Seedlings

Well done, Roy.. good luck with your seedlings :o)

Thank-you Terratoonie I saw Alexandra's when they were 2-3 years old and as plants they were something special that was before they flowered, they were just budding at the time. I'm sure she will be on here soon showing me the flowers (I hope ) and turning me green.

i had to look up as to what Plumerias were :-)))) they look lovely...what happens now with these??

well done Roy...

from Jane....

Congratulations on germinating the Plumerias :o) I hope they do well for you !

Thank-you Jane they are really beautiful flowers, but I think they take about 3 years before they do. I'm hoping I can put them out in the garden in the summer but I'll have to bring them in winter time.

Thank-you Hywel better result than I expected, I would have been happy if 1 germinated.

thank you...i will look into perhaps growing some myself when more inclined....:-))))

I wish your seedlings a safe winter Roy :)

Thank-you Scottish they will be pampered !!

I have 2 seedlings that are now 6'' tall in the bathroom. Were out all summer in the garden. Have about 4-6 leaves and a thick stem already, I germinated the seeds back in Feb/March. I tend to call them Frangipani but most people call them Plumeria. I think it takes 2-3 years for flowers.

Glad to hear about your Plumerias Kildermorie, yes I bought them as Plumeria Frangipani I didn't know it meant the same, so all being well mine can go out into the garden next summer.

Roythefoot:

Well, I've seen them. LOL! :>)

They look excellent! One little word of wisdom: be careful with the watering during winter. They need to be kept on the dry side when it's cooler. Cold wet soil is lethal to plumerias.

I usually grow plumerias from cuttings. They come true-to-type that way. Seedlings are a gamble because they may not have to same color flower as the parent tree. It makes it interesting, though (but it takes 2 - 4 years to flower).

Thank-you Delonix1 I'll take that on board, hope you were'nt too disappointed Roy.

They have to start from somewhere. (especially since you don't have large trees there, in the ground).

Enjoyed your blog Roy.

I will post a pic of my seedlings before I give them away as x-mas gifts.

Roy, my big Plumeria's don't look like anything special now. They still have flower buds but only a few leaves left.

Alexandramou:

It's normal for the leaves to fall off this time of year. Most of my Plumerias are starting to loose their leaves, also.