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On the Plumeria World Radar:
California - South Coast Plumeria Society (next meeting April 1st, 2007, Grafting by Bret Morgan, 1:30 PM Murdy Park Community Center, Norma & Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach California.
Texas - Plumerias Society of America - May 15th, 2007, 7:30PM (workshops at 6:45PM), General Meeting in Houston Garden Center, 1500 Hermann Drive, Texas.
malamalama - The Magazine of the University of Hawaii system
Published May 01, 2005
Pineapple trick inspires winter-flowering plumeria Winter visitors to Hawaiʻi are often met with a quintessential greeting of aloha, a plumeria lei… from Thailand? The fragrant lei flowers are imported because few Hawaiʻi plumeria blossom in the decreasing periods of daylight during fall and winter. Horticulturist Richard Criley of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources has a solution. A chemical used by the pineapple industry to stimulate flowering and uniform ripening is applied to the plumeria tree in September and October. Foliage falls off, leaving the tree unable to respond to shortening days. Warm nights, generally above 65 degrees, spur the plants to regrow, producing flowers of the same size and quality as those normally produced in the spring. http://www.hawaii.edu/malamalama/2005/05/researchnews.html#plumeria 
WHAT IS THE TRUE PLUMERIA FRAGRANCE? by Richard Criley (Link to Website Research)
In the proof-reading phases of the University of Hawaii's Plumeria Cultivars in Hawaii bulletin 158, the editor disagreed with the authors on the nature of the fragrance of several of the plumeria cultivars. It brought to mind the differences that people come with in describing odors. Plumeria flower fragrances can be described as weak, mild or strong, with the strongly scented ones characterized in terms of other fragrances: citrus, coconut, rose, cinnamon, carnation, jasmine, gardenia, fru ity, or even woody.
This publication is based in part on CTAHR Research Bulletin 158, Plumeria cultivars in Hawaii, by James T. Chinn and Richard A. Criley (1982), which is out of print. It has been reformatted from the original, edited slightly, and revised to reflect changes in botanical nomenclature. It does not include the many new plumeria cultivars developed since 1982; those will be covered in a future publication. The present publication also incorporates a modified version of the author’s 1998 CTAHR publication, Plumeria, which gave a brief overview of the plant and its culture. Click here to download this 29 page PDF
The Moragne Plumerias
Fifty years ago, a dedicated amateur made the first controlled crosses of these fragrant tropicals.
Published April 01, 1991
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| Jean Moragne Jr., photo by Richard A. Criley |
Plumerias, which are native to the semideciduous forests of southern Mexico and south into Panama, were described as early as 1522 in the Badianus Manuscripts by Francisco de Mendoza, a Spanish priest who was one of the first explorers of the region. According to this collection of Aztec lore, the Indians used the plants for medicinal purposes that ranged from poultices to emetics. Soon the hardy shrub with beautiful fragrant flowers was a favorite of the Spanish, who planted it around their churches, monasteries, and cemeteries, and took it with them as they explored the world.
The International Plumeria Conferenence Rocked!
Held in Galveston, Texas by the PSA July 8-13, 2006
Published July 22, 2006
The PSA (Plumeria Society of America) sponsored the first ever International Plumeria Conference (IPC) from July 8th to the 13th, 2006 in Galveston, Texas. Attendees came from around the world; Australia, Brazil, Thailand, Italy and of course from Hawaii to Florida across the United States. What a wonder group of Plumerians!
The speaker list covered a fantastic medley of plumeria topics; taxonomy and specicies classification, plants in Central America, yard tours, lei making, grafting presentation and demonstration, plumeria culture and social aspects, round table discussings, Thailand plumerias, DNA study results and alas..., a luau.
IPC PHOTO SET - Grafting Presentation Power Point Photos by Luc Vannoorbeeck
VIDEO MONTAGE! : Quicktime 14 MB file (may take a minute) and Windows Media low res 4 MB file
AUDIO FEEDS : IPC OPENING by PSA co-founder Nancy Ames
PLUMERIA SPECIES Part 1 & Part 2 by Dr. Richard Criley, University of Hawai'i
PLUMERIAS AROUND THE WORLD by Richard (Narad) Eggenberger
Sean Miller talks about tissue culture of plumerias!
Plumeria tissue culture, spotted mites and long horned beetles
Fangifest II - March 24 thru April 1, 2007
Frangifest II will be held in Singapore and Bali, Indonesia from March 24th through April 1, 2007. To keep the cost to attend Frangifest 2007 as low as possible, the fee will be "all inclusive", covering ALL hotel and transportation costs, including round trip airfare with Singapore Airlines, a top airline with connections worldwide. All meals will be included in the cost.
Accommodations in Bali will be at the Puri Santrian
Visit the International Association of Plumeria and Fangipani Society website for more details!
A New Plumeria Hardcover is Out
The Exotic Plumeria, a pictorial, Vol. I, is expected to be available in Spring of 2006. The first hardbound coffee table book ever printed that is devoted entirely to the plumeria. This will be the first in a series, displaying the plumeria in all of its glory. There will also be many interesting topics never before covered in a plumeria book. For more information please visit Exotic Plumeria.
Plumeria -- A floral princess among the queens Refrain:
Created by His hands and with His utmost love
O plumeria, you are a shining star -- from the garden high above.
James T. Chinn (Ted)
March 15, 2006
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