Karen- There are no dumb questions, just a need to understand.
#1 plants are waking up so start feeding and watering. I usually add some Superthrive and give a spray to the claws. As the leaves come, I spray with Spray -n-grow. Like Mike said in another post, you do not want to have too much accumulation of salts so I flush out pots on warm days every few months. Remember, established plants are not like cuttings. Cuttings you keep dry. Established plants have roots but without leaves they do not like to be wet all the time. Let them dry for several days according to the weather. If it is cool, spread out the watering. If warm, every three or four days. Plumies go a long time without rains so I prefer less watering and misting. Always fertilize on wet roots (water one afternoon, feed the next morning)
#2 I use high phosphorus all year except the last feeding, Anything will work. I just do not like leggy growth so I keep the nitrogen low. Claws=light feeding and watering. Few leaves=slight increase. More leaves=more food and water more often. Leaves are the engine and they need the fuel so judge by the leaf growth.
#3 Plants can remain in pots according to the size. When the plant becomes top heavy or keeps blowing over, size up. You can have a pretty big plant in a five gallon if you root prune after about 3-4 years when the roots are sticking out of the holes.
#4 It could be a first year cutting or a second year depending on when it was planted and how quickly it rooted. I think many growers wait for an inflo and then send to market because a flowering plant sells quicker. Bill

Hi Bill.
Okey doke, got it, have copy/pasted and will keep this. Appreciate the good information. I have never seen some in the pots bloom, so badly, want to see flowers this summer. Want to see what daisy and aztec gold looks like!

It took a full year to get plastic pink to root. I have one plant that made it, is about 18" approx tall, hope that blooms. never lost its 3 sets of leaves.

Can you believe I still have two short cuttings from Plastic Pink that has never rooted last year! still has a green top. check occasionally, bottom rots, cut it off. its re-planted again.

thanks again.
Karen B.