So tempting.......

I know they are not named, but it is so tempting to get some folks to go in together and buy 500 plumerias from Chris. I mean, a buck a piece?
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/808439/

Sounds like a great idea!!
Kim

Sign me up! Let me know what I need to do.

You could line the driveway with them. You could have a large plumeria bed. Think of it. So tempting...............

Yes, I was tempted too, it's a great deal, but trust me, 500 sticks is a lot of sticks, so unless you work at a flea market or something like that and can offload some....

that is a good price..

Well, maybe a bunch of people could go in together and get 500. Maybe like a co op.

It is a fantastic price...but the only one I would really be interested in is the rainbow of her picture...which isn't one of the ones offered! Darn!

I really need to do a plumeria garden..I think in the front garden. I already have too many mistreated ones...and some of them are getting so big they are becoming an issue pulling them out of the ground for the winter. I left all of them in the back garden this year..they seem to do just fine.

Rjudd, I was thinking the same thing. It would look so pretty to have an entire area filled with them.

It would... I saw a place in my neighborhood where they have a whole row of plumerias..it looks very nice...but must have some space

Don't know how they behave in Texas, but here on the island, they tend to completely lose their leaves about once a year...there will be clusters of flowers on the ends of branches, but no leaves. Not a really gorgeous sight. I suppose if they were kept small it wouldn't be a problem, but these guys get big!

I know..I saw that in Hawaii...thought it was strange looking...yet they loose all the leaves ..I'm glad too because it gets rid of ickies that have collected on them

We have one plumie, Singapore White, that keeps it's leaves year round.

Personally I really like the bare-with-blooms look.
Around here I am known as the woman with that yard full of sticks. Then in the summer people stop and ooh and aah...... to me it's worth it.
I got some rainbow varieties from Buried Treasures last year. It's an almost luminous bloom. Here is a picture.

if you are going to do a co-op, i would like in please

Me too, please please please!

Me 3!!

I think - with 500 cuttings - everyone better specify how many they want to be in for.

wonder how many would fit in a flat rate box.. I would be in for that number... quite a few I would think... at least 20 or more and the diameter makes a difference if they are single tipped. Count me in.

... mmmm maybe even more. Lost a LOT of mine this winter when they got too wet before I brought them in for the winter. did not dry out enough and it got too cold fast to leave them out to dry.

Tammie

I would go for the flat rate rate box full. :)

Good thinking and question, LhasaLover! inquiring minds want to know!

I would do 2 of each color if 8 would fit in a flat rate box.

Someone pointed this thread out to me, so if you have any questions on these, feel free to ask.

Regarding Flat rate boxes, these won't fit. They're too long. About 6 can fit in the triangular tube.

If you do decide to do a co-op, no nursery license is needed by us. They would be shipped from Mission, TX via DHL Ground, most likely.

Not to worry, if no one wants to run one now. These are available at this price from mid January through May.

Chris

so would i

Good, I was wondering about timing of the shipment. It's way too cold to ship anything here here right now

wow.. they must be long... the flat rate boxes I use are 12" long. It really doesn't matter because cuttings don't weigh that much anyway. Just plain priority boxes would work and they do have those triangular ones for free as well as some others...regular priority box is 15" and the triangular ones are 25"... 4 paint markers to mark each cutting with the color and boxes to put them in.. if we can get enough people to go through 500 cuttings, it would not be that difficult to do. I even have address labels and have done other co ops.

Tammie

Tammie maybe you better start a co-op thread then!!
I assume the cuttings are already marked for color.

Hetty - that is beautiful!!!! Ya know, I know of one or two on island that never seem to loose their leaves completely...and they are the singapores...must be something about that particular variety. I love these so much...but I must chant....I can't have any more trees - ohmmm - I can't have any more trees - ohmmm...

I think I'd like 2 of each as well..

I would be interested too... if 6 fit in a box I would go for 6.

I don't know how this works, but I would sure like to get in on it. 6 maybe?

I would go for 3 of each.

Will they live year around planted in the ground in zone 8a???

I might be a little bit tempted! :)

Just a little hahaha!!

Tammy admit it! You're ALOT tempted! :-)

Man, I can't get by with nuttin tonight! HA HA HA

Plumerias are beautiful

I'm not sure about living all year around in zone 8a....It's a gamble for us leaving them out here.