Plumeria grown from seed by Florida Colors Nursery
Redlands Sunset FCN Plumeria
- SKU:
- Redlands Sunset FCN
- Availability:
- Usually: Ships in 5-7 business days
- Shipping:
- Calculated at Checkout
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Flower Fragrance:
- Classic Plumeria
- Flower Size:
- 3"
- Growing Habit:
- Medium (12"-24" per yr)
- Blooming:
- Good
Description
Redland's Sunset: This medium grower with beautiful Orange multi colored 3" flowers. Collectors who enjoy having a rare addition to their collection. Florida Colors Plumeria Nursery seedling.
Redland's Sunset typical size when shipped:
- Rooted plants are 18-22 inches from the soil line
When You Get Your Plumeria
What you should know:
- We ship plumeria with the leaves cut off per requirements by the USDA
- Every plumeria is inspected for any signs of damage and insects
- We spray each plumeria with mineral oil as a precaution.
What you should Do First:
- Inspect the box and note or take photos if damaged
- Carefully Unpack, inspect your plumeria, if damaged in any way, take photos and notify Florida Colors Nursery immediately via email at info@floridacolors.com or phone 305-258-1086
- Soak the roots in water for 2-4 hours to hydrate your plumeria
- Pot in a 3 gal pot using well draining soil.
- Water your plumeria well for the next three days, then as needed. Plumeria do not like their roots to be wet.
- We grow all our plumeria in full sun. We suggest you place your new plumeria in full sun.
- To help you understand more about fertilizers...see https://www.floridacolorsplumeria.com/understanding-fertilizers/
- For more info on caring for your plumeria...see https://www.floridacolorsplumeria.com/how-to-care-for-your-plumeria/
Detailed Description
PLUMERIA NAME: Mikey
SKILL TO GROW:
- Beginner
FLOWERS:
- Flower Front Color (as appears 10 feet away, during the prime blooming season): Yellow with white highlights
- Flower Back Color:: Orange, multi colors
- Flower Center Size: Medium
- Flower Center Color: Orange
- Throat Size: Medium
- Flower Throat Color: Orange
- Flower Size: 3"
- Keeping Quality - Texture (Lei): Average
- Flower Fade Rate (Lei): Average
- Flower Reaction to Sun and Heat: Fades from yellow to a lighter Orange.
- Fragrance: Classic Frangipani fragrance
- Flower Fragrance Intensity: Medium
- Petal Type: petals highly overlapped
- Petal Color Details: Pink banding
INFLORESCENCE
- Blooming: Great bloomer
- Blooming Period: All season
- Inflo Stalk Color: Brown
- Pubescence: No
- Bud Color: Pink
- Inflo shape: Medium
LEAF
- Leaf Color: Green
- Leaf Texture: Matte
- Leaf Vein Color: Green
- Leaf Border Color: Green
- Petiole Color: Light Brown
- Petiole Length:
- Leaf Shape:
- Leaf Length and Width:
TREE
- Tree Type: Deciduous
- Growth Habit: Memdium, can grow over 12” per year under good growing conditions
- Vigor: Medium-growing
- Mature Bark Texture: Smooth
- Mature Bark Color: Grey
- Tree Shape: Taller than wide
- Trunk or branch circumference: Medium
- Small New Growth Light Brown
- Tip Color: Light Brown
- Branching Density: Medium
- Branching After Bloom: Good
- Branching After Prune: Good
- Root system: Strong
PROPAGATION
- Seed Propagation:
- Stem Propagation: Roots well
HERITAGE AND LINEAGE
- Pod Parent - unknown
- Known Seedlings:
- Pollen Parent: Unknown
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Notes / History: this cultivars was created by Carol and Luc. First bloomed in 2008.