How Do You Pick Quality Plumeria Flowers For A Lei?
• Start picking in the Spring. Flowers begin to bloom again about late November and will take time to see a good amount of bloomed flowers on a tree. The best times to do plumeria picking are the months of March and April. • Wait until the flower has opened. Flowers that resemble buds should be left on the tree so that they can bloom. Don’t pick these off and toss it on the ground. You’ll see many buds/unopened flowers around post-winter season. • Choose radiant and powerful color flowers. Try look for plumerias that just blossomed. These are the ones that are vibrant in color and have curls in the petals. If you are looking at white plumerias, good flowers have that “splash” of yellow in the center. • Be careful of the fully blossomed flowers. Plumerias that are fully blossomed or have petals that “stretch” out may be more fragile than others. Especially the white ones, the petal may part away from the stem while making the lei. They’re also fragile where the petal may come off by its
