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 ...

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 ...

A: There are a couple options to make your plumerias more manageable. First, you can root prune to maintain them in a reasonable pot size, or you can take cuttings and restart with small plants. There ...

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...