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.

Plumeria, aka frangipani, is a card-carrying member of the well-known dogbane family, called Apocynaceae, which also includes oleanders and periwinkles. Plumeria is a shrub or small tree native to the ...

Plumeria, Hawaiian name melia, is the most commonly used flower for lei in Hawaii, although it isn’t native to Hawaii. It’s native to Central and South America. At this time of year, it’s blooming all ...

Last summer, while on the island of Oahu, I abandoned my wife and girls for most of the day and went on a plant quest. This happens a lot. The Sawdust Festival, an Angel’s game, Disneyland; they all ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plumeria trees grace many landscapes in Hawaii and their fragrant flowers are associated with Hawaii more than any other blossom. Though not native to Hawaii, plumeria trees are rather ubiquitous here ...