Plumeria is native to tropical America and is grown as an ornamental around the world. Flowers of most cultivars are very fragrant and are excellent for leis flowers. In the tropics, they can grow to  big trees. However, plumeria can be grown to a relatively large size in large containers everywhere. More information about plumeria from Univ. of Hawaii.

Plumeria from Southern California, Summer 2002

Some pictures of plumeria from Vietnam and Thailand

Dissecting picture of a plumeria flower (for anyone interesting in hand pollination)

Plumeria Group (free). a friendly internet group discussing about plumeria.

Plumeria Societies:

Plumeria Society of America
Virtual International Plumeria Society
South Coast Plumeria Society
Southern California Plumeria Society