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Plumeria rubra ‘Madame Poni’
Plumeria

Plumeria rubra ‘Madame Poni’

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Quick plant info

Soil
Well drained fertile soil (potting soil with 30% perlite)
Light
Full sun
Water
When upper soil gets slightly dry
Height
Up to (10–15+ feet, ~3–5 m), can be trimmed to keep in pot

About this plant

Example of grafted, rooted Plumeria for saleWe provide Plumeria as unrooted cuttings or as grafted plants. Grafted plants will establish and flower faster compared to cuttings. While the roots will take some damage during shipping, they will start growing again when planted in a matter of weeks instead of months compared to the cuttings.

Click the thumbnail to see an example of a grafted, rooted Plumeria.

Plumeria /Frangipani ‘Madame Poni’ complete cultivar description

Flower Appearance

Plumeria ‘Madame Poni’ flowers exhibit a striking tri-color “rainbow” pattern. Each bloom is star-shaped, measuring about 3–3.5 inches in diameter (roughly 7.5–9 cm). The petals are long, narrow, and distinctly twisted along their length, giving a unique corkscrew effect​.

Coloration is creamy white with vivid yellow (often greenish-yellow) radiating from the center and a bold red band running down one side of each petal​. The backside of the petals also shows strong red coloration, enhancing the bloom’s striking look​. As the flower ages, it may open with more yellow that fades to white (with the yellow center remaining), but the red stripe stays prominent throughout​.

Flowers on immature plants don’t take on the characteristic twisting and curving.

Scent

The fragrance of ‘Madame Poni’ is sweet and pleasant, but generally mild in intensity. Growers describe it as a delicate floral scent – light and not overpowering. The sweet perfume tends to be subtle, detectable up close yet not carrying far from the tree​. While not as strong as some other plumerias, the scent is universally regarded as agreeable and fresh, adding a gentle sweet note to its beautiful blooms​.

Bloom Keeping Quality

The keeping quality of ‘Madame Poni’ flowers after picking is excellent, one of its standout features. This makes it highly prized for lei-making and floral decorations in Hawaiʻi. The blooms hold up 2–3 times longer than most plumeria varieties once picked, remaining fresh and colorful instead of wilting rapidly​.

Their thick, robust petals contribute to this longevity, allowing leis made from ‘Madame Poni’ to stay beautiful for multiple days​. In other words, unlike many plumerias whose flowers might limp after a day, ‘Madame Poni’ blossoms retain their form and fragrance for an extended time when used in leis or arrangements. This superior shelf-life has earned the cultivar a reputation as one of the best lei flowers among plumeria enthusiasts.

Growth Habit

‘Madame Poni’ grows as a medium-sized plumeria tree with an upright, moderately spreading form​. Its growth habit is medium in vigor – neither compact nor wildly lanky – typically putting on about 12–24 inches (30–60 cm) of growth per year under favorable conditions​.

The branching is somewhat open and upright, which gives the tree a pleasing shape that is suitable for landscapes and large containers alike. Leaves are light green, narrow, and pointed (tapering to acuminate tips), complementing the tree’s elegant look.

Overall, it’s considered an easy-to-grow, well-behaved tree: robust enough to reach a respectable size (often 10–15 feet at maturity in tropical climates), yet manageable in structure​. Once mature, it is a reliable bloomer, producing a steady supply of flower clusters each season without requiring special care​.

Origin

Madame Poni is a Hawaiian cultivar with a bit of mystique regarding its exact beginnings. It is believed to have originated as a selected seedling in Hawaiʻi (of unknown parentage, likely a Plumeria rubra hybrid) during the mid-20th century​. The cultivar gained popularity on the island of Oʻahu, especially in the Waiʻanae area – evidenced by one of its nicknames, “Waianae Beauty,” which suggests where it was first noticed or cultivated​.

‘Madame Poni’ was esteemed enough to be officially registered with the Plumeria Society of America (PSA) – it holds PSA registration #109​.

