When we hold Kickstarter fundraisers for my TV show, “A Growing Passion,” each of the crew offers something as a contributor reward. Our cameraman Michael Gerdes loves to contribute cuttings from his ...

Plumeria, Hawaiian name melia, is the most commonly used flower for lei in Hawaii, although it isn’t native to Hawaii. It’s native to Central and South America. At this time of year, it’s blooming all ...

A: There are a couple options to make your plumerias more manageable. First, you can root prune to maintain them in a reasonable pot size, or you can take cuttings and restart with small plants. There ...

Last summer, while on the island of Oahu, I abandoned my wife and girls for most of the day and went on a plant quest. This happens a lot. The Sawdust Festival, an Angel’s game, Disneyland; they all ...

When an ornamental horticulture professor at Cuyamaca College asked him to draft a design for a plant nursery, Carl Herzog looked at the bare, decomposed granite hillside beside his Lakeside house and ...

When David Konishi lost his plumerias in the Orange County freeze of 2007, complete strangers mailed him cuttings from their own trees so he could rebuild his collection. Humbled, Konishi vowed that ...

In terms of care, plumeria has cactus-like qualities. It is extremely water thrifty and its roots are shallow and non-invasive. I have never heard of plumeria roots damaging adjoining hardscape. From ...

While ZIP codes may say it’s Southern California, with a few choice plantings your yard can become a tropical paradise. Plumeria, the sweet-smelling flowers that grace Hawaiian leis and is a familiar ...

Like a beautiful butterfly emerging from a plain brown chrysalis, magnificent blossoms sprout from seemingly lifeless branches every spring. Plumeria, also known as Frangipani, are colorful tropical ...

Plant lovers can shop for staghorn ferns, epiphyllums, hibiscus, succulents and, of course, plumerias at this year’s Plumeria Festival at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The event ...

Pink-toned summer sunsets truly have no rival, but a petal of a plumeria, with its deep pinky hue and cream-rich accents, might be thought of as a sunset in flower form. Stream Los Angeles News for ...