2018 Plumeria Tour Arizona - Part 2

[@unknowngoogleh5246]

I love your videos of plumerias. I just move here in Oro Valley from CA. I bought 7 different kind of plumerias smells so good they are still in the pot they are inside my patio with those special shades on the patio. They still get lots of sun. I’m happy they flowered. Keep up the good work.

[@aliciaguerra-salazar5854]

I went to an estate sale and they had no sale of plumeria, they were in a wooden pot, they were beautiful but they had them in partial shade. I think that is the key, to have them in wood, so that the heat does not burn the roots. I have crape mytle, tolerant of any land, does not demand much care and everything gives beautiful flowers.

[@FoodForestPermaculture]

Hello Enlightenment Garden . Plumeria one of my Faves .

[@alexfierro3009]

Hi, I'm from Bullhead City Arizona. Do you think it could handle the heat?? What part of Arizona are you need?? Thanks, it's so beautiful!!

[@unknowngoogleh5246]

I’m in Oro Valley. I also have plumerias they are on the east side of the house. My plumerias have sun for 5 hours. Starting when sun is coming up. they will still flower. When it is 120 I cover them with breathable cloth. Mine is 4 feet tall in the winter i put them in my patio right by my window and they are on the overhang when frost i will put them inside the living room very near to the window. I think it works differently for other people. I dont plant mine on the ground because it might flood or frost.

[@paparons8493]

Cool 😎🤩😎

[@esteerimblas1860]

Beautiful flowers. What is the purpose of the white rapping on some of them

[@EnlightenmentGarden]

Thanks! The wrap is to protect the bark burnt by extreme cold and sun.

[@lazyreefer]

Your plumeria are looking fantastic! How are your plumerias dealing with full sun? All most all of my plumerias got sun burned on their trunk. I now have them under a 50% shade cloth (all in pots). How old do you think they need to be before they can take the full Arizona sun? Do yo cover the trunks covered at all to fight the sun burn?

[@EnlightenmentGarden]

Thanks! It's a mixed bag on dealing with sun. My basic rule of thumb is to provide shade cloth the first year the plumerias are in the ground. After that, they seem to have the roots down they need to take full sun. I do find that some cultivars are more sensitive than others. I have wrapped a few of the new Thai varieties with breathable trunk wrap where it's planted in a location where there is strong light beaming on it all day to prevent burn on the branches. I do the same with my fruit trees. Thai Jade is one that is struggling in full sun with some leaf burn but then again its only been in the ground for 4 mos and has no shade cloth. Shade cloth is a must if you are keeping them in pots in a full sun location. In pots, roots are confined to the pot and a pot gets really hot in full sun. One thing I would suggest is in addition to shade cloth, you may want to plunge your pots in to the ground or thick mulch to keep the roots cooler. TFW and happy gardening!

[@lazyreefer]

Thanks for the reply. When do you recommend planting the plumerias in ground?

[@EnlightenmentGarden]

You're welcome! With any tropical the best time is when the last frost has passed in early spring like early March. That's when I planted my new plants I bought last Summer. The objective is to get as much growth and roots on them before they deal with extreme heat. You can still plant them now but it's not optimum timing. They'll need shade cloth and will need protection in Winter if we get a frost. My video "Shading Plants in the Desert Heat" shows an easy method I use with PVC.

[@lazyreefer]

Thanks for the advice! I saw your video and made the "shade house" today. Thanks for all the tips. hopefully I can find enough places to plant my 15 plumerias :) next year

[@nennodos]

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