Winter Care

Caring for your Plumeria 101 7 min read

• Plumeria 101
• Winter Care

Caring for your Plumeria 101

Tex Norwood 5 years ago

Caring for your Plumeria / Frangipani Plumeria, also known as Frangipani or Hawaiian lei flower, is an exotic tropical plant that is easy to grow.... Read More

Early-Season Feeding Regimen 4 min read

• Container Growing
• Fertilizing
• Ground Growing
• Plumeria 101
• Winter Care

Early-Season Feeding Regimen

Mike Atkinson 7 years ago

I’m a big believer in starting to feed my plumerias toward late winter. Even if the plants aren’t awake yet, I want to feed the... Read More

Protect your plants in a freeze 1 min read

• Ground Growing
• Winter Care

Protect your plants in a freeze

Mike Atkinson 8 years ago

If you have plumieras in the ground and have the occasional cold temperatures, then check out this helpful article on ways to protect them: How To... Read More

Storing cuttings over winter 1 min read

• Cuttings
• Winter Care

Storing cuttings over winter

Mike Atkinson 8 years ago

Sometimes it just happens…a branch breaks in a strong wind; a neighbor unknowingly prunes their plant. The fall is NOT the time to take cuttings... Read More

A Cold Weather Learning Curve and a New Toy! 5 min read

• Winter Care

A Cold Weather Learning Curve and a New Toy!

Rosemary Miller 8 years ago

Colder weather brings on new challenges to those of us who grow Plumerias and a scramble to move our “babies” into a more protected environment. ... Read More

Is my plumeria dying? 1 min read

• Plumeria 101
• Winter Care

Is my plumeria dying?

Mike Atkinson 8 years ago

This is the most common question asked in the late fall. Many new plumeria growers just do not know that plumerias go dormant over winter.... Read More

Will seed pods survive winter? 1 min read

• Seeds and Seedlings
• Winter Care

Will seed pods survive winter?

Mike Atkinson 8 years ago

For me, most of the seed pods we get each year start in the late summer/fall. Many folks are concerned that their newly-formed seed pods... Read More

A thorough overview of plumerias 1 min read

• Container Growing
• Cuttings
• Diseases & Insects
• Fertilizing
• Grafting
• Ground Growing
• Plumeria 101
• Pruning
• Rooting
• Seeds and Seedlings
• Watering
• Winter Care

A thorough overview of plumerias

Rosemary Miller 8 years ago

This is a PowerPoint presentation I did for the Jefferson Co. Master Gardeners and visitors. I tried to cover all the important issues facing plumeria... Read More

Let it rain! 1 min read

• Watering
• Winter Care

Let it rain!

Mike Atkinson 8 years ago

In southern California there’s a good chance of getting our first rain this weekend! (Very needed in our drought-ravaged region.) I learned from Mike at... Read More

Low temps are important 2 min read

• Container Growing
• Greenhouse Growing
• Ground Growing
• Winter Care

Low temps are important

Mike Atkinson 8 years ago

I find that most plumeria growers are fixated on weather. We know how much it affects the growth and health of our babies. But I... Read More