I'm in zone 9A and I personally will not cut the inflo but I will not water the pot until the leaves are out because even if you get the blooms, there are no roots. Bottom heat is very important when trying to root. the blooms will be short lived as the new growth will eventually take over and the bloom quality is poor when it does open, that's why others prefer to cut the inflo and let the plant redirect its energy to rooting instead of trying to bloom. That said, it is personal preference.

Since you are in Dallas, and the sun might get too hot and the soil will dry out fast, you can mist the stem and the base in the morning, not too wet but just enough to keep it from dehydrating too fast. I don't like rocks in the bottom, as I burned some of my cuttings when the sun gets too hot and the rocks get too hot. I prefer to stake my cuttings to stabilize them and I keep the soil up to the rim of the pot or plant succulents around the base of my plumeria cuttings.

Other members who grow plumeria will hopefully chime in as well.

I'd move it into part shade in Texas. You've got the heat, so no worries there. Don't water the plant at all, but you can mist, as others have said. Keep it from getting rained on. No leaves=no water, or very little anyway. What you want is 'humid' soil, but not wet soil.

Thank you everyone, I will definitely remove all river rocks and probably will not cut an inflo because that would break my heart. I do hope that I could see some flowers sometime soon.

Follow your heart. I never cut mine either♡♡♡. Best,

If I have leaves growing with an inflo then I'll leave it... If the inflo is growing and no leaves I'll sacrifice the inflo to make sure the energy goes to the rooting process instead of the inflo.. Lots of opinions on this....

I would also remove those rocks around the base and use strips of styrofoam to stabilize the cutting and do as Dave mentioned and keep out of direct sun.. Bottom heat is what is best..

You could also puts stakes to keep it from moving as its trying to root!!!

here is a picture of my Makaha Sunn that just started to show roots. I brought the cutting back from a trip from California four weeks ago.. You can see how I use styrofoam to secure it from movement..

Good luck!!

Laura

I came home from work yesterday and checked out my Plumie. Noticed that there are
some wrinkles and the cutting is a little soft. It might have been
rotting already. Because I did watering it since an inflo started to
come out. So, I finally decided to cut an inflo which that was really
hurt and broke my heart. I just hope I did the right thing. Because I do
want to keep this plumeria healthy and rooted. In case, if this is
rotting. Is there anyway I can safe it? I really do appreciated everyone
input. Thank you so much.

Sorry to hear that, I know exactly how you feel right now. It's hard to tell but sometimes cuttings do shrivel a little bit while rooting but that doesn't usually mean it is rotting. I don't like pulling my plumerias when I'm trying to root it. But in this case, if you want to be sure, pull it out gently and look for signs of roots or rotting on the base of the stick underneath the soil. If you don't see roots, do the pin prick test to see if white saps will come out. I'm hoping it will. Check your soil to make sure it is not soggy wet. If you have roots or it is not rotting (base should show some signs of swelling to show that it is trying to root) then just stick it back in the dirt and don't water it again until the leaves are big. You can mist the Branch or wrap it with moist paper towel to keep it hydrated while waiting for it to root but leaving the bottom moist to almost dry.

Hope you placed your inflo in a vase, sometimes the buds will open up even if you cut it. And remember you have a red one so it takes longer to root. Good luck.

I think it looks OK. Some wrinkling is to be expected but the color looks good so do your best to just leave it be at this point. I'm sure that's going to be hard to do but you still have 3 months (at least) of warm weather.

FWIW I am finding that rainwater doesn't negatively impact rooting cuttings in very southern areas. During the height of growing season and high heat I don't protect my cuttings from the rain. My poly-carbonate greenhouse was punched full of holes this spring by large hail and then we had a wet spring so I had continuous puddles on the concrete floor and most cuttings had beautiful white roots coming out the bottom of the containers into the puddles of rainwater. It was something like 30+ rooted and only 1 rotted.

K.

So did the cutting make it?

I can't really see any immediate concerns but it looks like there is some sort of leaf damage deforming going on. Maybe spider mites. You could treat with neem oil on all leaf surfaces and tips. Just be sure to not have them in direct sun for a couple of days after treating.

Looks like you have some spider mites on the tips. I'd hose off with water, but be careful not to wet the soil much.

Concur with Dave. I like using neem once a week on sipder mite infected plants in conjunction with the garden hose.