By the early 1970s, the University of Hawaiʻi’s researchers had included Madame Poni in their collection of important plumeria cultivars, and it was recommended to local nurserymen for wider distribution due to its desirable traits. In summary, Hawaiʻi is the birthplace of this cultivar, and it remains a cherished part of the islands’ plumeria heritage.

Madame Poni is known by an array of other names, reflecting its unique look and Hawaiian roots. Some of its common aliases include ‘Star,’ ‘Corkscrew,’ ‘Curly Holt,’ ‘Waianae Beauty,’ and ‘Ponytail’​. These nicknames arose in different circles – for example, ‘Corkscrew’ alludes to its twisted petals, while ‘Waianae Beauty’ points to its origin locale. Gardeners should be aware that these names all refer to the same cultivar.

Read more on Plumeria (Frangipani)

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Full plant details
Scientific name
Plumeria rubra ‘Madame Poni’
Common name
Frangipani, Temple flowers
Origin
Plumeria originates in Central America and the Caribbean. ‘Madame Poni’ is a Hawaiian cultivar
Flowers
Scroll down for the complete cultivar description
Soil
Well drained fertile soil (potting soil with 30% perlite)
Light
Full sun
Watering
When upper soil gets slightly dry
Outdoor hardiness
USDA zones – . Does not tolerate temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F). Established trees in ground can tolerate some short temperatures around freezing point
Height
Up to (10–15+ feet, ~3–5 m), can be trimmed to keep in pot
How to grow it

Practical indoor growing guides from our own experience:

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Shipping & guarantee

Plants travel with the soil removed and the roots wrapped in damp sterile coconut peat, then packed in a sturdy box with the shipping option you choose at checkout.

We ship internationally all year round with a Live Arrival Guarantee on live plants. Shipping cost depends on the total weight of your order and the destination.

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Terms & conditions

Terms & Conditions

Shipping cost and time

The shipping cost depends on the total weight of your order, destination and the shipping option of your choice. We have 3 options you might see on checkout where available and applicable:
  1. ePackage: Thai Royal Mail + your national postal service. Available for orders under 4.4lbs (2kg). Normally it takes 10-14 days;
  2. EMS: Expedited shipping. It takes also 10-14 days;
  3. Dragon Courier: Covered with our Live Arrival Guarantee. Dragon Courier ships out of Thailand and do the custom clearing, which makes it passing quicker through the customs. Then they hand it over to DHL or UPS for domestic delivery. The package is always stored in the room temperatures even winter time. Shipments take 5-6 working days for Europe and Canada, and 5-8 days for the USA. This option includes all possible import taxes and custom fees for all destinations, including EU countries. When using other shipping options to the EU, customs may contact the receiver to pay import taxes or custom fees.
All options got the tracking info, when shipped. It takes about 7-14 days to assemble the order from partners’ nurseries and prepare for shipping.

Live Arrival Guarantee, returns and refunds

Every shipment we send by Dragon Courier comes with our 100% Live Arrival Guarantee (subject to conditions below). This means that, if your plants arrive dead or too damaged to survive, as a result of any issue that is out of your control, we will offer store credit in the amount of the loss up to the price you paid for the product(s) in issue.
Conditions to be met to apply our Live Arrival Guarantee:
  1. Correct address and contact details of recipient – We should have been provided with correct address and contact details including cell number and email. The shipment must be sent to the correct delivery address, and not forwarded to another address. P.O.Box is not acceptable as the shipping address.
  2. First delivery attempt – The shipment must be received on the first delivery attempt, or be picked up the day of the first delivery attempt. If you miss the delivery and the package is delayed a day or more because of it, we will not accept responsibility for any losses. It is your responsibility to check the tracking number for delivery, even if courier does not leave a “pink slip” notifying you they tried to deliver the package.
  3. Clear photo provided within 24 hours – You need to send us a clear picture or video of the full plant in issue with its name, explaining what’s going on within 24 hours upon receipt.
  4. Package was shipped by Dragon Courier – In case you choose postal E-package, eCommerce Express or EMS, you accept the risk and no compensation will be issued.
If ALL conditions of our guarantee are met, you will get a store credit to use on your next order. Any paid shipping costs or costs for phytosanitary certificates are NOT refundable.
We do not accept any returns.

