Plumeria Frangipani

Plumeria Frangipani 

Living in South Florida. 

Plumeria Frangipani Peach 

 Name Frangipani 

The species is cultivated around the world in subtropical and tropical climates.

The name Plumeria Frangipani genus is named to celebrate a seventeenth-century French botanist, naturalist and explorer Charles Plumier 1646, who travel into the New World, documenting and identifying many new plant and animal species.  
The Name Frangipani stems from the mid 19th century, named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani, a 16th century Italian from a noble family, Muzio Frangipani created a perfume.

 Aztec Gold Plumeria 

COMMON NAMES: Frangipani, Plumeria, Temple Tree; German Frangipani, Pagodenbaum; French Frangipani
The name Frangipani or Plumeria

The Plumeria Frangipani is a small genus of flowering trees, native to tropical and subtropical Americas, the family grows on South America, all the Caribbean, including Hawaii, as well is love and propagated all around the world. Countries like Australia Africa, India, and the Filipin, as well as Europe and North America, though in cooler growing zones require a greenhouse or the right indoor conditions for lighting and heat requirements.

Plumeria or Frangipani means the same, Plumerias or Frangipani are relative of the family of  Oleander, Adenium or Desert Rose, Jasmine vines all Apocynaceae shrubs all of them are, poisonous, with a distinctive toxic milky or creamy sap.

The most,  common frangipanis are pink is (Plumeria Rubra), yellow or white. They can grow up to 25 feet high.

In tropical regions, the frangipani can reach a height of 30-40 feet.

Plumeria Frangipani From Thailand, Mars Moon

What frangipanis symbolize?

The Frangipani Flower it Meanings & Symbolism.
Frangipani symbolism for strength standing, holding out against all challenges.
Connect us with our ancestral spirits.
Welcoming friends to stay, use in Hawaiian welcome garland.
 Love, honesty, chemistry, genuineness and a lasting bond, between Two People.
Immortality and spiritual adoration stretch over multiple lifetimes.

The most popular frangipani in South Florida gardens today is the (Plumeria Pudica) this frangipani from species of the genus Plumeria (Apocynaceae), native to Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.  Commonly called Golden Arrow, Gilded Spoon or  Bridal bouquet; White frangipani, Fiddle leaf plumeria or Wild plumeria.

Plumeria Frangipani Pink

This Plumeria is very popular in South Florida gardens you can unusually find it flowering profusely through spring to autumn, with a fabulous cluster bouquet of white flowers with a lovely gold center, 1 1/2".
Dark green foliage spatula-shaped and waxy leaves. The bush stands 4 to 12 feet with straight branches upright erect with discipline, you can spot it as an ornamental accent plant in many gardens, or decorative plant pots, in patios and balconies throughout the warmer months.
Very easy tree to grow from older hard cuttings in winter and autumn,  preferable when the tree loses the leaves in winter or cooler months.

1- Choose a cutting of 12 inches with an angular clean cut to avoid fungus and bacteria.
(This tree is from the family of the succulents and cacti so in order to promote roots you have to use a method called stressing)

2- Leave the cute on a dry and hot place for 2 to 3 days until the sap seals.
3-Then you daubed the heal cutting on routing powder or cinnamon powder.

4-Plant the cutting, place it on a pot with good drainage rocks or sand at the bottom of the pot. make sure to submerge the cutting at least 8 inches on sand or garden soil.

Don't overwater.
Water only once a month or wen totally dry.
Water and fertilize more freely in the spring and summer months.
Frangipani must be protected from frost.

Plumeria Frangipani Pink

Do frangipani trees have deep roots?
Frangipanis have a small root ball, which makes them ideal for planting around, pots, pools, planters, containers and next to walls, Ideal for an ornamental accent tree or plant pot.
The Frangipani is a noninvasive, 0 Pickle with the roots no problems for plumbing pipes or the structure foundation of your property.
Frangipanis have shallow roots they can be blown over in windy conditions. Place heavy rocks on the hole next to the roots bulb so the tree can ankle better to the ground when planting on the garden to avoid uprooting by the wind.

