Southern California Plumeria Society

June 11, 2023 Meeting - "Plumeria rubra - What have we learned?"
2023-06-11 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us on Sunday, June 11 at 1pm for “Plumeria rubra – What have we learned?” presented by University of Hawaii Emeritus Professor of Horticulture, Dr. Richard A. Criley.

Annual Cutting Sale
2023-05-27 - 2023-05-28 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Join us on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 from 10am to 4pm (both days!) at the Casa de Prado in Balboa Park, San Diego, for our Annual Cutting Sale. Stay tuned for additional information regarding available Plumeria varieties and other updates!

April 16, 2023 Meeting - "Plumeria Seedlings" and "Pruning, Callusing and Rooting Plumeria"
2023-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 1pm for a presentation on Plumeria seedlings from Joy & Carl Herzog and on “Pruning, Callusing and Rooting Plumeria” by Jeff Sharp.

March 12, 2023 Meeting - What Is That Bug?
2023-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Join us at the March 2023 SCPS meeting on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 1pm.
San Diego Master Gardener Linda Stewart will be presenting on “What Is That Bug?”
Linda Stewart has been a Master Gardener since 2010 and has had several roles educating the public during that time. She has spent most of her adult years in some type of education. She was a registered nurse for 40 years. Most of that time she spent teaching patients, students and the public. Since she retired in 2008, she has spent much of her time volunteering, giving back, making up for the many years that her job and family took priority. Linda’s first project after retirement was ripping out her lawn and replacing it with drought tolerant plants more suitable for our desert climate.
Please remember that Daylight Savings Time goes into effect at 2am on Sunday, March 12. Be sure to set your clocks appropriately so you aren’t late to the meeting!

February 19, 2023 Meeting - Waking Up Your Plumeria
2023-02-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The February meeting starts at 1pm.
This month will feature local Plumeria growers, Irene Jones and Steve Salley, presenting on “Waking Up Your Plumeria”.

Annual Members' Only Luau
2022-10-16 12:00 - 16:00 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The Annual Members’ Only Luau is scheduled for Sunday, October 16, 2022.
You must be a current member of the Southern California Plumeria Society in order to attend as t this event is open to current SCPS members and their immediate household only.
Join us for Hawaiian themed food and entertainment.
Flower Show Awards will be presented.
We’ll have door prizes and raffle prizes.
The retail sales tables will be closed for this event.

Please bring a dessert to share.

Location
Beautiful Balboa Park:
Casa del Prado,
Room 101 and Patio A
1800 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
(across from the Natural History Museum)

Hawaiian Plumeria Festival
2022-09-03 - 2022-09-04 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The Hawaiian Plumeria Festival is scheduled for Labor Day 2022 weekend, September 3 & 4, 2022.
Our festival famously features a plant sale and a flower show.
The plant sale will run 10am-4pm both Saturday and Sunday in Room 101 and on Patio A.
The flower show in Room 104 will be open for entries from 8am-11am Saturday and closed for judging Saturday afternoon.
The flower show will be open to the public for viewing on Sunday from 9am-2pm.
Beautiful Plumeria gift items are for sale in Room 102.
Fantastic food and fabulous entertainment are also scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on the Casa del Prado Patio B!
Click here for the Hawaiian Plumeria Festival schedule of events
Click here for Plant Sale Information
Click here for the most recent Cultivar List
Click here for Flower Show Information
Click here for the Specialty and Food Vendor Listing

August 14, 2022 Meeting
2022-08-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The August 2022 meeting is scheduled for August 14, 2022.
We have a series of workshop sessions scheduled:

Grafting: Roman Kuchkuda and Erryl Sloan
Fertilizer and Soil: Dawn-Michelle Atallian and Jeff Sharp
What to Look for When Buying Plumeria Cuttings and Plants: Jonathan Arendt, Perry Conner and Joanne Northcutt

July 10, 2022 Meeting - Grafting with Roman and Re-potting with Jeff
2022-07-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The July 2022 meeting is scheduled for July 10, 2022.
The program for July will be Grafting with Roman and Re-potting with Jeff.

