Plumeria in San Diego

I love going to Hawaii. As a family we go there usually about once a year to enjoy everything the islands have to offer. Living in San Diego allows us a quick 5 hour flight from the San Diego Airport or LAX to any of the Hawaiian Island airports. We’ve been to The Big Island “Hawaii”, Oahu, Maui and Kauai many times over the years. We usually go to The Big Island because we like it there the best.

One of the things I like most about Hawaii is the plant life. The flowers, trees, palms, coconuts and everything that grows there. My favorite tree is the Plumeria which is not a native Hawaiian species but has its origins in the Caribbean, South America and Central America. The first plumeria was introduced in Hawaii by Wilhelm Hillebrand in 1860. Wilhelm Hillebrand was a German physician and botanist who lived in Hawaii from 1851 to 1871. This tree is covered in flowers and has a wonder pungent perfume smell. They come in a multitude of colors. These trees along with ginger and other sweet smelling plants give the islands a wonderful flowery smell.

In San Diego I’ve grown plumeria over the years in my backyard and have been quite successful doing so. I’ve also listed and sold many homes with plumeria trees in the yards of the property. They can do quite well in San Diego County especially by the San Diego Coast. This last trip to Hawaii I brought home several clippings of plumeria. I found this deep red plumeria and an orange-red with yellow highlights plumeria and took home a few stalks to plant at home and see if I can grow these into my own trees over the next several years. I researched the best way to do this and along with my knowledge of plants that I have accumulated over the years I planted them.

I went to Home Depot and purchased Perlite and Miracle-Gro Potting Mix. I mixed them together in a wheelbarrow in a 2-1 mix 2 parts potting mix and 1 part perlite. I mixed this very well and then put it into 4 pots that I had from some berry bushes I purchased and planted earlier in the year. I put the stalks of the plumeria into the soil broken end down. I mixed water and “Root & Grow” root stimulator and watered thoroughly. I have the plants in a 50/50 sun/shade location. This usually works excellent for me and I’ll keep this blog updated with the progress.

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