Mike Atkinson

My Late Season Plumeria Cocktail 2 min read

My Late Season Plumeria Cocktail

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

I usually feed my plants this mix in early November before the plants go to sleep. I don’t use any chemical fertilizer after September; only the... Read More

Taking good pix of dark plumerias 2 min read

Taking good pix of dark plumerias

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

It has been a longtime struggle of plumerians to get decent photos of our dark-colored blooms. Something always seems to wash them out. While there... Read More

The Moragne Plumerias 1 min read

The Moragne Plumerias

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

Here’s a great article on Bill Moragne’s famous first attempt at manual pollination (1953). What’s your fave Moragne? (Jeannie Moragne in above photo.)... Read More

The Graft Master 1 min read

The Graft Master

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

Ampol Orrungroj is credited with grafting the first plumeria in the US in the early ’90’s. When the PSA heard about it, they asked Ken... Read More

What I use a greenhouse for 2 min read

What I use a greenhouse for

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

I’ve used greenhouses for growing plumerias for a few years now. It’s a vital part of my growing program. This is what I use the... Read More

The Classic Celadine 1 min read

The Classic Celadine

Mike Atkinson 10 years ago

People often use the unfortunate word “common” for Celadine (aka Hawaiian Yellow, Hawaiian Lei). I prefer “classic.” In the plumeria world, it is one of... Read More