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October 8th Meeting Speakers: George Hadjigeorge, Karen Miller Abrams, and Loretta Osteen Title: Preparing Your for Winter Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 7:00 p.m. Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion, 1500 Hermann Drive, Houston, Texas ... anyone with an interest in plumeria is invited to attend ...

October 2019 President’s Corner p 2 Winterizing Plumerias—Tips from p 3 Three Pros Why Are Some Cuttings Better than p 4 Others?—Carl Herzog The Plumeria Part 9: Plumeria rubra— p 5 Donald R. Hodel West Once More—Emerson Willis p 10 Bag Rooting—John Tarvin p 11 President’s Corner by Ray Allison ([email protected])

With summer having ended, it’s been another glorious plumeria blooming season—so much beauty with our beloved plumeria this season. Our speakers for the October 8th general meeting will be our own George Hadjigeorge, Karen Miller Abrams, and Loretta Osteen. They will speak on the topic of Preparing Your Plumeria for Winter since that time of year is near again. We plan to video this presentation and make it available on social media. This is been quite a year for the PSA—many of you who were at the very well-attended PSA June Show and Sale may also know that we set a record for a June sale and we had a very good July sale. Two good sales this year—thanks to all who participated. By popular request, we will continue producing and emailing a low-resolution electronic version of our newsletter to our membership. If we don’t have a good email address for you, please let us know. We will continue to publish and mail the print newsletter. After our speakers’ presentation at the October 8th meeting, we will have a luau to celebrate our 40th anniversary of The Plumeria Society of America. Also, we will be announcing the slate of officers that will take the PSA into 2020 and 2021. Voting will be done by mail in December by all PSA members—if you have not renewed your PSA membership, please do so in order to vote. We are in hopes that all will attend our last meeting of this year!

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2 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | October 2019 Winterizing Plumerias—Tips from Three Pros George Hadjigeorge which is an algaecide, fungicide, and bactericide (2 tablespoons per gallon of water). Black tip (can happen at any time during the year): • Stem rotting also happens to cuttings in humidity • Black tip is not caused by fungus (studies at boxes. Let leaf stubs fall off on the before universities show this). putting cuttings to be callused in humidity boxes. • Grafting vulnerable varieties on other rootstocks Spraying cuttings with CONSAN-20 to disinfect does not help (experiments done in 2013). them is recommended. • Spraying tips with fungicides, alcohol, or • Inspect stored plants often. hydrogen peroxide does not prevent black tip. Do whatever it • Black tip will not infect branches with rot and takes to stop the rot from spreading. • Remove small rotted spots with a sharp knife does not kill a . (sterilized with alcohol). Coat cuts with • Nobody has any idea how to prevent black tip. Do sulfur+fungicide powder. Spray branch again with nothing (only a few varieties are affected). The CONSAN-20. black tip will separate from the tip and fall off. • Cut off rotting branches immediately and coat Stem rot: with sulfur+fungicide. • Rotting leaf stems and little leaves at the branch Bark rot: tips are the source of most stem rotting infections • Bark rotting is the most serious rot of all (most early in the winter storage season. branches are lost). Spray all branches with • Very rarely is there stem rotting from leaf node CONSAN-20 before moving plants to storage to infections when plumerias are in the sun in prevent it. Spot spray CONSAN-20 on suspicious greenhouses. spots in storage. • Cool conditions in garages and absence of sunlight lead to rotting leaf stems and inflos. For more informatipn, go to the • Stem rotting is preventable by letting leaf stems PSA’s Facebook page fall off outside before moving the plants into and locate PreventingStemRot.pdf in the storage and by spraying them with CONSAN-20 “Files” section

Karen Miller Abrams In North Texas, we see winter in my area—ice large trash cans with wheels. or snow and temperatures in the teens, twenties, The largest, bare rooted and thirties on a regular basis. I bare root my plants plants are placed on the (removing all the soil) and store them in perlite. Each bottom with perlite, and spring I am greeted by a bounty of fresh, white roots. smaller plants are placed in Years ago, I stored in soil in pots, and always layers above—all in perlite. I there were losses. I cannot remember loosing any store the trash cans in a plants in the years since bare rooting and storing in greenhouse, and the perlite is slightly moist all winter. perlite. In the last two years, I’ve added worm castings The photo to the right shows the plants in a big, as I layer with perlite. The worm castings really give plastic tub. A variation which I now use is to store in a boost for blooms.

