Plumeria, also known as frangipani, is a deciduous, semi-succulent tropical plant renowned for its fragrant and colorful flowers. Its distinctive scent can be sweet, spicy, floral, or fruity. Plumeria ...

Local nurseries are filled with tropical plants for gardeners to place on their patio each summer, but many of these plants are difficult to keep alive inside the house during the wintertime.

Explore the history and the attraction of Plumeria and learn how to grow and care for it. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Aloha Spirit captivated Southern Californians at a time when the Beach Boys were ...

When we hold Kickstarter fundraisers for my TV show, “A Growing Passion,” each of the crew offers something as a contributor reward. Our cameraman Michael Gerdes loves to contribute cuttings from his ...

A: Plumeria, sometimes called frangipani or temple tree, is a tropical plant that would be severely damaged and most likely killed by the subfreezing temperatures that can occur in a Chicago-area ...

Larry asks: The leaves on my plumeria trees do not look healthy. Some are turning yellow, others have brown spots and many are falling off the tree. I also see orange spots on the underside of the ...

A friend this week posted on Facebook a few pictures of the last bloom on her small plumeria tree. The yellow-and-white petals of the sole flower stood in stark contrast to the rich, large green ...

If it feels as though we are running behind this year, here’s at least one data point that confirms that feeling: The average date of the first fall freeze in Pitt County is between Nov. 3 and Nov. 9.

In terms of care, plumeria has cactus-like qualities. It is extremely water thrifty and its roots are shallow and non-invasive. I have never heard of plumeria roots damaging adjoining hardscape. From ...

It’s always a treat to hear from a reader of the Get Growing column who is growing something unusual in his garden. Dennis Rees, of Rosebank, wrote to say he has been experimenting with some plumeria ...

When an ornamental horticulture professor at Cuyamaca College asked him to draft a design for a plant nursery, Carl Herzog looked at the bare, decomposed granite hillside beside his Lakeside house and ...