Today the plant nursery I deal with finally delivered on a promise to procure a West Indian Jasmine (botanical name: Plumeria alba) for me. The coveted plant, with its beautiful highly fragrant flowers is fairly common in Egypt; however, at the nursery, only very large specimen had been available.
The one I obtained is of exactly the correct size, but alas, I found it to be in a less than perfect condition: the three stems have very little foliage, and they show no promise of blossoming this season.
Nonetheless, I did purchase the plant and dutifully repotted it; it now adorns the easternmost corner of my balcony. I hope I will be able to nurse it into a more vivid state. And who knows, maybe it will reward me with a late-season bloom.
The one I obtained is of exactly the correct size, but alas, I found it to be in a less than perfect condition: the three stems have very little foliage, and they show no promise of blossoming this season.
Nonetheless, I did purchase the plant and dutifully repotted it; it now adorns the easternmost corner of my balcony. I hope I will be able to nurse it into a more vivid state. And who knows, maybe it will reward me with a late-season bloom.