Plumeria Frangipani 

How to Make a Plumeria Plant Flower?
The optimal growing ambient for the plumeria tree. 
The different alternatives.
Growing Potted Frangipani or in the garden ground, best planted with rich, well-drained soil.  Fertilize the plumeria in springtime, and water regularly, month, until the pick of the hot summer month depending on your zone July or August, discontinue fertilizer to the plumeria soil when flower buds start to appear. 

Plumeria Frangipani Pink

Why is my frangipani leaves turning yellow and dropping leaves?
Not enough water or too much water. The potted Frangipanis need regular and even amounts of water( irrigation), but like the close family member (succulents) are from the same family, so plants should be allowed to dry out between watering, as well to dry intervals can cause plumeria leaves to go yellow and them to drop off. The bottom older leaves drop first,  check the soil submerging a long stick or a pencil,  several inches down to check the humidity labels. However poor soil can be another factor for losing the plant leaves lack of nutrients or bad soil PH important factor for the absorption of the nutrients and hormones of the plant.

Plumeria Frangipani 

Excessive dryness will result in foliage loss. On the other hand, if the plant is kept in soil with poor drainage keeping the roots wet,  will develop Fungus, Mold & Powdery Mildew, creating root fungi root rot and finally dying off.
 Leaves affected by fungus or mold can be sprayed with a copper-based fungicide and neem oil solution.
Plumerias planted in pots or planters require closer care, maintaining the valance with the proper drainage, humidity, light, and nutrients.
Plumeria frangipani is more susceptible to diseases in pots due to the stress that the plant is subjected to.

Plumeria Frangipani

Keeping plants well-nourished helps prevent fungal infections. Scale can be treated by spraying with white oil in spring to early summer.

How do you get rid of frangipani rust?
To kill frangipani rust: RUST-RID® Garden Fungicide can also be used as above to kill rust that is on the plant. For a faster result, in addition to drenching the soil, spray the leaves with the fungicide mixed at the rate of 12mls to 10 liters of water.

    Aztec Gold Plumeria 

What fertilizer is best for Plumeria?
Plumeria Frangipani Fertilizer
Plumeria trees require big % phosphorous. Avoid fertilizers with excessive amounts of nitrogen, especially when trying to grow a tree in a pot or a planter (Nitrogen promotes growth, not the best option.
Magnesium, sulfur, calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen.
How often should you water frangipani?
Water During dry hot summer, is very important to water new-planted trees at least once or twice a week depending a the growing zone conditions, However when the frangipani plant is potted in a container, water is more vital as the plant can be stress by excessive hit wind or the lack of nutrients so watch your potted frangipanis fragile ecosystem.  water when the soil feels dry to touch.
Frangipani tree Once established in the ground, are drought tolerant and required most of the time very little watering mostly from spring rainfall, although a watering in dry hot entering will help the tree to thrive.

What is another name for frangipani?
Frangipani (Plumeria Rubra), also known as the Hawaiian Lei flower, is native to warm tropical areas of the Pacific Islands, Caribbean, South America, and Mexico.

Are plumerias poisonous?
Plumerias are very Toxic-Poisonous
Frangipani or Plumeria is known to be a poisonous plant or tree, milky sap and all parts of the plant are poisonous.

   Aztec Gold Plumeria 

Plumeria Frangipani Uses: 

Plumeria is ideal for a patio or a garden tree,
establish on the grown or as a potted accent flowering exotic plant.

Frangipani flowers scent:
Flowers are highly scented during nights.

Plumeria Flower Colors:
They Flowers come in many flower colors, pink, red, white, yellow, or pastel.
Some are a mix of two to three colors in one flower.

Containers:
Suitable in 3 gallons or larger Flowering time:
Spring or early summer.

Plumeria Frangipani Toxicity:
Poisonous Toxic

Plumeria Leaves: 
Frangipani plants have dark green long waxy leaves.

Frangipani Ideal Temperature 

Minimum cold hardiness:
Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)

Plumeria Life cycle:
Perennial

Plumeria Frangipani Light: 
Full Sun

Plumeria Frangipani