Local nurseries are filled with tropical plants for gardeners to place on their patio each summer, but many of these plants are difficult to keep alive inside the house during the wintertime.

Q: What is causing orange growths on the backs of my plumeria’s leaves? I have tried copper on it for rust, but it hasn’t helped. A: The University of Hawaii, as one might guess, has the definitive ...

DEAR JESSICA: I read your column every Sunday and learn so much. I have a plumeria growing in a clay pot, which I kept out on the deck all summer, where it thrived. How can I keep it alive as ...

Plumeria, aka frangipani, is a card-carrying member of the well-known dogbane family, called Apocynaceae, which also includes oleanders and periwinkles. Plumeria is a shrub or small tree native to the ...

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Q: Help! I’m a serial killer of plumerias. I plant the plumeria (Plumeria sp. aka Frangipani) in my sunniest place available against a south-facing wall. None of my soil drains especially well in ...

Plumeria are tropical trees native to Central America and parts of Mexico and South America, but they've become synonymous with Hawaii and in tropical climates across the world. The plant has gorgeous ...