Plumeria, also known as frangipani, is a deciduous, semi-succulent tropical plant renowned for its fragrant and colorful flowers. Its distinctive scent can be sweet, spicy, floral, or fruity. Plumeria ...

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.

Learn how to grow plumeria, a tropical tree and shrub beloved for its delicate, fragrant flowers. Many people know plumeria for its fragrant flowers, which are famously used in Hawaiian leis. A ...

Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, April 15 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 —Learn about plumeria, a big, tropical looking plant that captivated ...

You know the long days of summer have arrived when the plumeria (Plumeria) is blooming. This tropical has a thick green trunk (or stem) with ovate leaves that grow from the top or terminal tip of the ...

Explore the history and the attraction of Plumeria and learn how to grow and care for it. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Aloha Spirit captivated Southern Californians at a time when the Beach Boys were ...

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 ...

Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV —Learn about plumeria, a big, tropical looking plant that captivated Southern Californians— In the 1950s and 1960s, ...

Plumeria naturally drop all their leaves and go dormant during the dry season in their native climate. The dry season in the tropics coincides with our wintertime, so these plants will naturally stop ...