Plumeria

Part of the fun is that as much as we can grow hibiscus in California, we just don't have space for the hibiscus at our California beach house,so we have to grow plumeria!

IF you live in the US, and in a place that will support plumeria, it's fun to collect cuttings of your favorites in Hawaii, and take them home, legally. All you have to do is take off all the leaves, remove any visible parasites, and when you get to the airport and the person says, "what plant materials do you have to claim?" say that you have plumeria cuttings. They will inspect them,take those that aren't clean,and sent you home with the rest, properly stamped and processed.

Plumeria in the mid west? Yup, people do it all the time, storing them out of the dirt, upside down in the basement. Not for us, but if you are a plant person, check it out!

Love having the option to grow even more tropicals!