Miami Rose

Medium 2 ½" rose pink with light pink bands. Round petals with golden yellow center. A very strong fragrance of coconut oil or suntan lotion - rose. Most desirable plumeria for fragrance, deep pink and a coconut/fruity fragrance. Incredibly fragrant. Upright grower. Smells coconut suntan lotion. Grows extremely fast, creating long and thick branches, putting the flowers out of reach. In five years it's about 15 feet tall. Great big inflos though that keep blooming for weeks and weeks. I've had flowers into December. Branches are nice and straight, doesn't tend to lean or grow sideways like some others. Poor root stock. One of the most prolific plumeria, blooms all year round in warm areas and comes out of dormancy before any plumeria. Miami Rose is another Florida cultivar and often confused with Key West Pink. MR has a red peduncle as opposed to Key West Pink, which has a green peduncle. They also differ in fragrance. Seedling of unknown origin. The seed was planted and the tree named by Dr. Monroe Birdsey of the University of Miami many years ago. It is probably the most common and vigorous Plumeria tree in the Miami area. It is even bigger and more common in the Florida Keys. Easy/fast rooter, thick branching, fast grower, generous bloomer, hearty. The name was given to the tree by a professor of the University of Miami many years ago. Very vigorous. Tips often bloom multiple times w/o branching. However the inflos are nice- the big kinds that keep going for months. "Rose" in the name is called that because of its color that is more rose-like. Light fragrance of coconut/suntan lotion, with a floral undertone and a powerful bloomer in the right conditions. You have to put your nose close to smell it. This tree can reach heights over 20 feet tall!!! Florida favorite for over 50 years. More hardy than the Vera Cruz Rose, but rewarding in size and height. These trees can take colder temps because of their hardiness. THE most prolific plumeria for me. Near continuous blooms in the summer. Had refused to go into dormancy for me. One of the easiest plumerias. The pink blooms are very flashy and rewarding. Large variety, no doubt, and a fairly fast grower, beautiful scent and lovely flowers. My Miami Rose was labeled as such and on comparing pinks, there are so many that are similar that it could easily be confused with another variety. Be sure to compare your blossoms with the ones here, make sure it's the same, deep rose with yellow center, red stems. It comes out later than some of my varieties. Has been growing in South Florida for more then 50 years so the info about this plumeria being hybridized by Stokes is incorrect. Light fragrance of coconut/suntan lotion, with a floral undertone. Tough plant, it grows fast and big and blooms pretty nice, strong suntan lotion scent, a good filler for your landscape. Stems can be as thick as Jeannie Moragne and leaves just as big. Inflos are high above the leaves. Sets seed in large pods.