Im absolutly bitten by the plumeria bug! I understand it can take 3-4 years to bloom when grown from seed, I know they dont like cold and usually go into dormacy during winter at which, they should be kept rather dry. I have a rather large hawaiian yellow plumeria tree potted, that I recently moved outside for the summer, but I guess I was expecting them to get more "leafy", are they supposed to look rather bare or am I not taking proper care of it? Plumerias are rather expensive here (in the desert) anywhere from 20-100$ for a small cutting to a small tree, mine would retail for about 150. It was supposed to bloom but hasnt so im guessing im messing something up here. The leaves got rather dusty (I ADMIT IT! IM A HORRIBLE DUSTER!) over winter so the leaves look a little varigated. Is it too late to clip the tips to help it branch out more? It has 2 large branched tips with a smaller one just emerging from the first toping off it had with the nursery. I just bought a couple packs of seeds from thailand, I know the colour wont be true to the parent plant, I just want to know what im doing wrong with this one so I dont kill off my seedlings lol. I think im doing pretty good considering my MIL killed hers off within a couple months. Any kind of breifing would be awesome, I'd love to have some flowers next year, or maybe this year if its not too late *bites nails* The tree rite now is on my front porch facing west, it gets about 4-5 hours direct sunlite but the porch stays decently brite throught the day. I have it in my south facing window during the fall/winter and it kept all of its leaves throughout the cold. I know I'll have alot of seedlings, do you think I could keep them in my dark garage during this time? in dormacy do they still need a good amount of sun to stay alive? average winter temp is about 23 low 50-60's during the day, it rarely snows, if it does maybe twice during the winter, if at all. Sorry but most of the information im coming across for plumerias seems to be more about the flowers than the actual plant care, I know not to over water and keep em in well drained soil.. but im at a complete loss with everything else, HELP!
Hi, I'm no expert by any means, but I'll tell you what I do. I bring the plants on my unheated porch that has the srcreen covered with clear plastic, i do this when the temps will fall below 40. they stay there all winter, no water. all the leaves fall off. When the temps will no longer be below 40 I bring them back out. I dig a hole in the flower bed and put the pot half way down in it to hold the plant up. tamping the soil down. The plants grow roots thru the bottom of the pot in the bed. I use a time release fretilizer, water when we do'nt get rain every few days. Come cold weather I use a sharp shooter shovel and cut the roots that have grown in the soil. haul their huge selves on the porch again, always breaking some branches along the way.This year I had to lay the plants down they were to tall. yellow plumeria ( photo / image / picture from featherphobia's Garden ) there are 8 plants in this bed. the yellow one blooming now. lost a few branches this winter. the branches were touching the plastic on the window. It has 9 bracts of flowers. the others have only buds forming. mabe it thought it was going to died because of the cold. and put on all these flowers. I would not cut/trim yours fall, it may be forming blooms now. oh Mine are in full sun the pots they are in are 12in black plastic. Good luck