October 2019 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | 3 Paula Furtwangler I have tried George Hadjigeorge’s method for winter storage of my plumeria and had zero casualties—a first for me! George’s advice is to wrap the bare rooted plants in heavy plastic prior to storing. In previous years, I stacked the bare rooted plants in cardboard boxes, and the roots were open to the air. By enclosing them in heavy plastic with minimal soil attached to the roots, the roots kept growing in the dormant season. In the Spring, I was rewarded with nice, new white roots ready to grow. I have never seen such a difference in the lack of desiccation. The plastic allowed them some air, but not all the moisture escaped, therefore, I think the entire trunk was able to retain more moisture. This method saves room, too. The only downside is you must repot in the Spring.

Why Are Some Cuttings Better by Carl Herzog, Southern California than Others?

This question has been asked of me many overabundance of nitrates will use up the reserves times, so I decided to find out why. of sugars in the shoots, reducing the energy needed The answer is: “The Mother Plant.” The health to produce new root shoots. This makes cuttings of the mother plant depends on the nutrients stored taken from new growth of overly vegetative plants in it. A cutting must have a sufficient supply of weaker and more susceptible to rot when you are root-building nutrients to get it started. Since a trying to root them. cutting takes time to develop roots, it must rely on The ideal fertilizer for the mother plant is one stored water and carbohydrates in its stem and that is high in calcium. A calcium-rich plant will build small leaves to develop vigorous new roots. I leave thicker cell walls and a healthier vascular system. two or three small leaves, no longer than 2 inches, Strong cell walls will help the cutting improve its on each cutting. I have found this helps the cutting resistance to stress and disease. A fertilizer with get started. humic acid and kelp extracts in a 5:2 ratio plus the The nutritional requirements for a mother plant addition of fulvic acid will help the mother plant are considerably different than trees that are grown produce strong cuttings. for flowers. The mother plant requires a balanced Let’s face it, we will never know what is in the fertilizer to slow down excessive vegetative growth mother plant when we get a cutting. A cutting should and increase the carbon to nitrogen ratio that will be be a tip from last year’s growth with a well-healed, stored in the cuttings. Too much nitrogen will cause hardwood base. Rooting conditions such as heat, the new tips to grow too quickly and produce soft time of the year, and rooting medium also play into tissue with poor carbohydrate reserves. Also, an this scenario.

4 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | October 2019 The Plumeria by Donald R. Hodel Emeritus Landscape Horticulture Advisor Part 9: Plumeria rubra University of California, Cooperative Extension Plumeria or Frangipani 700. W Main St., Alhambra, CA 91801 [email protected] This ninth installment of the series presents and Habit: small to medium tree, deciduous, to discusses Plumeria rubra, the most commonly 25 feet tall and wide (larger in tropical regions), vase- cultivated of the genus and known simply as shaped, upright, densely branched, old trees with a plumeria or frangipani. spreading, flat-topped or rounded canopy (Figs. 1–2).

6. Plumeria rubra (rubra = red, likely alluding to flower color of some individuals of this species).

Plumeria acutifolia and P. mexicana are just two of the most commons names erroneously applied to this species. Linnaeus (1753) named and described Plumeria rubra in his monumental work, , basing it on descriptions and illustrations that earlier workers had published. Wijnands (1983) selected a Sloane illustration, which Linnaeus had noted, to serve as the type specimen for this species. Strangely, the type locality (where the species was first collected) appears to be Jamaica, which likely indicates it was a cultivated plant. The most commonly cultivated plumeria or frangipani, P. rubra is primarily known for its amazing array of attractive, fragrant, colorful flowers, the product of a long history of intense cultivation, Fig. 2: Plumeria rubra can become a medium-sized tree., Whittier California. selection, and hybridization. The description is from Criley (2005), Leeuwenberg (2005), Woodson Trunk: to 10 inches diameter; bark smooth and (1938a, b), Zarucchi (2019), and cultivated plants. purplish brown-gray when young, becoming tan to brownish gray with age; young twigs 0.5–0.75 inch diameter, with numerous, prominent, semi-circular leaf scars. Leaves: extremely variable; spirally arranged; petioles 1.5–5 inches long; blades 6–20 inches long, 2–6 inches wide, variable in shape, narrowly elliptic to narrowly obovate but typically oblanceolate to oblong-obovate (Fig. 3), firmly thin, pliable, dull green to dull dark green and often slightly glaucous Fig. 1: Plumeria rubra is often a small, shrubby tree. above, paler below, typically without hairs or Whittier, California. sometimes with short, soft hairs below on midrib,

