Plumeria are some of the most incredibly beautiful plants and come in an array of exotic colors and fragrances that will ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever visited Hawaii, you’ve no doubt seen and fallen in love with plumeria (Plumeria rubra). The waxy blooms of this plant are the quintessential flower for making traditional Hawaiian leis, ...

Every year, thousands of visitors to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show come home with cuttings of plumeria, (frangipani), only to see their dreams of sweet Hawaiian fragrance dashed when the cuttings ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Origin: Tropical Brazil, Mexico and the Caribbean You know the long days of summer have arrived when the plumeria (Plumeria) is blooming. This ...

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 ...

Loretta Osteen fell for plumerias on a family vacation to Hawaii 14 years ago. The luminous five-petaled flowers used in leis often snare tourists by their intoxicating fragrances, whether a ...

Arturo Martinez shows off photographs of plumeria petals the way most men his age flaunt portraits of their grandchildren. “Look how magnificent this one is,” Martinez, 59, coos from the living room ...

Bridal bouquet frangipani is an evergreen or sometimes a semi-deciduous tree. The older the specimen, the more likely it is to keep its leaves in the dry months. The leaves are large, 12-inches long ...

The flower-watching, bloom-obsessed, petal-powered season in Southern California unfurls, in many minds, over a full half of the year, beginning around the middle of January. Stream Los Angeles News ...