I was wondering where your zone 10 is that the "experts" had you cover your plant for the winter. Most zones 9 and 10 only need plants covered when there is a frost advisory, otherwise they can handle the normal winter temperatures. Also, how old is this plant? If a cutting grown plant has not flowered in 4-5 years usually there is a problem with the plant or the soil. Is the plant in a pot or in the ground. What is the ground (clay, sand, etc.). So many factors influence flowering. Basically if you do not have fast draining soil you need to adjust. If you have been fertilizing with high phosphorus fertilizers with acidic chemicals like Miracle grow, over time your good soil fungus (mycorrhiza) are killed and need to be replenished. Your plant needs some sulphur and magnesium also. Thus I would start with a dose of Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) or Sulpo-mag. Then I would look for a good, organic fertilizer with mycorrhiza (Dr. Earth if you can find it) and use for the first two six week doses. I would pick up a hand pump sprayer and get some spray-n-grow and coco wet to mix with warm water, wait 15 min. and spray on leaves early in the morning. Finally, that "God-forsaken" attitude is like always scowling at a child. Love that little baby and encourage it to bring on the blossoms. Not much info to base on but this is a good general format. Hope you got some ideas. Bill

Thanks, Bill. The plant is about 2 years old, in a large pot with very well drained soil. A frost advisory (temps between 35 and 45 degrees) prompted the cover. I will take your advice on the fertilizers and take the cover off now. Thanks for your help. And I do love that baby, very much in fact. She's the most high-maintenance girl in the house now!

Two years is not a big concern. I planted about 30 varieties of very good cuttings that are now starting their third season. Half have bloomed and half have not. Their first year they experienced the big chill in Calif. so I think that slowed some down. I expect most to flower this season. Also, I rarely put a cutting in a pot larger that needed. One gallon to root and until about 2' tall. Five gallon until it is blowing over in the wind (about 4-5'). Big pots hold too much moisture and too little heat for me. Are you in coastal So Cal or Florida? Humidity is quite the opposite. Bill

lovefrangis- What I wish is that in the data on "my page" they asked for the city, state and zone. This would make it so much easier to discuss problems because the microclimates are so varied from South Florida to North, from Alabama to Texas, the east coast up to Wash DC, Arizona/New Mexico, every little nook in California, and everywhere else. Many things are done almost the same but when they are done varies. East of the Rockies tends to heat up slowly but consistently with an increase in humidity and temperature. The west tends to get hot/dry then cold then hot then foggy and by July finally hot/dry which stays into November. Both create their own set of challenges especially in rooting plumerias. Often when people ask a question we do not know the circumstances of the microclimate in which they are living so answers that fit one location are not often correct for another. Bla,Bla,Bla...anyway i hope I made some sort of point here. Bill

You got it, Bill. That is why I added the "PBG, FL" to my zone. You know right away that I am from South Florida... Most people in South Florida know that "PBG" is Palm Beach Gardens, or they can at least figure out the Palm Beach part, which narrows down my location well enough. When I get advise from "zone 10", I don't know whether the respondent experiences the same growing conditions that I do. It makes things a little confusing. At least when I know that the respondent is from Cali, I needn't automatically consider the advice appropriate to me. Maybe this is something that needs to be suggested to Garden Web.

Anyway, I always consider the advise from the likes of you and Jack, to be of great value, and it is always appreciated.

Mahalo,
Bob

Yeah. I second the last sentence in your post. Good to here from you again, Bill.
Bob

Yeah, I third the last sentence in your post! So nice to hear from Bill again!! Glad he is out of dormancy!

Hey, all, I'm with Jo and Bob! Welcome back Bill!!!!! (Jo, are you sure he's out of dormancy, or was he just hibernating like we were???) lol Crafty

Welcome Back Bill..Do need your advise on the board.

Karen B

Crafty, He's in So. Calif...he don't need no stinkin' hibernation!!!
:D

Hi
I am stil covering my plants on my patio at night with freeze cloth, we hit the low 40's at night, cool. May not be necessary, but feel better doing it..some in the ground too. Open them up during the day.

Karen B

I had my Plumie for at least 5yrs., I've never done anything with it, poor thing, but last year I did start fertilizing too late, I used the 20-20-20(yellow)Grow More orchid fertilizer and just about the end of September I had one bud in formation. This year, last month, I took It inside my living room. I will keep you posted regarding its progress.

Annamaria V

Annamaria- I would bring it out now in a zone 10 and give it a couple of tablespoons of epsoms salts (or sulpo mag if you have) worked into the soil or mixed in warm water, let cool a bit and water the plant. In two weeks I would fertilize with your growmore watering the plant and the soil and repeat every 10 days until leaves get over 6 inches and then use every 7 days. You may need to add some more epsoms salts in 6 weeks. I would pick up some spray-n-grow and spray as directed on leaves in between fertilizing. This is just a simple path to get bud formation as long as your plant is not root bound in a pot. Jack at Kimis has recommended some other growmore formulas which I am trying this year but I trust his knowledge. I have had good results with the above although I am sure there are better methods, if you can find sources of the products. Bill

Thanks Bill,I did read about supplementing with Epsom salts watering and spray-n-grow for the foliage. The tips of mine looked shriveled up, yesterday I trimmed them down to the white center. Also, regarding bringing it out, I live in the S.F. Mid-Peninsula, last couple of nights have been below 40, so I should bring it inside at night and maybe I should bring it out in the sun gradually.
Thank you so much for your help.
Annamaria V

Sorry- forgot there was a strange zone 10 around S.F. area. I was always puzzled by that because it is so darn cold because the ocean there is 48-55. I guess it is because there is no temps below 32, but it is still weird to me. I always think of z-10 as near tropical warm like Florida or San Diego. You should beware of the chill but you can start feeding now, Bill