IT'S ALIVE!!!! Muahahahaha!

[madkiwi]

So they said it could not be done. They told me I was crazy to try growing plumeria in Montana.

After 7 weeks the rootball has apparently done its thing, and now the leaves are finally starting to grow!

Comments

[evilegg]

Isn't that a Bath and Body Works soap?

[labrat2]

Heh... I thought it was an alien.

[evilegg]

It does sound like a galaxy.

[biglarry]

Looks like a refridgerator experiment. Rather moldy it is.

[madkiwi]

The white stuff right on top was a sealant from the nursery. The powdery white stuff is that flaking off or the root hormone it got dipped into.

What do you expect to see when I use the macro mode to magnify the whole thing? The longest leaf bud is about 4 mm.

[biglarry]

Ah. We have plumerias too but they didn't come with sealant. They were shrink wrapped.

[bandicoot]

Is this the start of a giant tree?

[madkiwi]

God, I hope not!

It is going to have to be carted in the house most nights even in summer, and so it needs to remain as a small bush.

Plumeria's drop dead temperature (literally) is 50°F. Our night-time lows are still in the high 40s, low 50s.

[biglarry]

We've had them live thru high 30's after they were established. Wrap the trunk with some Xmas tree lights and throw a cover over the plant. The heat from the lights will take care of business. Looks kind of cool too.

[bandicoot]

I had no idea it had such a low tolerance to cold.

[partywhipple]

Congratulations it's a... what the fuck is it?

[madkiwi]

When it is flowering this is what it looks like-

[partywhipple]

Wow. There is a marked difference, eh??

[evilegg]

But your flowers will be purple colored?
I'm confused.

[gallius]

You ARE nuts and congrats.