Country of origin

All plants are shipped from Thailand. Our extensive selection is a result of unique cooperation project with many growers and nurseries all over Thailand. Once a week our employees are taking a road trip across the country to the partner nurseries to assemble the orders.

Shipped countries

We are currently shipping to: Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal (except Azores, Madeira and The Savage Islands), Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (except The Canary Islands), Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom (UK), USA (mainland states, HI, AK, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico), Vietnam.

Payment

On the checkout you can use Visa, Master Card, American Express and Union Pay.
Apple Pay is available on iOS devices.
Google Pay or Microsoft Pay is available, if activated on your browser.

Order updates and tracking info

All order updates will be communicated to your email address used for ordering. Please check even your spam folder. The order status will also be updated on this site and will be available for you, if you create your user account prior or during the ordering. If you created your account after you put your order, please email us to link your order to your account.
You will get the tracking info once the order is shipped.

Phytosanitary certificate and importer permit

Phyto Sanitary Certificate Your country’s customs will require phytosanitary certificate attached to the order. It is issued by Thai authorities upon inspecting the plants. It will be added to your total on checkout at 19.50USD. We provide it for free for orders with subtotal over 100USD. Do not confuse it with the importer permit described below.
USA: There is a limit of 12 plants you can import without having importer permit issued to you by USDA. If your order is more than 12 plants, please email us your importer permit after ordering. If you don’t have one you can get it here. On the top of that page you will see a drop-down named “Ready to Apply?” and “Select an option”. Select there option “PPQ-587” and proceed with the application. It is easy and free online procedure. You don’t need the importer permit for orders up to 12 plants.
Canada: You can choose Dragon Courier as the shipping option for any number of plants, and no importer permit is needed. They have their own agent in Canada who will take your order through customs using their own importer permit. For other shipping options, you must obtain an importer permit here and email it to us after ordering.
EU countries: Import regulations for plants coming from outside of the EU are too complicated for private individuals to manage. Therefore, Dragon Courier is the only shipping option we offer to all EU countries. It involves sending all EU orders to their agent in Amsterdam. The agent processes them through customs, pays all fees and taxes, and then hands them over to UPS, DHL, or DPD for final delivery within the EU. This is a pricier option, but it covers all payments, and you don’t need to do anything on your side.
Other countries For other shipped countries no importer permit is needed for any amount of plants.

Pre-shipping treatment and packaging

Our standard treatment for shipping is:
  • Disinfect the plant 2 days before shipping;
  • Remove soil on day of shipment;
  • Clean roots with water until ALL soil is removed;
  • Spray 0.03% imidacloprid over plants and dry 30 min;
  • OR dip roots for 3 minutes in fungicide and Confidor solution (get sucked up by the plant);
  • After that we place all in drying room for 45 min;
  • Then we add sterile sphagnum to the roots and wrap this in plastic bag;
  • We wrap roots in plastic bag and wrap plant in special designed, clean paper for export, and pack;
  • We use new, never used card board boxes, that are tested and approved by ALL Global airfreight standards and ISO requirements.

Volume and wholesale ordering

We offer 5, 10 and 100+ wholesale tiers for most Hoya rooted cuttings. Here is the current list of eligable plants. The prices are automatically adjusted when you add 5 pcs or more of the same plant.

Order cancellation

Customers have the right to cancel their orders up to at least 24 hours after the order is made or until we have started assembling the order. An administrative fee of 10USD is to be hold in case of cancellation, plus the transaction fee taken by the payment processor, which is currently from 2% to 3.5% of the order’s total.

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