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A seedling of Cindy Moragne- my favorite. Most of the others were nothing special and took years. I still have several over a decade old yet to flower. Of this group of 50, I think 3 were worth keeping. Seedlings take much space after 5 years.

I so agree. Exciting to grow something your own and hopes of having a good one to register and name...my 25 seedlings from 2005 have great growth and piddly blooms except for 2 great reds that I got from the 25...life is too short sometimes to do seed pods...;-) roxanne

Shelly,

Here is a picture of an Orange Punch seedling of ours. I am more than thrilled with this plumeria and it is also a great bloomer. Bloomed for the first time last year and at the end of the season it put on another info so I think it will be a good bloomer for us.

The thing with seedlings, you never know what you will get till they bloom. I have some others that look like their parent. While they are pretty, you always hope for that special one.

Joan

WOW - tdogdad and joan, those are some really lovely seedlings!!! Nice to know there is hope to have even a couple of keepers, you've both got beauties!

Joan, that OP seedling is to die for! Nice to hear she may also be a good bloomer, too.

Shelly, this is a great question since many of us like dabbling with seeds of all kinds. Most of my seedlings are so small that I'll probably have to wait a few more years to see blooms, but I'm patient and have at least one big seedling that's made me hopeful.

I can't take credit for Blaze, she was grown from seed by a friend, but her color is so spectacular that I'm willing to put up with scanty blooming and what looks like a tall growth habit:

Here's my 3 year old seedling in bloom right now under grow lights in the basement. I don't remember the parent name. I've had 2 year old seedlings bloom before, if you put them under high intensity grow lights during the winter.

Those are all so gorgeous, wish mine had looked something even close to that. Are you 3 going to register and name them? roxanne

WOW all those seedlings are gorgeous! I would be so proud :') lol thanks for the pics and feedback. I cant wait for my seedlings to bloom.

Joan, that OP seedling is a beauty! I just bought some OP seeds hopefully they turn out as beautiful as yours! :-)

Shelly

WOW all those seedlings are gorgeous! I would be so proud :') lol thanks for the pics and feedback. I cant wait for my seedlings to bloom.

Joan, that OP seedling is a beauty! I just bought some OP seeds hopefully they turn out as beautiful as yours! :-)

Shelly

I too am totally in awe at all of y'all's seedlings! They are outstanding, all three.

I have my first ever seedpod right now, on Kaneohe Sunburst...I've been trying to decide what I will do with the seeds. I was leaning towards giving them away, as I don't realistically have the space to cultivate them...but these pics make me hesitate!

Greg

Hadn't thought about registering mine. I guess if it's really different than existing names varieties..... maybe.

Greg, I would be sooo happy if you would pass a few seeds to me! please let me know when that seed pod cracks open :-) Kaneohe Sunburst is a great cultivar!

-Shelly

Rox, I believe you need a couple of plants made from a seedling to meet the requirements of documenting a new plumie's characteristics.

I may try to work something out with Joan so we act as each other's second-plant keepers. ;)

That is good to know...I thought you had to take photos and have it bloom 3 years straight before you could begin the registration process. All 25 of mine are all different, and nothing special except the 2 reds but they only bloomed for the 1st time last summer and someone told me it takes 3 years to get their real smell and flower...mahalo, roxanne