Name Change Notice: Pink Ruffle
If you’ve ever purchased Pink Ruffle, the seedling from Carl & Joy Herzog in San Diego, then please know that they changed the name when
Remembrance: Jim Clark
Jim Clark of Fallbrook, CA (in San Diego’s north county) was a very famous and much respected plumeria enthusiast and a dear friend of mine.
Registered Plumeria Cultivars
Click on the link below for a list of registered plumeria cultivars as of August 2014 PSA-Registered-Cultivars-Aug-2014
My first plumeria
Bud Guillot has discovered many famous varieties over his decades of plumeria experience, Wildfire, California Sally, San Miguel, and more. But his first was Guillot’s
Braggin’ Rights
To some, bragging about their plumerias is paramount. Come to think about it I must be in that category when I talk about the size
Taking good pix of dark plumerias
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
Plumeria/Frangipani AKA’s
AKA’s (Also Known As) to be added to: Apricot Rose – Antique Pink, Burnt Orange Aussie Common Pink – Ozzie Pink. Brisbane Mary Mac. Pink
The Moragne Plumerias
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.)
The Classic Celadine
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