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Hi. My name is Glenda. I just moved to San Antonio, TX and am a first time poster. This evening I had family in from Houston to visit and to see my new home. An aunt brought me a plant. She's not at all sure of the name, but believes it's called "Frange Pange". I've been searching for it online, but can't find any plant by that name.
Can anyone name this plant for me and tell me perhaps how to cultivate it? I'm anxious to find out all I can.
She probably meant Frangipani, which is a common name for Plumeria. Here are the ones in Plant Files [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] There's no way to know which one you have without a bloom, but the care for all of them is pretty similar so if you click on any of the entries listed there you'll find some info. Or if you google plumeria or frangipani I guarantee you'll find tons of info.
My favorite site for plumeria info is plumeria101. Tons of pretty pictures and great info on care & cultivation. My 'San Pedro du Lac' is just now getting ready to bloom for the first time. HTH They are tropical and need to be protected form frost. I bring mine into the garage @ about 40 degrees. Gene
PS pay particular attention to the recommendations for fertilizer, if you don't, you will not get any bloom.
Glenda, I don't want to rain on your parade BUT, don't hold your breath waiting for a bloom. Mine was given to me as a five foot high stalk with a few leaves on top two years ago. I divided it into 3 sections and it finally put out fingers but no bloom. I harvested several fingers last year and the original plant is the one getting ready to bloom. Gene
The literature says it has to bloom before it will branch but the 10-52-10 fertilizer seems to be what did the trick for me. Even the cuttings I took are branching nicely but as I said, this will be the first bloom I have seen. Gene
Thank you again Gene. You've been very helpful. I will try the 10-52-10 fertilizer and work at developing more patience as it seems I want everything to happen for me overnight.
I greatly appreciate your input and ecrane3's input as well.
Plumeria commemorates Charles Plumier, a seventeenth-century French botanist who described several tropical species. The genus contains 8 species of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees, originally from Central America, known for their strongly fragrant flowers. The tree can reach a height of 9m, though they are generally much smaller. Their fleshy branches contain a poisonous, milk sap. In the tropics, the terminally held flowers (generally white) appear before the leaves and continue to flower for most of the year. In subtropical climates the flowers appear in spring, after the leaves, and continue growing until the next winter. The fruit consist of 2 leathery follicles, althought the trees rarely fruit in cultivation. Most plumerias in gardens are hybrids. Plumerias are very salt tolerant.
Family: Apocynaceae
Popular Name: Frangipani, Temple tree, Calachuchi
