Florida Colors Nursery 是一家位于美国佛罗里达州 Homestead 的家族经营式鸡蛋花（Plumeria）专营苗圃，1976 年创立，1993 年由 Luc 与 Carol Vannoorbeeck 夫妇正式将业务重心从木槿转向鸡蛋花栽培。经过近半个世纪的品种收集与杂交选育，苗圃目前保有 10,000 余株成树、约 1,200 个不同栽培品种（含自育品种 100+ 个），是美国乃至全球鸡蛋花爱好者圈中最具影响力的专营苗圃之一。
苗圃沿革与品种体系
苗圃由 Luc Vannoorbeeck 主导的 Plumeria rubra 杂交品系已超过 100 个命名品种，’Abigail’、’Luc’s Magnum Opus’、’Nebula’、’Tex Huestis’ 等成为全球爱好者追捧的经典款。Luc 偏好采用嫁接方式而非生根方式繁育后代，将优良接穗嫁接到健壮砧木上以获得更强壮的植株，这一做法后来成为苗圃的标志性技术。Luc 于 2013 年辞世后，其妻 Carol 继续与来自得州的合伙人 Tex 与 Kay Norwood 共同经营苗圃，并将选育工作延续至今——2022 年集中命名了 ‘Carol’s Orange Marmalade’、’Merlot’、’Merlin’、’Dino’、’Gravity’ 等多个自育品种。
专属杂交品系与种质引进
苗圃持续从全球不同产区系统引进鸡蛋花种质资源，目前在售的种源系列涵盖 Thailand Collection（泰国）、Hawaii Collection（夏威夷）、Australia Collection（澳大利亚）、Mexico Collection（墨西哥）、Kukiat Collection（泰国 Kukiat）、Jim Little Collection（夏威夷）、Jungle Jack Collection（澳洲）、Florida Colors Introductions Collection（自育）以及 Bali Collection 与 Herzog Collection 等十余条线。在物种引进方面，苗圃最具历史意义的贡献是将 Plumeria pudica（常绿鸡蛋花）与 Plumeria stenopetala（香花鸡蛋花）首次规模化引入美国市场，这两种目前已成为美国南部景观与庭院中的常见栽培种。
繁殖产品线与年度开放日
苗圃零售产品按繁殖阶段分为扦插枝条（Callused Cuttings，10–18 英寸休眠枝）、带根苗（Rooted Plumeria）、嫁接苗（Grafted Plumeria）以及自育实生苗（Seedlings）四大类，同时销售自研的 Excalibur 系列缓释肥料——Excalibur VI（6 个月缓释 NPK 11-11-14）、Excalibur IX（9 个月缓释 NPK 11-11-13）与 Excalibur Boost（2–3 个月速效 NPK 10-12-14）三种规格，配方专为鸡蛋花的开花生理设计。苗圃每年春季在总部园区举行为期两天的 Open House 开放日活动，集新品种展示、嫁接示范、园艺课堂、园区游览于一体，是美国鸡蛋花爱好者社群最重要的年度线下聚会。
种植技术资源与配套服务
苗圃在网站长期维护一份覆盖全生长周期的鸡蛋花种植指南，详细记录 Zone 10B 南佛罗里达气候下的实战方案：日光需 6–8 小时全日照，土壤按 1/3 加拿大泥炭藓、1/3 椰糠、1/3 珍珠岩混合配制，休眠期（夜温持续低于 50°F）需移入车库、温室或室内避寒；虫害以蜘蛛螨、粉虱、介壳虫为主，可使用园艺油或稀释洗洁精喷雾控制。苗圃另运营 plumeriacareguide.com 专题站、plumeria.today 资讯站与 plumeria.photo 图库站作为延伸阅读资源，并提供基于第三方积分的在线/到店统一会员体系。
Florida Colors Nursery is a family-run Plumeria specialist nursery in Homestead, Florida, established in 1976 and refocused on Plumeria cultivation by Luc and Carol Vannoorbeeck in 1993 after Hurricane Andrew destroyed their previous hibiscus operation. The nursery now maintains over 10,000 mature trees and roughly 1,200 distinct cultivars, including more than 100 of its own Plumeria rubra hybrids — making it one of the most influential specialist Plumeria nurseries in the United States and a reference source for collectors worldwide.
Nursery Heritage and Cultivar Portfolio
Under Luc Vannoorbeeck’s breeding program, the nursery’s named Plumeria rubra cultivars now exceed 100, with ‘Abigail’, ‘Luc’s Magnum Opus’, ‘Nebula’ and ‘Tex Huestis’ becoming classics pursued by enthusiasts across the globe. Luc favored grafting scions onto vigorous rootstock over rooting cuttings — a practice that has become the nursery’s signature technique for producing stronger, more resilient plants. After Luc’s passing in 2013, his wife Carol continued the operation with Tex and Kay Norwood (who joined from Texas in 2012), and the breeding program remained active: 2022 saw the cluster release of self-bred cultivars including ‘Carol’s Orange Marmalade’, ‘Merlot’, ‘Merlin’, ‘Dino’ and ‘Gravity’.
Breeding Lines and Germplasm Introduction
The nursery systematically introduces Plumeria germplasm from multiple production regions and currently offers more than a dozen labeled collections, including the Thailand Collection, Hawaii Collection, Australia Collection, Mexico Collection, Kukiat Collection, Jim Little Collection, Jungle Jack Collection, Florida Colors Introductions Collection (own-bred), Bali Collection and Herzog Collection. On the species side, the nursery’s most historically significant contribution was the first large-scale introduction of Plumeria pudica (the evergreen Plumeria) and Plumeria stenopetala (the irresistibly fragrant species) into the U.S. market — both of which are now widely planted across the American South.
Propagation Product Lines and Annual Open House
Retail offerings are organized into four propagation stages: Callused Cuttings (10–18 inch dormant branch tips), Rooted Plumeria (plants with established root systems), Grafted Plumeria (scion-on-rootstock combinations) and Seedlings (own-bred). The nursery also produces its own Excalibur line of slow-release Plumeria fertilizers: Excalibur VI (6-month NPK 11-11-14), Excalibur IX (9-month NPK 11-11-13) and Excalibur Boost (2–3 month NPK 10-12-14) — all formulated specifically for Plumeria bloom physiology. Each spring the nursery hosts a two-day Open House at its Homestead grounds, combining new-cultivar showcases, grafting demonstrations, gardening classes and garden tours, making it the most important annual in-person gathering for the U.S. Plumeria community.
Cultivation Resources and Customer Services
The nursery maintains a full growing-cycle Plumeria care guide based on Zone 10B South Florida practice: 6–8 hours of full sun are required for bloom initiation, the recommended soil mix is one-third Canadian sphagnum peat moss, one-third coir and one-third horticultural-grade perlite, and the dormant period (when night temperatures stay below 50°F) requires moving plants into a garage, closet or greenhouse. Spider mites, whiteflies and scale are the principal pests, controlled with horticultural oil or diluted dish-soap sprays. Complementary resources include plumeriacareguide.com, plumeria.today and plumeria.photo, and a unified online/in-store loyalty-points system that keeps inventory synchronized across channels.
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