plumeria seeds

exactly how hot do they like it, do you know?
I can certainly provide lots of light and some degree of humidity, not so sure about the heat...

 

Minimunm winter temperatures should be 10c and then kept fairly dry, unless you can keep them at 15c plus with a lot of light they will drop their leaves. Summer temperatures can be as high as 30c but again they need a lot of light.

 

Well I doubt it ever drops below 15 degrees in my house. And I've got 2 locations with plenty of light to choose from.

How big do they grow in a pot?

 

Try looking at plumeri2u.co.uk he has lots of advice notworried if you dont buy just likes talking about them

 

thanks

 

ah! that's just where I was going to buy seedlings from! They have rooted cuttings as well but at £22 a bit too much of a risk for me :( They say they're going to sell lots of seedlings this year but nothing so far. Haven't read their articles, just looked at what's on offer

 

Let me know if you want any plumeria - I have lots and lots

 

Hi rootball, do you have any plants grown from cuttings of known varieties?

I'd be interested in purchasing a couple if you have.

 

Hi Pete

All my plants are grown from named seed - I have about 300 :D Some of them are just starting to flower, so we will see what comes true. In the time being I am selling really nice healthy plants.

 

Sorry for the delay, Rootball, in answering.

Named seed, sounds interesting, would be interested to see the flowers produced.
I assume you are not selling the flowering plants?

 

I will be - these plants are only 10 months old but I have several with buds already

 

Buds in 10 months is impressive.
You must have ideal conditions.

I've been growing seed raised plants for more years than I like to mention and flowering has always been the problem.

I can grow healthy good strong plants, but apart from one occasion I've never got them to flower, and when I did the flower lacked any scent.

 

The one I have in flower now (since July) is three feet high but was bought as a foot high rooted plant in Madeira two years ago, taken from branch cuttings. The flowers have a powerful scent but I would have thought they would from seed too.
Two years was the earliest I had them flower from seed.

 

I'm hanging on to a couple of cuttings taken from two plants that just got too big for me.
They look well but no flower buds,

 

By the way Pete, what size is your greenhouse and what temperature do you maintain in winter?

My Plumerias have been at work this summer and I will keep them there until the end of January when I finish work.:yess: after that I will have to keep them in my own greenhouse (we hope to move in a few weeks) which is only 8x6. Later I intend getting a 8x10. I am not sure about keeping it at 10c but that would be the aim.