June 12, 2022 Meeting - Plumeria Basics with Jeff Sharp
2022-06-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The June 2022 meeting is scheduled for June 12, 2022.
Our June 2022 meeting will feature a presentation on Plumeria Basics with Jeff Sharp.

Annual Cutting Sale
2022-05-21 - 2022-05-22 | Casa del Prado, 1800 El Prado Room 101, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The Annual Cutting Sale is scheduled for May 21 and 22, 2022.
10am to 4pm. Not only will we have a variety of Plumeria cuttings available, we will have craft vendors and two food vendors at the Annual Cutting Sale!
Here is the final version of the Cultivar List.

April 10, 2022 Meeting - Our Favorite Plumeria
2022-04-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The April 2022 meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2022 at 1pm.
This month’s meeting will be a panel on Our Favorite Plumeria with Dawn Sullivan, Joy Herzog and Danny Kashou.

March 13, 2022 Meeting - Plumeria of Hawaii : Pua Melia o Hawai'i
2022-03-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The March meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2022.
The meeting will begin at 1pm – please note that March 13 is also the start of Daylight Savings Time!
Ken Sakata was born and raised in Hawai’i, where both sides of his family immigrated to in the 1890’s. In 1980, Ken first began his studies of traditional hula and as a result, began a journey to increase his knowledge of Hawaiian culture, language, history and legends. That same year, together with two of his friends, he would begin writing the first of their five books, Pidgin To Da Max, a pidgin English dictionary which would go on to become the best selling locally written book in the history of Hawai’i. Like most locals, Ken grew up surrounded by Plumeria, has made and received hundreds of leis, and has fond memories of many special trees and colors.
Ken at the 2019 SCPS Cutting Sale

February 20, 2022 Meeting - How to Bring Your Plumeria Out From Winter
2022-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
Please note that the February meeting has been RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 20TH.
The meeting starts at 1pm.
This month will feature a panel presentation on “How to Bring Your Plumeria Out From Winter” with growers and hobbyists Mike Atkinson, Irene Jones, Lori Kilmer and Jeff Sharp. Each panelist will be bringing their experience within their local microclimate.

October 10, 2021 Meeting - Prepare Your Plumerias for the Next Six Months
2021-10-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
The meeting starts at 1 pm.
Presentation
Prepare Your Plumerias for the Next Six Months
by Mike Atkinson
The next few months can be a scary time for us plumeria growers. Mike will share what he’s learned growing in one of the colder areas of San Diego County for over 20 years. How can we prepare them during autumn to lessen the impact of winter? Mike will discuss many tips and tricks that he’s learned through failure or that he’s adopted from other growers.
Bonus! Mike will also debunk some common plumeria myths, like “plumerias don’t like wet feet.”

September 12, 2021 Meeting - Update on the Plumeria research conducted by Dr. Nichole Tiernan
2021-09-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
This meeting will be offered in-person as well as on Zoom (for SCPS members) and Facebook Live. We ask that you please register in advance if you plan on attending in person (so we have an idea of attendance) or via Zoom (so we can email you the Zoom meeting link). Members can find the Zoom registration link in their September eNewsletter.

Our presenter will be Nichole Tiernan, PhD. Dr. Tiernan is a Botanical Research Associate at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG) in Miami, FL.

Dr. Tiernan did her PhD at Florida International University and was a Graduate Student Fellow at FTBG. Her graduate research focused on the Caribbean species of Plumeria and her work is published in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine and Taxon. She previously presented at the August 2019 SCPS meeting and will be presenting an update on her research.

Dr. Tiernan provided the article on “Collecting Plumeria in the Wild: Jamaica” for the August 2021 eNewsletter.

August 8, 2021 Lei Making Workshop with Dawn Sullivan
2021-08-08 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
This month’s in-person meeting will be a hands-on lei making workshop, where you will learn to make a simple strung lei.
Experienced lei makers will have the option to make a spiral lei.
Materials to bring:

50 – 70 blooms for the single strand lei, 150 – 200 blooms for the spiral lei
Non-woven dental floss or dental tape
Lei needle or 5″ doll needle (available at JoAnn Fabrics)
Scissors

About Dawn Sullivan
Dawn was a haumana (student) of a traditional Hawaiian hula halau for more than 6 years, where she learned a variety of Hawaiian lei making techniques.

