plumeria cuttings

Discussion in 'Citrus' started by Dutchie, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. Dutchie

    Dutchie Member

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    I recently bought 3 plumeria cuttings in Maui and have now planted them and am trying to grow them inside my house in our warm bathroom - for the past 6 weeks. Nothing has happened yet with them, except I wonder if they need alot of sunlight when they are first starting out? Anyone know anything about growing plumeria?
     
  2. photopro

    photopro Well-Known Member

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    Being slow to root is not uncommon. However, you won't be able to get this plant to produce the beautiful blossoms without a great deal of sunshine. I've tried for over 7 years to grow one that is now well over 2 meters in a tropical atrium near the south wall (which gets a fair amount of light), but not direct sun light. It has produced one blossom in the entire time I've been growing it. You can find good websites which will caution you the species is strictly tropical and does not grow well as a house plant.

    You should be aware the species goes dormant in winter and will loose all the leaves. As a result, don't expect any leaf growth until well into spring. We normally see no leaves until the end of May. But even then, no blooms as a result of inadequate sunlight. Every fall the plant will produce a natural fungus on the bottom of each leaf and nothing you can do (or should do) will prevent the fungus from growing. It is part of the plant's natural cycle. But it will scare you do death and make you head for the garden center to buy a strong fungicide. Treating it is a waste of time and money.

    I've seen the species close to 40 feet tall (13 meters) in many tropical locations, so once it begins to grow it needs a lot of room and light. You can always cut off the growing tips to keep it small but the problem with that is the growing tips are also where the flowers are produced.

    This is a great site for information:

    http://www.plumeria.org/

    One last thing I noticed as I logged off the thread, this species is not a citrus, it is a member of the Dogbane family.
     

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