumerias can be grown successfully from seeds, cuttings, or as rooted plants both indoors and outdoors following tried and tested guidelines. All plumerias grow best in fast draining soil, ample sunshine and, or plant lights, proper airflow and humidity, good proper fertilization, and knowledgeable insect and disease controlled methods.

When growing frangipani outside, proper fertilizing is more important than the tropical sun. Plumerias are grown outside as far north as Alaska. But plumerias need a minimum of six hours of direct sunlight or fourteen to sixteen hours of grow lights in order to bloom.

As more and more gardeners are discovering the beauty and popularity of plumerias, frangipani, more information becomes available.

For more information on growing plumerias successfully based on tried and tested methods, and to receive your FREE guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, visit How To Grow Plumerias.

Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010  

Charlotte Ebert

How To Grow Plumeria Frangipani Cuttings & Plumeria Plants

My very first experience with plumerias was being welcomed

by some friends of mine as I arrived in Hawaii. The traditional

island greeting is to receive a lei, a floral necklace of flowers.

The beauty of the flowers, the rich sensuous fragrance is

unforgettable.....the flowers were Plumerias.

Plumeria lei

Every time I close my eyes, think of the word 'Plumeria', 

images of these beautiful tropical flowers come to mind

....where I can almost smell their sweet intoxicating

fragrances along with feeling the fresh gentle ocean

breezes and the warm sunshine. That's how powerful

an imprint plumerias make on your senses.....it captures

that moment forever.

Some of you may have had similar experiences in your travels.

Or, maybe you saw plumerias in a tropical floral display and

admired their beauty and fragrance.

Maybe you saw them at a Flower Show, and bought some

cuttings..... or bought some cuttings on your last

tropical island vacation. 

 

Returning home, you excitedly planted the cutting following

the basic instructions you received with your cutting. 

But unfortunately, it never rooted and flowered.  

And, sadly it died.... and with it your dream of having your

very own plumeria in your home or garden.  

Family members, friends, and neighbors tried to console

you by telling you plumerias can't be grown where you

live because your year round climate wasn't suitable

for these very beautiful tropical plants.

Let me tell you a SECRET >>> what all the people

around tell you isn't true.....

YOU CAN GROW PLUMERIAS ANYTIME ANYWHERE. 

But you need to KNOW HOW!

With the correct information of all the necessary steps

on how to plant, water, fertilize, and provide proper

lighting, airflow, insect and disease control, you can

grow PLUMERIAS right in your own home or garden.

Grow plumerias successfully by providing....

free draining soil properly mixed

ample sunshine/artificial light

good airflow

proper humidity

correct fertilizers 

good insect and disease control methods

Plumerias are easily grown from seeds. By applying some

skillful TLC, plumeria seedlings can be brought into bloom 

successfully, like this one seedling below which bloomed

just 10 months after I planted the seeds. 

From seed to flower in 10 months

Plumerias can be grown successfully from Anchorage,

Alaska to Auckland, New Zealand as the following

pictures illustrate.

These pictures below show plumerias successfully

GROWING and BLOOMING in Chicago, USA,

which I have planted in plant hardiness zone 5.....

one of those places that people

say "you can't grow plumerias there".

Hurricane - grown in zone 5

White & yellow plumeria grown in zone 5

Daisy Wilcox - grown in zone 5

With good tried and true knowledgeable information,

with a proven record of successfully growing plumerias,

you, too, can LEARN how to grow plumerias

or frangipani (as they are also named and called by

many worldwide) right where you live indoors or outdoors

or both.

Don't let your dreams die, learn how to grow plumerias the

right way.....create your own garden of paradise!

 

To learn more on how to grow plumerias successfully

using a step-by-step approach visit How To Grow Plumerias.
 

Happy Growing,

Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh

www.howtogrowplumeriafrangipani.com

Step-by-step guide

‘How To Grow Plumeria – Frangipani Anytime Anywhere’ Step By Step Guide On How To Grow Plumerias Successfully Anywhere Around The World

Bob Walsh Enterprises announces the publication of their very first step by step guide on how to grow plumerias anywhere in the world, not just in subtropical and tropical regions of the world. 

The ebook, How To Grow Plumeria – Frangipani Anytime Anywhere, is both educational and informative.  The author explains the growing process for plumerias in an easy to understand language and clear methodical way with supportive descriptions and pictures.

This user friendly book was written for plumeria lovers worldwide who have an affinity for tropical plants and a desire to successfully create a garden of their own plumeria plants.  Plumeria aficionados benefit from the accumulated wealth of knowledge that the author presents based on his 10-plus years of tried and tested experience growing his own plumerias and other tropical plants in Chicago, USA, which is plant hardiness zone 5.

Following this step by step guide, frangipani enthusiasts from Anchorage, Alaska to Auckland, New Zealand are now able to grow their own garden of these exotic tropical beauties indoors or outdoors following the credible tested information found within this book. 

Plumerias have become one of the most popular flowers in the world over the last twenty years with more and more people traveling internationally to subtropical and  tropical regions of the world and discovering their intoxicating sensuous exotic beauty. These travelers return home with a burning desire to create their own tropical gardens. It does not matter if one has a front or back yard, patio, terrace, balcony, or an indoor garden room, this guide teaches how to grow plumerias successfully. 

The readers learn about the history of plumerias, also known as frangipani, the many other local names for this exotic tropical plant, plant’s leaves and flowers’ characteristics, shapes, sizes, colors, and fragrances.

Bob Walsh takes tropical plant lovers through a step by step guide on how to grow plumerias, even providing whole chapters on how to grow plumerias from seeds, unrooted cuttings, and rooted cuttings -- all with detailed descriptions and pictures.

From the new to the experienced gardener, the author instructs these plumeria lovers in all areas on how to grow plumerias, franginpani, including the preparations needed to start planting, the correct potting medium for planting, watering, fertilizing, proper lighting, airflow, humidity, disease and insect control. 

As a special bonus in his book, the author includes the very latest planting method for plumerias.  His documented recorded process speeds up the development of unrooted cuttings and puts it on the fast track compared to other known methods for rooting.  Showing success in fall planting, this process compared to the traditionally suggested springtime planting offers hope to plumeria gardeners that they can begin planting their cuttings and plants anytime indoors.

This truly is a one of a kind plumeria plant guide that takes the gardener from beginning to end in creating a spectacular tropical garden of paradise right where they live adding companion tropical plants to plumerias that takes on the appearance of a professional job well done.  It is well worth its price to bring one’s dream to floral fruition.

To learn more about plumerias and for your FREE tropical plants guide, Grow Your Own Tropical Garden, which includes many useful FREE tips on how to grow tropical plants indoors and outdoors, visit how to grow plumerias. 

Copyright © Bob Walsh Enterprises 2010