First plumeria cutting- Is it dying? Need help!
Misha Mishka
7 years ago
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Help with my first plumeria? :)
Comments (2)hello and welcome. Congrats on the beginning of your new additction. LoL First off where are you located so we can best help you with advice from people who live around your area or are in your zone. If its warm enough, above 60's you can start leaving it outside. If its been in the house you will need to acclimate it slowly by giving it a warm shady to partly shady spot for a week or so. You can also give a little bit of water but not too much until it has some half to full size leaves. You dont need to use any root hormone since it is already rooted. Mike...See MoreMy First Plumeria winter in Northeast... HELP!
Comments (3)I wouldn't bother taking it inside unless it gets into the 30's at night. Let it go dormant. Your plant should have gotten it's last feeding about a month before dormancy sets in. This year is obviously too late but I wouldn't worry about it. Xerophyte is right about the best thing being complete dormancy. Do you have any unheated rooms or maybe a utility closet that stays above freezing? It doesn't need light and very little water while dormant. I'd stop watering it now in preparation for dormancy. Cool moist soil can cause rot. Take it back into warmth and light sometime around Apr and give it a dose of epsom salts (diluted in water: 1 tbls to 1 gallon water) to wake it up. You can keep it outside during the day once the temps warm up and leave it out 24/7 once the nighttime temps are about 60. Start on a regular fertilizing schedule and water as needed. Until it gets really hot you won't need to water too often. Hopefully you'll have flowers next summer. Karyn...See MoreMy first plumeria flower/Help
Comments (3)That sure is a beautiful bloom, but I agree with Bill!!! So many people ( FB ) asking for identifications of blooms from a picture. True varieties can change due to heat , humidity and other environmental changes.. So to look at one variety , it could look like three different faces! Your blooms are gorgeous and I would label it as "noid nursery cutting '13" or something that will remind you as to where it came from. Our true varieties are getting mixed up with so many other Id's and if we as plumeria lovers, we need to help keep them true to the named variety. If we know it comes from a named cutting, that should be when it's labeled as such!! Keep up the good work!! You are doing a great job! The other tree looks like it had some dark veining on the leaves and that's always good to see!! ;-) Have a great day and thanks for sharing!!! Laura...See MoreNeed help with plumeria cutting please!
Comments (22)Interesting dialogue, especially about the various dealers. My screen name has "upland" in it, but it refers to the city where I live, I have never visited Upland Nurseries. Anyway, about rooting cuttings. I am far from an expert, just a casual hobbyist. So, anything I say is worth what you pay for it, and not a penny more. One thing that needs to be stressed is that the cutting should be well calloused before planting. I never tried the water method? But, my ritual is to break out cuttings in about March and plant in Miracle Grow potting soil. For me it is a percentage game, some varieties survive better than others but I probably average over 80% success. My cuttings are pruned in early winter after leaves fall, and I do it with an eye towards appearance and general conformation of the parent donor tree. I try to use cuttings that have bloomed the previous summer and have three, (or more) growing tips. This pretty much means that I won't see an inflow until the next year, but occasionally, I get lucky. The advice about withholding water is good, but I look for growth in the tips, and the fact that I can't always keep from a little water, once in a while. As I said above, I'm a little more casual; I have never used sterilized cutting instruments. And, still, I am moderately successful. I have never waited four years for an inflow, not sure I would be that patient. I just don't see where rooting cuttings is a huge effort? Of course, mine do not represent a monetary investment so if a couple don't survive, <shrug> Not a big deal. Good luck in your efforts. El Bee in Upland...See MoreMisha Mishka
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