Plumeria

My plumeria stick now has three leaves.  Here is a sketch from last night.

Plumeria

Plumeria

Here is my plumeria as of yesterday.

Plumeria

Plumeria

Two new leaves are starting to grow.

Mud

Sketched my plumeria again and the background turned to mud.

Plumeria

When I see something that is native to Hawaii it reminds me of the wonderful time I had when living there for 3 years.  So last year when I saw a Plumeria plant at a friend's home here in Seattle I got excited about the possibility of growing one myself.  The plumeria flower is very fragrant and is used to make leis that are given to people.  An ex-student of mine was going home to Hawaii and I asked her to pick up a plumeria stick if she had the time.  She brought one back for me and I have had it in a pot since late August.  Just a stick in the dirt.  I try to remember to water it every now and then.  Just last week I noticed a leaf starting to grow.  So I am going to keep a pictoral journal of its growth.