July 11, 2021 Virtual & Members' In Person Meeting : Propagating Plumeria From Cuttings and Seeds
2021-07-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Jean Farb Middle School, 4880 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA, 92124, United States
It is with great happiness that we would like to invite members (only) to attend the July 2021 meeting at Jean Farb Middle School. We have just received the ok that we can hold this meeting in person at the school. We would love to see you, but we do ask that if you are not feeling well, have any symptoms of COVID-19, have been exposed to anyone with COVID-19 or have travelled anywhere with high or sustained community spread of COVID-19 within the last 14-days, that you not attend. If you are fully vaccinated, you do not need to wear a mask, but if you are not vaccinated please wear a mask. Also, if you are vaccinated and would prefer to wear a mask, please do. And please remember that “Masks are optional, but smiles are mandatory”.

For this meeting, we are not asking our members for donations of refreshments or of items for the raffle table. Just bring yourselves. We will be providing bottled water. To help us keep track of how many people will be attending, members need to register via the link sent in the eNewsletter. Although we are gathering, we are going to have it be a little pared down from our usual meetings. Jeff Sharp will be at the meeting selling scholarship/educational outreach cuttings before the meeting. Tina O’Neill will be ready to renew memberships. Richard Pires will be selling items for Plumeria (fertilizer, coir, etc.) at this meeting – he will not be bringing the full SCPS store inventory to this meeting. Members who prefer to attend via Zoom should register via the link in their eNewsletter. Our goal is to be fully up and running for the August 2021 meeting.

July also brings two annual happenings to SCPS – and we will have in-person voting at the July meeting:

Board Member Elections. For July 2021, we have three board members positions up for election/re-election. The positions that will be available are those of Jonathan Arendt, Jeff Sharp and myself. The candidate biographies are below.
Voting for Photos for the next SCPS calendar. We will again be creating a calendar featuring photos from SCPS members. Please remember the sale of our SCPS calendars benefit the educational outreach / scholarship fund.

COVID-19 Information

By attending a SCPS event, you certify that you do not fall into any of the following categories:

Individuals who currently or within the past fourteen (14) days have experienced any symptoms associated with COVID-19, which include fever, cough, and shortness of breath among others;
Individuals who have traveled at any point in the past fourteen (14) days either internationally or to a community in the U.S. that has experienced or is experiencing sustained community spread of COVID-19; or
Individuals who believe that they may have been exposed to a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 or have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are not yet cleared as non-contagious by state or local public health authorities or the health care team responsible for their treatment.

If you are fully vaccinated, you do not need to wear a mask, but if you feel more comfortable wearing one, please feel free to do so.

If you are unvaccinated, please wear a mask at our event.

But above all remember, that “Masks are optional, but smiles are mandatory”.

Presentation: Propagating Plumeria From Cuttings and Seeds
with Ernesto Sandoval
Ernesto Sandoval will be discussing several ways to propagate Plumeria from cuttings as well as seeds.

Ernesto is the Curator/Manager at the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. He describes himself as a Jose of All Plants, Master of None and although he doesn’t consider himself a Plumeria expert he’ll show us what he’s seen and discovered over the years for successful propagation of the sometimes fragrant frangipani. He received his BS in Botany from UC Davis in 1996 but learned Horticultural practices from the age of about 14 assisting with his father’s Mow, Blow, and Go style gardening business in the San Fernando Valley. By going to UC Davis to study biology, he got a job at the Conservatory in 1991 doing everything, besides mowing lawns, and discovered plant diversity from ferns to orchids and deserts to cloud forests. He’s made it his life goal to understand the biology of plants as it relates to their horticulture as well as their enormous diversity. Succulents are perhaps his plant passion but helping others better understand why and how plants do what they do is his educational mission in life. He loves the science and technical language of Botany but even more he loves explaining plants with analogies and visuals versus verbosity! You may hear a few puns because he intends to edutain his audience in memorable ways…

June 13, 2021 Virtual Meeting: Ask the Experts Panel
2021-06-13 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
Ever wonder:

“What is this thing on my Plumeria?”, or
“What do I do with my Plumeria now?”, or
“What in the world did this to my Plumeria?”, or
“Why is my Plumeria doing this?”

