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Posted: Jun/04/2009 11:42 AM PST
I have been acclimating my Plumerias over the last few weeks. My favorite one started going soft & wrinkled while overwintered in my plant room. I held out hope because the tips were green. Today I finally tossed it in the yard waste bin. What causes that? It happened to all of the cuttings (30) I purchased from a grower on Ebay as well, but I think that was because I delayed in potting them up. Bummer, but at least my last two are quite tall and looking healthy. Thanks, Andrea |
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Posted: Jun/04/2009 10:01 PM PST
Andrea I'm almost 100% sure I killed (rot) my plumeria because I watered it when the leaves were not out yet. I kept on thinking the leaves are ready to come out but I was wrong. Plumeria should not get any water until the leaves start growing. pinkdamsel I read I needed Potting soil, Perlite, rooting hormones to plant plumeria cutting. After I read this I went out and bought some, just got back.  I'll either plant 'em tonight or first thing in the morning. Will take pix too.  PS. The fern is green already! I have a before picture of it. I'll take an after shot of it tomorrow. I can't believe you can let this thing "die" for years and it grows after 24 hour soak. I'll start a new subject on this plant so I can post picture/info.
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Posted: Jun/04/2009 11:35 PM PST
Okay so I read... 1/3 soil or peat and 2/3 perlite. root hormone on the bottom of cutting. push in soil the cutting up to 4 inches then water. place pot in a sunny location. Thought you would like to read this about containers. The above info. is from a different site. I did not follow soil instructions posted by the plumeria society 'cause I have no idea where to buy most of the stuff. Most of what I've learned about plumeria is from plumeria society.org. if i remember right yardgranny pointed me in that direction. if only I listened...  http://www.theplumeriasociety.org/spps/ahpg.cfm?sp gid=32 Container Type There are many types of pots or containers available today ranging from ceramic to plastic. While the ceramic and clay pots are generally more decorative than black plastic nursery cans, they may not be the most ideal. I use the rigid variety of black plastic nursery containers for all of my plumeria. These containers have at least 4 good drainage holes towards the bottom to allow for great drainage. They come in many sizes; 1 gallon, 2 gal., 3 gal., 5 gal. etc... Also, they are cheap!! Salt buildup is not a problem as with standard clay pots. The black plastic nursery containers are much less likely to develop a drainage problem than pots with only one drainage hole in the bottom center. Roots can grow freely through the many drainage holes without much risk of stopping drainage. In clay pots with only one drain, a tap root can fill the hole and stop drainage. If this problem were to go undetected during a wet season or after heavy watering, the Plumeria roots could be severely damaged or killed. It is therefore necessary to choose your containers carefully for the plant it will contain. Here they are!
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Posted: Jun/05/2009 6:53 AM PST
When I planted mine, I just stuck it in regulars potting soil (good grade), in a plastic pot, sitting outside in more or less full sun now, and it has grown probably a foot since April. I am in a much warmer climate, though. I've only had mine a year, but I do know they don't like wet feet. Waiting on mine to bloom!!!! |
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Posted: Jun/05/2009 7:27 AM PST
Thanks Rash. I had not watered the thing yet though, it was dormant when I first noticed the problem. I wish we had more heat around here, you gals get to grow such amazing plants. I am getting tired of overwintering my favorite plants. Tried leaving Brugs in the ground this year, experiment failed. My Tibouchina urvilleana & Plumerias will be the only things I overwinter this year. I'll take a cutting of my new Brugs for next year. Thanks for your help,~A |
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Posted: Jun/05/2009 3:39 PM PST
OMGoodness! just looked up Tibouchina urvilleana, what a beauty! This plant grows 12 to 15 feet tall? How do you over winter it and what kind of container do you use? Sheesh Beautiful color blue! WOW didn't look to see if it comes in any other color though.
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Posted: Jun/05/2009 5:24 PM PST
Well for your locale and the fact you have a greeenhouse, it will most definitely reach that tall. Here in the PNW, we have to buy them 5' to get that size in a season!!! I spray mine w/Safer spray then bring them inside and treat them like a houseplant. I start acclimating back them back outside around Mother's Day. They certainly put on a show of color and their soft leaves are a beautiful contrast.~Andrea |
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Posted: Jun/05/2009 5:25 PM PST
I believe the deep purple is the only color~A |
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Posted: Jun/05/2009 10:54 PM PST
yeah a greenhouse with an open top (again) would work perfect! The tree will grow up and out of it. Thanks for the info. garden!
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Posted: Jun/09/2009 10:45 AM PST
These are two plumerias that Andrea gave to me last year, which I planted in the ground. They put on a few leaves, but did not bloom. I dug them and put them in pots inside. They dropped their leaves. I watered very sparingly. I thought they were dead. I moved them outside in their pots last week, and they are showing new leaves. I pray that they bloom. Thanks again Andrea. John Attachments:   |
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