Garden Affair : Plumerias in Summer Garden

 Plumerias are one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs that blooms consistently for the most part of the year . Plumeria blooms are now back after a break with the arrival of hot weather . 

                                         

Plumeria Care and Propagation  

Plumeria plants are easy to grow plants and can withstand drought like conditions and still give continuous blooms. Plumeria can be easily propagated through stem cuttings .

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Summer blooms at 40c

This summer is quite uncertain compared to previous year in fact this year has been by far filled with uncertainty and ambiguity that will be staying for some time more in the latter part of this year.

While we are experiencing Hot summer days  in our region this time with unexpected western disturbances the usual  scorching heat waves are being subsided by the advent of showers periodically in every week.

It has helped a lot for flowers to appear in otherwise colorless summer garden.

                                                 Neon carnation bloom gave a comeback

Hibiscus flowers are enjoying change in weather

Firebush Flowers 

Solanum virginianum 

French Marigold

Rains bring Rain lily to bloom 

Portulaca is one of the most hardy flower in summer 

Peacock flower and Scarlet milkweed are constantly blooming from last month 

Plumeria blooms 

Jasmine blooms 

Zinnia in pots 

Some fresh harvest of tomatoes 

Meanwhile sky is looking cloudy again this weekend 

A sunbird spotted in the garden                                                                                        

Plumeria Blooming season

Plumeria plants are very  relatable to summer season .Their hardy stems which remains dormant all winter for long  show up some life with burst of new leaves all over the plant after the arrival of spring  which are then preceded with blossoms that stays all long through the summer.

                                                                 

While Plumeria has a distinct pleasant fragrance but mostly it is the combination of colors and flower structure that makes it an attractive plant of  summer.                                                                              

                                                 


                                                     Pink Plumeria or Plumeria rubra

                                                 A close up shot of White Plumeria

The above two varieties are not that fragrant in fact have minute fragrance when compared to empowering fragrance of this Common plumeria                                                                            

                                            Common white plumeria                                                  

                                                           

                                                       Common White plumeria flower                                                            

Plumeria is quite drought tolerant plant when planted in ground but requires a little bit care when grown in a pot .It likes to be  fed with organic manure once in a while for brilliant blooms.                                 

A surprise visit of Indian kingfisher on my Rangoon creeper plant                                                                             

                        

Today's sunset