Then this “Ask the Experts Plumeria Panel” for you!

We would like to solicit your questions and accompanying photos, just send them to info@socalplumeriasociety.com. Please provide any other pertinent information such as age of the Plumeria, variety of the Plumeria (if known), general location (coastal, desert, El Cajon, South Bay, etc.), or anything you think would be helpful for the experts to know.

The Zoom meeting starts at 1 pm. Members will receive an e-newsletter with a link to register. Non-members can watch on Facebook Live.

May 16, 2021 Virtual Meeting: Plumeria Pests
2021-05-16 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
Presentation: Plumeria Pests
with Linda M. Ohara
Linda will discuss pests that infest plumerias, including three that were discovered at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. She will also show some of the biological controls for these pests.
The Zoom meeting starts at 1 pm. Members will receive an e-newsletter with a link to register. Non-members can watch on Facebook Live.

April 11, 2021 Virtual Meeting: Repotting & Root Trimming
2021-04-11 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
Presentations: Repotting and Root Trimming
The Zoom meeting starts at 1 pm. Members will receive an e-newsletter with a link to register. Non-members can watch on Facebook Live.

March 14, 2021 Virtual Meeting: Tree Trimming
2021-03-14 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
Presentation: Jeff Sharp – Tree Trimming
If your plumeria has grown too tall or too wide, or if you just want to shape it for optimal growth, March – April is the perfect time to trim your tree. Join SCPS Board Member Jeff Sharp for a virtual presentation on how to trim plumeria. Jeff is the SCPS Tree Trimming Committee Head and has trimmed dozens of trees over the past few years.
In September of 2017, the SCPS Tree Trimming crew trimmed this tree

all the way down to the stump.

This is what the new growth looks like in February 2018.
There are more than 20 branches growing from the stump now.

The Zoom meeting starts at 1 pm. Members will receive an e-newsletter with a link to register. Non-members can watch on Facebook Live.

February 14, 2021 Virtual Meeting: Prepare Your Plumerias for Spring
2021-02-14 13:00 - 15:00 | CA
Presentation: Prepare Your Plumerias for Spring
Presenter: Mike Atkinson
While this winter was generally warmer, we did have some big dips in temps as well. We’ll talk about how to deal with possible cold damage. And we’ll look at ways to give our plants a healthful boost into the 2021 growing season, plus many other spring growing tips.
The Zoom meeting starts at 1 pm. Members will receive an e-newsletter with a link to register. Non-members can watch on Facebook Live.

October 11, 2020
2020-10-11 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
The meeting starts at 1 pm.
Presentation
Prepare Your Plumerias for Fall & Winter
by Mike Atkinson
The next few months can be a scary time for us plumeria growers. Mike will share what he’s learned growing in one of the colder areas of San Diego County for over 20 years. How can we prepare them during autumn to lessen the impact of winter? Mike will discuss many tips and tricks that he’s learned through failure or that he’s adopted from other growers.
Members will receive an email with a link to register on Zoom. Zoom meeting participants can ask questions and receive answers in real time.
The meeting will also be live streamed to Facebook.

September 13, 2020 Virtual Meeting
2020-09-13 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
We miss seeing all our plumeria friends! Although we can’t be together physically, we invite you join us on September 13th for our virtual September meeting.
The meeting starts at 1 pm.
Presentation
SCPS and SDBG: Working Together We’re Better

Join board members Yvonne and Don Doerfler on a tour of the San Diego Botanic Garden.
A first hand narrated strolling visit to the new conservatory, Hamilton Gardens and the first installment of SCPS plumeria from 2016.
We visit some of our plumeria in the Hamilton Garden and discuss their cultural needs coming up when the gardens are open for all, including volunteers.
Guiding us over to the Hawai’in Gardens behind the gazebo, head of horticulture, John Clements shows us a new open area for installing a display of plumeria information and lots of room for new plants.
This twenty minute video will keep you interested and informed about the projects we are planning to undertake in association with the San Diego Botanic Garden.
Members will receive an email with a link to register on Zoom. Zoom meeting participants can ask questions and receive answers in real time.
The meeting will also be live streamed to Facebook.

