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Now that friends reunited is free  ;D I have got in touch with a schoolfriend in perth,australia. she has offered to send me some frangipandi (plumeria) seeds
have done a bit of research on google and it seems it will be OK if you overwinter it inside. cannot fingd anything on growing it from seed!
friend has loads growing in her garden all year round. souds like heaven
marg

seems I am going to be a bit of a groundbreaker here ;D
marg

I've had a bit of a look through the 'library' ;D

The only information I can find about germination is that the seed should be sown at 18C/64F in Spring (not much help) ??.  No mention of depth of sowing, etc.

Cultivation should be under glass.  Grow in a loam-based potting compost (JI No 2) with added sharp sand.

I would suggest you look on the Chiltern Seeds website (I'm not sure, but  think its www.chilternseeds.co.uk (or maybe .com).  They may be able to give you more information.  But nothing ventured, nothing gained.

valmarg

I thought it was a variety of cake made with almonds

My thoughts entirely PH, well you live and learn  ;D

Maye if we plant the seed then we can grow the cake? :o :P

I germinated some Frangipani seeds about three years ago. I started them off in late Feb in a propagator on a windowsill. They came up pretty quickly (7 - 10 days as I recall). They grew well and I put them outside to harden them off in late April.

In two days they'd been stripped bare by some (probably slimy) creature, so be careful.   :-\

Here's some info I've collected:

Hymenosporum Flavum - Australian Native Frangipani
Gossy dark green foliage. Yellow & cream flowers in spring, highly scented with a hint of citrus blossom hence its common name. Once established it will tolerate a moderate frost.
Aspect: South, full sun
Soil: Dry Acid Soil
Temperature: 0c to 3c / 32f to 37f
Maximum Height: 6 ft /1.8 m
Maximum Spread: 4 ft /1.2 m

I must admit, I don't remember germinating them in acid soil - just plain old compost.

Good luck with them.    :)

Bought two Frangipani plants three foot high in flower in march, £3 each, beautiful perfume, as time is not on my side with seed, and two coconut plants for the hammock that I will never use for our house in Thailand.   ;D

Blimey that's cheap! Mind if I ask where you got them from?

thankyou amazin! Idon,t know when I will recieve the seeds from australia  (they have to have a licence to import there but she thinks she can send them here) or how many there are but Iwill have to give them a good try as she will be watching my blog for news of them!
marg

Good luck, Marg. I LOVE the smell of frangipani....would be one of my must-have plants - if I was certain of success ::)  I'll have to content myself with periodic checks of your blog.

PS...that right about Friends Reunited?

Lishka

alishka it is deffo right about freinds reunited, have founds some pals on there too :) my favourite price, free! lol! and another place to try ive found is facebook, also free, i found some uni pals by typing in old email addresses and things,  hth (hope that helps)? lou xx
sorry know nothing about frangipani but it sounds lovely and exotic, would it grow here outdoors? cant remember what it looks/smells like so ill have to google it, shame its yet another thing the slugs find tasty!! theyre getting mighty fat on my seedlings despite my efforts with a sharp stick, tho glad to say we havent as many as last yr (yet!) good luck with it and will deffo have 2 check youre blog for news :)

You're welcome Marg. It would be great if you managed to get the seeds fresh - and if your friend doesn't have any trouble in sending seeds over here, I'll be her next customer.

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Having just got back from Australia i think you will find that they are very,very strickt about  seeds and food being taken in and out of their country.Same applies for New Zealand.I am an avid collector of seeds and cuttings but  draw the line in these places as warnings are in place all over.

Quote from: budgiebreeder on May 28, 2008, 09:14:18
Having just got back from Australia i think you will find that they are very,very strickt about  seeds and food being taken in and out of their country.Same applies for New Zealand.I am an avid collector of seeds and cuttings but  draw the line in these places as warnings are in place all over.

Perhaps I won,t get a chance to try them then :'( will keep you posted
marg

Good news Marg - the T&M seed sale has Frangipani seeds at half price - £2,49. And if you buy other, cheaper seeds you get the most expensive packet free, so...

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well the seeds have arrived from australia! 4 different colours,not sure what kind they are havn,t sown them yet as I need to get some more compost. I feel very nervous about this but here goes I,ll keep you posted and of course report the progress on my blog
marg

Hi,

I come from Kenya and we had frangipani in our garden but I never saw any seeds on ours.  I always thought they were grown from cuttings.

Becareful though they have a white milky sap (we called them "The Milk Trees" when we were little) and the sap stains your clothes and you can't get the stain out.

Welcome to the forum Shambasarfi.

There are quite a few of us here who grow (or try to!) flowers, fruit and veg from around the world, so we may well be calling on you for help and advice!

That's really interesting about the sap, and about growing Frangipani from cuttings. The only trouble is finding any round here to take cuttings from!

Oh well, better hurry up there, Marg, there's a waiting list - good luck with them!

;D