Plumeria Species, Bridal Bouquet, Fiddle Leaf, White Frangipani, Wild Plumeria

I ran across a garden site that said that Plumeria pudica is the hardiest of the family and is grown all over Australia's Melbourne.
...Read More> So, would take that as meaning it would be worth a try in the S.F. as Melbourne and the bay area are very similar.

I've had my Plumeria pudica in the ground for about 3 years now and it has always done great (blooms profusely)and doesn't loose many lea...Read Moreves in the winter here in Sarasota, FL. This year it has, so far, failed to bloom. Anyone have ideas as to why it's not blooming?

The pudica has lots of flowers for most months of the year.The flowers are a beautiful bright white. The Plumeria pudica also has beautif...Read Moreul dark green foliage which is more evergreen than other plumeria. People in Australia call them Frangipani Pudica.

It seems like Plumeria stenophylla was the original Everlasting Love but some wholesale nurseries in Australia have started marketing the pudica as the "Everlasting Love" frangipani.

The pudica is a very popular Valetine's Day gift in Australia because they are in full bloom at the time of year so the name is well suited to the plant.

I have about 300 in pots (some 2m tall in 75 litre bags) and plan to make a hedge.

I got my first plumeria at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo circa 1985, strange as that sounds. It took years before I found out wha...Read Moret a heavy feeder it was, but I learned and its first blooms were a triumph. I've since purchased other colors at Houston Plumeria Society Show and Sales. My plumerias bloom gloriously for me every summer.
I ran across the exotic Plumeria Pudica at a civic association White Elephant Sale. There was only one and I purchased it. I'd read about it, but had never seen one. It was about 12" tall. It did not bloom the first year, but the second summer, the plant grew tall and the show of flowers was spectacular. My plant is kind of lanky, with any branches starting around the 40" point. The plant is about 5 feet tall. It beautifully handles the intense heat and humidity of Houston all summer. It finally stops blooming mid-autumn. It drops most of its leaves over winter. It is a problem free, rewarding plant to grow. I recommend it.