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Posted by tropicalzone7 7 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 30, 09 at 13:21
| I just got my Variegated plumeria in the mail today and it is about 2 feet tall with 3 small leaves on it (probably somewhat dormant right now). Im going to repot it and keep it in a cooler room with temps in the mid 60s to mid 70s. My question is what to do with it once the summer comes. All my plumerias go in full sun during the summer months and are watered very well every day. They like it a lot, but since this is a variegated plant I was wondering if the leaves would burn in full sun. Also what's the growth rate on variegated plumerias?
Thanks in advance. I also might post a pic of it later when its potted up. |
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RE: Variegated Plumeria care
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I don't know! I'm waiting on my two. I know that most of my variegated plants need less sun. My plummies all are in the ground and mostly in full sun.
Tally HO! |
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| I think I will probably give it afternoon shade just to be safe. I wonder how well they flower? I hear they arent really the greatest flowerers, and the leaves are the main reason for there popularity. Thanks! |
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| Is it true that these plumeria flower a lot less than regular green ones? Thankyou |
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I just can't find much info on them. I wanted them for the foliage. Can't find info on bloom colors, care, anything. I guess we'll just have to wait to find out.
Tally HO! |
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Meyermike 1micha...
Im pretty sure that these plumerias dont like to flower much. They arent very willing to branch either and are pretty much grown for foliage only, unfortunatly. I think the bloom color is red, it might be peach. They dont have a lot of info at all on these plants. They werent too easy to find either, some are on ebay, but most of those are from sellers in other countries. Looks like the only way to know what they can handle is through trial and error. Ill try it in an area with full, hot morning sun and move it in shade if I see it struggling. Happy new year! |
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Mine will have to go in for a couple of days as they are predicting a freeze right about the same day of delivery! YUCK! Then I'll put them on the east side of the garden and move as needed. I'm not to sure about throwing them into the full Texas sun, even in winter! We've had way tooo much cold weather this year.
BT is the only source I found in the US, but I had to wait for them to have a sale, even then that's way more than I usually pay for plants.
Tally HO! |
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I got mine for 20 dollars (not too bad considering its size, but that didnt include shipping). The roots arent too big, but im going to keep it in a nice spot indoors so hopefully it will get stronger. I cant wait until summer so my plants can really start growing again. Mine came on a cold day too and it was actually freezing outside when it arrived. I lost one leaf from the cold, but surprisingly there was no other damage at all. Its wasnt outside for that long though.
Good luck! |
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| Thanks guys! A happy start to the new year to you too! I appreciate your time for letting me know.. I almost bought one from Bankok.. Did someone ever answer your question? Hum, I will say this though. Most my variegated anything I own never seem to do to good in full sun..Mostly bright sun light, not direct sun..But then I wonder if these things grow in full sun in the wild in Bankok.. You know what, I would probably e-mail one of the ebayers as if you are thinking about buying, and ask them this question. Ask them if they are use to growing in full sun? You will then know for sure, since they are good at growing them..From the lack of response you are getting, something tells me no one else grows them... Take care, Mike..:-) |
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| Thats a good idea. I'll just ask the person I got it from. Summer is still a long way off so im not in a rush. They dont seem to be grown by too many people (not sure if its because of the limited availability, or if they just aren't desireable) but Il be seeing its full potential this summer I guess. i will give you guys an update once summer comes and its outside and see if it will burn in sun (Im not even going to risk putting it in full sun though). Good luck! |
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| Awsome... I once had a variegated banana tree, thinking bananas love to be outdoors in sun all day, right? Not... That was a very bad mistake. Every leaf burnt and it took two years to get it to look good again..The E-bayer who sold it to me said, bad mistake, they only like bright diffused light, or to be canopied by a tree...Go figure. Let us know please.. Mike..:-) |
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| You know what, one more thought. If they can't handle the FULL hot sun, then that might explain the lack of flowering..Hummm |
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| Your definitely onto something! Plumerias need lots of sun to flower, but this one probably cant handle that much sun. So I guess the only way to even see flowers on it would be to give it as much sun as possible without burning the leaves off. Now Im going to find out what conditions the seller who gave it to me was growing it in! Ill let you all now once I find out. |
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| For the last year or so I have had a variegated plumeria, Anyamanee, planted in my backyard in zone 10. It is in partial sun. Initially it had one tip. Last summer it bloomed some medium sized red flowers. After the inflorescence dropped it developed 3 branches from that area. It seems to grow slower than my other plumerias. Since the weather here has gotten cold (we've had temperatures in the high 30's and 40's) it dropped its leaves as most of the others. |
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| At least I know it can bloom in part sun. I really look forward to seeing blooms on my plant. How tall was yours before you got blooms? I definately agree with the growing slower because mine is pushing leaves VERY slowly unlike my other plumieras righ now which are growing leaves just a little slower than usual. |
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| I was not very tall---a little over 2 ft I would guess |
RE: Variegated Plumeria care
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| Mines about 2 feet tall now! Maybe its getting old enough to bloom. Thanks alot for your help! |
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Can anyone tell me where you have bought your Variegated Plumerias, as I have wanted some, but have had bad luck buying out of the country...
thanks Carolyn |
RE: Variegated Plumeria care
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| I guess I dont see the harm in saying the sellers name. Its mda1515 on ebay. They rarely have plumerias for sale though, so I think I just got lucky, but Im sure he or she will have them again eventually. So far mine still is proving to be an extremely SLOOOoow grower, but Im sure when it goes outside for the summer it will pick up its pace. Good luck, hope you find it somewhere. |
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