October 2019 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | 5 apex blunt or rounded to pointed, lateral nerves 0.4–1.5 inches long; in bud petal margins conspicuous, mostly at angle to midrib and forward- conspicuously spiral (Fig. 5); calyx lobes ovate to curving toward tip, impressed above, raised below, ovate-triangular, 0.04–0.08 inch long, tips rounded their ends co-joined to form an often conspicuous to truncate, without or sometimes with hairs; corolla marginal nerve. trumpet-shaped, tubular at base, tube 0.4–1 inch long, 0.06–0.1 inch wide, diameter uniform through- Fig. 3: Leaves of Plumeria rubra out, abruptly flared distally with mostly overlapping are variable in broadly obovate lobes 1–2.5 inches long, white, shape but typically yellow, pink, red, or multicolored (Figs. 6–8), often oblanceolate to (especially with light-colored forms) with a yellow dot oblong-obovate, firmly thin, pliable, or “eye” at base of lobes, waxy, very fragrant; dull green, and stamens 5, short, inserted near base of corolla tube; with a blunt pistil about half as high as stamens, composed of or rounded to 2 separate ovaries with a single, short style. pointed apex and conspicuous lateral nerves mostly at an angle to midrib and forward-curving toward tip. Garden of Linda and Eileen Ohara, Carson, California.

Flowers: arranged in a dense to lax cluster of up to 20–50 or rarely more flowers (Fig. 4); Fig. 4: Flowers of Plumeria rubra Fig. 6: The multi-award-winning flowers ofPlumeria ‘Hilo Beauty’ are rubra ‘Lovers’ Full Moon’ are large and often with up dark red and in to seven petals. Garden of Linda and Eileen Ohara, dense clusters. Carson, California. Garden of Linda and Eileen Ohara, Carson, California.

Fig. 5: Note the spiral petal margins of these flowers ofPlumeria rubra ‘Eye Candy’. Garden of Linda and Eileen Ohara, Carson, California. Fig. 7: Flowers of an unidentifiedPlumeria rubra cultivar informally called ‘Curly Pink’ are pinkish with peduncles 1.5–6 inches long, secondary peduncles yellow-orange centers and strongly recurved or curled nearly equal in length, with or without hairs; petals. Garden of Linda and Eileen Ohara, Carson, individual flowers to 3.25 inches long; pedicels California.

6 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | October 2019 Fig. 8: Flowers of this unidentifiedPlumeria rubra Fig. 10: In 1975 I observed in the dry cultivar cultivated on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Plumeria rubra season in a tropical deciduous dry forest in the Cape French Polynesia are a handsome blend of pink, Region of Baja California, . yellow, and orange.

Fruit: 2 pods (follicles) 3.5–12 inches long, Germany in 1850 for health reasons and whose 0.5–1.6 inches wide, brown, long-pointed, wide- garden was later incorporated into present-day spreading, joined at base; seeds winged (Fig. 9). Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu, is credited with introducing the original yellow and white P. rubra to Fig. 9: Fruits of Hawaii in 1860 (Leeuwenberg 2005). The original Plumeria rubra ‘Ryann Chelsey’ tree was still standing at least as recently as the are two pods early 2000s at the entrance to the Harold L. Lyon joined at the base. Orchid Collection in Foster Botanical Garden. Here they have Mrs. Paul Newman introduced a dark red-flowered split open to reveal form of P. rubra to Hawaii in 1871 (Flora Hawaiiensis the winged seeds. Garden of Linda 1932–1980). Gardeners promptly hybridized it with and Eileen Ohara, the yellow and white form, initiating the intense Carson, California. breeding and selection of P. rubra for which Hawaii became famous. Although Hawaii is still a center of Distribution: Mexico to Panama, and perhaps P. rubra breeding, now often with P. obtusa northern . Widely cultivated in tropical (Singapore plumeria), other regions like the and subtropical regions worldwide. Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and especially Ecology: Plumeria rubra occurs from nearly Thailand are now also intensely breeding P. rubra sea level to 4,500 feet elevation in tropical dry and P. obtusa. forest, often on rocky substrates (Fig. 10). The original yellow and white form of Plumeria Common Names: plumeria, frangipani, temple rubra that Hillebrand introduced to Hawaii in 1860 flower, graveyard flower. became known as ‘Graveyard Yellow’ because it was Notes: Plumeria rubra has a long, intense commonly planted around graveyards and history of cultivation, selection, and breeding, cemeteries, a practice still common today. Now resulting in a dizzying array of varieties (cultivars) known more commonly as ‘Common Yellow or and hybrids. It is likely more associated with Hawaii ‘Celadine,’ it is much prized for its pleasing spicy than any other place. Dr. William Hillebrand, doctor lemon fragrance and excellent flower keeping quality and plant aficionado who moved to Hawaii from for lei making (Fig. 11). Among other P. rubra

