My first plumerias - photos

11 years ago

OK, so here are the guys I picked up at the Seabrook PSA sale the past Saturday. You can click on the pix for bigger photos. Bottom to top they are Candy Stripe and Pink Nova (unrooted cuttings), Mardi Gras (a tall graft), and Aztec Gold:

A close up of the lone open bloom on the Aztec Gold. It's not clipped, that's just the angle of the photo -- a little breezy, so this was a moving target. It opened yesterday evening:

Here's a blurry pic of what the PSA sale looked like at 10:30am (hour and a half after opening!):

And a nice bowl of blooms, that I had to keep the kid from dismantling a few times :)

Today, I picked up two JJs plants -- left to right they are Divine and Rhonda (pardon my sad zinnias in the background):

And a gem of a closeup on the Rhonda (which has a lovely peach scent :)

So yeah... I'm in trouble :D

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pcput
11 years ago
Nice ones ivysmom, Love the colors on Rhonda and a great scent too. "Wonderful" Peg
moonie_57 (8 NC)
11 years ago
Nice plants! I love the shape of your Divine, and of course the AG flower is beautiful! The Rhonda flowers are pretty as well. I'm so glad your little girl choose the candy stripe cutting. In a couple of years......... oops, excuse me while I run over to post on the "confession post"! LOL
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ivysmom
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks!

I'm accustomed to growing plants that LOOOOVE water -- hydrangeas, coleus, vines, hostas -- so setting those cuttings out on the patio, which is good for 8-10 hours of sun a day, with only one big drink for a few weeks makes me nervous! If you can't SEE the roots, what other signs are there that rooting is happening?

I'm assuming it's OK to mist them? At least they warned me that the leaves showing when I bought it may fall off, while it focuses on roots. It's a potting soil and perlite mix (50-50). The other established ones I figured I'll give a more normal drink every 2 or 3 days -- what are signs of UNDERwatering? Wilting? The tall MG had some ripples on a few of the leaves which made me wonder if that was a sign of thirstiness.
Andrew Scott
11 years ago
Nice plants...you think your in trouble now? I started this hobby three years ago, and I have over 60!!

Thanks for the Rhonda pic! I just got this from my friend Sonia...an awesome 3 tipper..cannot wait for blooms!

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Loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach, Virginia
11 years ago
I agree!!

Beautiful trees!!

Congratulations!! Love them!!!

Andrew.. She is in trouble!!!! LOL... Just wait.. Love the Thread that Emily started.. They will all be saying something every week, not just on Sundays!!!

Forgive me father.... : ) I promise to not buy anymore this month!!! HA!!!

Laura
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11 years ago
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!

I wanted to answer you about watering the cuttings... Cuttings love bottom heat. if you can find a place that you can place them on the hot concrete and keep them from rain, then you will have a good start!!! I see you are in a zone 8or 9? CA? This is a great because of the heat you should have already.. You can mist the cuttings every 7-10 days if you think they need some moisture on the cuttings. I see that you have them in a half soil half perlite? I would really keep an eye on not keping them wet or moist. They like to be dry when rooting. If you do see wrinkling, then mist them. cuttings are tricky when you first tart them, but honestly, they can be very easy too! Some of us are worry warts.. I believe a great lady who passed last year..KB was one that like to really fuss over her beloved tree, Some od us had read that we woukd tell he r to quit messing with them..LOL Shw was a wonderful lady!! she did a great job as well... I would try and protect the cutting...even if you just place them under a table in the patio during the summer months..They can tke 6-10 weeks to root. I place mine in the greehouse and placed them on the heat mat inside the black bins with the heatbg mat underneath I soaked the callased ends in b-1 and superthrive nd dipped into roottone and potted them upp. i do go aa lillte deeper than most. i jut like it have some stability in container. i also use rocks and other things tokep the stems from moving around, Bill has showns me of the soft items he cuts and places in his pots.. he cuts then to fit right into the containes and t works great!!! Way to go BILL!! as far as underwatering.. If you are unshure about underwateruing unrooted cuttings, go to Lowes and buy a cheap water meter nd ony water when it says that it is dry... or you could just use a dry swewer bambo stick and if it comes out clean and dry, then water. You will be surprised at the amount of water thr rooted ones will need and want. You will get the feel..dont worry!! Just be careful on the new cuttings.. If you can leave then somewhere that you can forget about them, they will do great..They dont like to be picked and pooked... LOL i always think of Bill when i give this speach!!! But he is sooooooooo right. Leave them be.. they can take 6-8=10 weeks to root.

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rjcantor
11 years ago
Nice looking plants - especially the Divine. Great that you get some flowers to enjoy early on.

How did you get all the photos to show up in your post?
ivysmom
Original Author
11 years ago
Yeah, I really like the added "stability" of 3+ tips. How do you get those trees to branch out like that?

rcantor: I uploaded the photos and then copied their URLs, and when I wrote the post, for each place I wanted to the photos to appear, I typed this in:

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