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August 27, 2012 (San Diego) – The 13th Annual Hawaiian Plumeria Festival will be at Balboa Park’s Casa del Prado September 1 – 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Southern California Plumeria Society and features a Flower Show competition with hundreds of entries a Plant Sale and live Hawaiian entertainment.
“Some of the most respected growers in the US are in East County,” said Mike Atkinson, an East County plumerian. East County has a number of prominent plumeria growers who will be participating in the flower show and sale:
Carl and Joy Herzog and Ken Ames all have nationally-recognized unique varieties that they have developed. Some of the varieties are internationally registered through the Plumeria Society of America.
Danny Kashou is a major seller of plumerias with connections throughout the world, including Thailand and Australia.
Diana Holland is a member of the Southern California Plumeria Society board of directors.
Mike Atkinson has been growing for about 15 years and has over 280 plants.
The Flower show will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 1. The plant sale will run throughout the two days. There will be Hawaiian dance and musical performances throughout both days, including a Saturday performance by Tipanii o Patitifa (Plumeria of the Pacific) and a Sunday performance by slack key guitarist Kevin Kamaka Mullen.
Admission to the event is free. For additional information visit www.plumeriafestival.com.
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