Plumeria Cultivars

Red cultivar brought back from Papua New Guinea approximately 30 years ago.

Brilliant pom-poms of softly ruffled petals. Deep orange center and white mid-petal stripe intensify in heat. Nicely floral scent, medium-sized tree.

Unnamed variety at Island Plumeria (Northridge, CA), tracked by owner Matthew as 'Rainbow 36'; noted for watercolor-like colors with thin burgundy/magenta edges and a strong fragrance.

Old Hawaiian variety with compact habit.

Cultivar from Kukiat that sets seed.

Cupped rainbow flower, pure white with a deep yellow center and pink frills along the petal edges.

2.5-inch thick-petaled flower with yellow-to-pink-purple color shifts, semi-compact, medium-strong peach scent. Prolific bloomer with huge inflorescences.

Huge flowers with some having six petals and typical Leela crinkle or fold. Vaguely fruity but not strong fragrance. Fast grower.

Similar to Lady Fruits, changes coloring over the growing season.

Very large, beautifully shaped and patterned flowers similar to Puu Kahea but with broader rounder petals. Nicely sweet scent.

Hawaiian variety with sweetly fragrant 2-2.5 inch flowers and fair keeping quality.

Pu'u Kahea-like 5-inch flower with widely separated, narrow, somewhat floppy petals that appear to 'crouch' like a spider; strong rainbow color and good floral scent.

3-3.5 inches of rainbow colors (red, white, gold) with orange-red star in very center. From Sacred Gardens Frangipani of Queensland.

Very large 4-5 inch star-shaped flowers from long metallic-pink buds with mainly pink, white, and golden orange with darker veining. Smooth medium fragrance.

Appears to be a mix of renamed Leela, renamed Miss Universe, and brightly colored Leela-shaped version.

Cultivar from Sunchai with huge blooms.

Brilliant yellow with strong red band on front and back of narrow pointed tip, slightly overlapping petals. Good keeping quality.

More than one cultivar with this name. Brilliant yellow with strong red bands, long petals, wonderful blooms with fragrance. Long-lasting blooms.

Upright, open-branching landscape variety with flowers blending rainbow pink, yellow, and red.

Tall tree bearing 3.5 inch multicolor rainbow blush blooms that pale with age.

Similar to Nopakaw with strong elegant fruity fragrance and excellent keeping quality. Best scent, great bloomer, likes to branch.

Easy-to-root cultivar with a spicy-sweet fragrance carrying hints of citrus and coconut; named by Diem Nguyem for his friend Ralph.

Flowers smell intensely of candy. Glowing tones of yellow and pink on white 3.5-inch flowers with rounded overlapping pastel-pink-edged petals. Vigorous and prolific.

See P. cujete; has pudica-like leaves.

Seedling of hot pink.

Flowers show dramatic color changes with temperature and weather. Cool nights and warm days reveal dark veining and petal curve. Rain triggers blood red coloring from dark red.