October 2019 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | 7 cultivars recognized for their excellent flower these synonyms include P. acuminata, P. acutifolia, keeping quality are ‘Donald Angus,’ ‘Hilo Beauty’ and P. lutea. (Fig. 4), ‘Lurline,’ ‘Nebel’s Rainbow’ (Fig. 12), A combination of characters distinguishes ‘Samoan Fluff,’ ‘Tomlinson,’ and ‘White Shell’ (Criley Plumeria rubra, including its flowers in bud with 2005). petal margins conspicuously spiral; the diameter of the corolla tubes uniform throughout; leaves with a Fig. 11: Plumeria rubra ‘Celadine’ distinct petiole; leaf blades dull green and pliable or ‘Common with lateral nerves conspicuous and mostly at angle Yellow’ is one of to midrib, their ends co-joined to form an often the oldest and sometimes conspicuous marginal. most common cultivars of this Flowering peaks during the warm season, even species and is in tropical areas. Plumeria rubra makes an excellent known for its landscape subject as a flowering accent or specimen general hardiness tree. It can be grown in containers for many years, and ease of its size regulated by judicious irrigation, fertilizer cultivation and keeping qualities applications, and pruning. As noted earlier, some of its flowers. cultivars have flowers of excellent keeping quality Garden of Linda and are good for lei making, cut flowers, and in other and Eileen Ohara, floral arrangements. Carson, California. In tropical areas, Plumeria rubra tends to drop Fig. 12: Plumeria rubra s‘Nebel’ Rainbow’ is another its leaves in winter, especially if it is dry. In non- cultivar know for the good keeping qualities of its tropical, marginal growth areas like southern flowers. Garden of Linda and Eileen Ohara, Carson, California, it will also tend to drop its leaves in winter. California. Near-freezing temperatures will kill leaves of P. rubra and temperatures much below freezing will kill twigs What we know in cultivation as Plumeria rubra and stems. Containerized plants can be moved is, in many cases, likely not “pure” and is probably inside or to sheltered locations to protect them from hybridized, mostly with P. obtusa. I have observed cold. Like most other plumerias, P. rubra is drought wild P. rubra in the Cape Region of Baja California, tolerant and benefits from being kept on the dry side Mexico and in Costa Rica and Panama, always with during winters when the plants are leafless. A new white flowers. Indeed, white-flowered forms of serious leafhopper pest of plumerias, especially P. rubra are often misidentified asP. alba, a rarely P. rubra, was recently discovered in southern cultivated species from the Caribbean Islands and California (Hodel et al 2017). treated earlier in this series (Hodel 2018). NEXT: Plumeria stenopetala An unusually variable species, Plumeria rubra has more than 20 recognized synonyms (validly Literature Cited published botanical names originally thought to be Criley, R. A. 2005. Plumeria in Hawaii. CTAHR Pub. distinct from but now recognized as the same as OF-31. University of Hawaii, Honolulu. P. rubra) listed for it on the various on-line plant Flora Hawaiiensis. 1932–1980. Privately Published, indexes (Tropicos, International Plant Names Index, Honolulu, Hawaii. , World Checklist of Selected Plant Hodel, D. R. 2018. The plumeria. Part 4: A key to the Families) and a few misapplied names. Some of

8 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | October 2019 species and Plumeria alba. Plumeria Soc. Amer. Wijnands, D. O. 1983. The Botany of the Commelins. Plumeria Potpourri. October: 4–7. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam. Hodel, D. R., L. M. Ohara, and G. Arakelian. 2017. A Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1938a. Studies in the new and serious leafhopper pest of Plumeria in . VII. An evaluation of the genera southern California. PalmArbor 2017-5: 1–19. Plumeria L. and Himatanthus Willd. Ann. Missouri On-line: http://ucanr.edu/sites/HodelPalmsTrees/ Bot. Gard. 38: 189–224. files/268897.pdf. Woodson, R. E., Jr. 1938b. Plumeria. North American Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. 2005. Apocynaceae, Flora 29(2): 115–119. pp. 116–128 In: G. W. Staples and D. E. Herbst, A Zarucchi, J. L. 2019. Plumeria. Flora Tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press, Mesoamericana. On-line: http://www.tropicos.org/ Honolulu. name/40012241?projectid=3. Accessed 20 March Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Imprensis 2019. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, Sweden.