August 9, 2020 Virtual Meeting
2020-08-09 13:00 - 14:30 | CA
Presentation
Disentangling Plumeria Species by Kauahi Perez, PhD
Kauahi Perez is a fellow Plumeria plant enthusiast who has spent the last 7 years analyzing the DNA and physical plant features of many Plumeria plant samples to determine the best way to identify different Plumeria species. Her findings indicate that no single approach (DNA and physical plant features) can be used to identify species, but rather a combined approach using both physical traits and DNA data will provide a more accurate approach to identifying and verifying Plumeria species. Kauahi is currently working to publish her research findings in an open-access journal. In addition to taking care of her nieces and nephews, she works as a USDA SNAP Store Reviewer for the Information Systems Network Corporation, and enjoys gardening.

Kauahi Perez, PhDTropical Plant & Soil Sciences DepartmentCollege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawaii at Manoa

Members will receive an email with a link to register on Zoom. Zoom meeting participants can ask questions and receive answers in real time.

The meeting will also be live streamed to Facebook.

July 12, 2020 Virtual Meeting
2020-07-12 13:00 - 14:30 | CA
Talkin’ Plumeria Story with Bud Guillot
In Hawaii, to “talk story” means to rekindle old times, or to talk with old friends. In this month’s virtual meeting, we’ll show video excerpts of Bud Guillot “talkin’ plumeria story” with his long time friend, Irene Jones.
Bud Guillot is a plumeria pioneer here in Southern California. He was deeply involved in the genesis of the South Coast Plumeria Society and was a frequent speaker at the budding Southern California Plumeria Society. Bud’s stories are informative, entertaining and laugh out loud funny. You won’t want to miss them!

Members will receive an email with a link to register on Zoom. Zoom meeting participants can ask questions and receive answers in real time.

The meeting will also be live streamed to Facebook.

June 14, 2020 Virtual Meeting
2020-06-14 13:00 - 14:00 | CA, United States
Plumeria Grafting A – Z with Ampol Orrungroj

If you’ve ever wanted to learn plumeria grafting, this is your chance! Ampol Orrungroj, the legendary grafting master, is known throughout the United States and Thailand for his plumeria grafting expertise with a 100% success rate. Our June meeting features new videos of Ampol demonstrating the V graft and the inverted V graft. Members will be able to participate in an interactive Q&A session.

You can also check out our illustrated guide to Ampol’s grafting techniques at https://bit.ly/2TVidkZ .

Members will receive an email with a link to register on Zoom. Zoom meeting participants can ask questions and receive answers in real time.

The meeting will also be live streamed to Facebook.

May 17, 2020 - Virtual Meeting
2020-05-17 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
Due to the continued social distancing requirements and closure of the Casa del Prado in Balboa Park, our annual cutting sale has regretfully been canceled.

We miss seeing all our plumeria friends! Although we can’t be together physically, we invite you join us on May 17th for our virtual May meeting.

Members will receive an email with a link to register on Zoom. Zoom meeting participants can ask questions and receive answers in real time.

The meeting will also be live streamed to Facebook.
Presentations:
Soil mix with Don Doerfler
Water filtration with Jeff Sharp
Don Doerfler and Yvonne Sandza-Doerfler virtual garden tour

April 19, 2020 Virtual Meeting
2020-04-19 13:00 - 15:00 | CA, United States
Due to social distancing and stay at home orders, this will be a virtual meeting. Members have received an email with registration information.
1 pm – 3 pm
Presentations:
Tree Trimming with Jeff Sharp
Lei making with Dawn Sullivan
Spring Plumeria Tips with Mike Atkinson