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West Once More by Emerson Willis, Texas

Since 1994, Nan and I have been traveling to Huntington Beach, winning yellow beauty dubbed California to celebrate Bud Guillot’s birthday. This has involved quite a ‘California Gold.’ bit of enjoyable traveling, because, by gosh, he has had many April Eleazar Luna has beautiful birthdays. Ninety-seven to be exact. He has agreed twice, counting this trees, including a very large one, to change the celebration to August, enabling us to bask in the ‘Nancy.’ He thrilled my Nancy to glow of the blooming plumerias of his immaculate garden and several no end when he presented her collections of friends, neighbors, and fellow club members of the South with a very large, six tipped, Coast Plumeria Society. rooted pot of the cultivar ‘Nancy.’ Paula Furtwangler, Karen Abrams, and Danny Kashou recently I was informed if it wouldn’t fit gave Bud a wind-driven flamingo for his garden. It was still unnamed. with everything else in the car, I Noticing it was not turning well, a little sandpaper and a dab of Vaseline would have to take a bus home. I for its steel rod “perch” had it bobbing and spinning with its new name: suggested cutting it up, but I “Rusty.” cannot print the answer given. And then there was Diem Nguyen’s backyard, garden, and an organized and inventoried dense jungle! I have never seen so much beauty so tightly packed. But all was happy indeed. I saw the largest ‘Lemon Drop’ blossom ever. If I could have pulled it without risking branch or bone, I would have known just how unbelievably massive it was. The tour of Diem’s eden was just “Unforgettable.” (Pardon me, Nat) After punishing Bud for a week, we drove down the coast to Southern California Plumeria Nan and I were in for a special treat this trip because Bud’s club Society territory, stopping near El was having a weekend yard tour, and, of course, his bit of heaven was Cajon to see Danny Kashou and on the list. We were introduced to many fine, special members. We felt his beautiful family. We have seen truly fortunate to be among such a warm and friendly group of plumeria Danny’s fine videos, and they are people. great. But to walk side-by-side We very much enjoyed once again visiting with friends James and with him through this beautiful Kathleen Watson from the San Diego area. They brought us a very nice yard he is creating is truly plant to bring home. breathtaking. Breathtaking takes Bud’s friend, neighbor, and club member, John Tarvin had us over on a different meaning when I to see his garden. It was very nice and organized. John loves seedlings, think of the watering! The colors especially Thornton’s ‘Maverick’ seedlings, one of which is an award- and scents, back dropped with

10 | www.theplumeriasociety.org | October 2019 acres, surrounded with very nice plumerias. After a visit, a tour of the trees, and a nice restaurant, we topped off the day with probably the best yogurt on the planet. Early the next morning I packed my Nancy as she packed her ‘Nancy’ and aimed the car toward Texas.

Bud Guillot, Diem Nguyen, Nancy Willis, Emerson Willis the scenic glory from this part of our great nation, gives me pause after which I tell myself it has to be worth it. That’s the answer. The key. Whether you do a massive amount of work for our flowers or maybe just a little. IT’S WORTH IT! By the way, this was the second time Nan and I have spent a little time with Danny’s parents. They are a wonderful couple, and they love and are very proud of their son—easily understandable. Our final stop was nearby in La Mesa at the home of the Happy Bud Guillot Couple of the Hillside, the always smiling Stacy and Mike Atkinson. It’s Nancy Willis easy to see why they smile—a large home full of love placed on several Eleazar Luna

Bag Rooting by John Tarvin, Southern California

Bag rooted cuttings need little or no light and do not have to be watered. No more looking at a potted cutting and guessing if it has roots. Many cuttings can be rooted in a small area and at any time of year if you keep them in a warm house or on a heat mat. When the roots fill the bottom of the plastic bag plant them. Materials needed are peat moss, small plastic bags, rubber bands, and rooting hormone. Cuttings should be dried for two weeks or more before bagging. The bags I use are 5” tall by 4” wide. The rubber bands are called grafting bands—8” long and 3/8” wide. A large rubber band will work. The peat moss needs to be damp, not wet. If you squeeze the peat moss in your hands and water drips, the peat moss is too wet. Dampen the end of your cutting and dip the bottom in rooting hormone. Fill a plastic bag half full of peat moss and tamp down with your fingers or a plant stake. Place the cutting in the center of the plastic bag and place peat moss around the outside of the cutting. Fill the bag to 1/2” from the top with packed down peat moss. Squeeze the top of the bag tight against the cutting. Wrap with a rubber band, making sure all the air is out of the bag (very important!). You do not want to see condensation forming inside the plastic bag. The tested cuttings had 2” to 3” roots in three weeks but some cuttings may take a little longer.

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