SCREWED this one up, WIFE is TICKED! Plumerias
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Jim Ginas
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So do I do anything now with the "pruned" part or just leave it?
(Last winter I pruned ONE just to see if it would split and make 2 stems. So far - NO LUCK!
(Last winter I pruned ONE just to see if it would split and make 2 stems. So far - NO LUCK!
Plumeria: Just moved from inside to outside for the season.
Plumeria NOT Pruned, starting to sprout on its own!
RUH-ROH! I "PRUNED" this one in the winter to SEE whether it would SPLIT to additional stems. Wife is NOT HAPPY! What do I do now?
9 answers
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I just got my first plumeria plant. It is outside on my patio, I try to move it and give it as much sun as possible. Heat is not a problem since I am in Central Florida! I would say to just leave it and see what happens. Heat and sun are the two major facotrs and not much water. For more info check out www.JustPlumerias.com. Good Luck!!
Cindy S
on May 31, 2012
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Yup - Cindy's right. Pretty sure you just gotta leave 'em be. Mine has come back after one stalk got knocked off by accident. I just stuck in back in the dirt and it's putting out leaves. No blooms last year on that one though, Good luck!
Sara C
on May 31, 2012
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@ Sara: is your Profile pic in a softball stadium?
Jim Ginas
on May 31, 2012
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interesting, so a question I had for a hibiscuc being in too small a pot; could these plumerias need a bigger pot?
Jim Ginas
on May 31, 2012
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It looks like you have used the same size pot that I have started mine in. I think for now this is a perfect size Jim.
Cindy S
on Jun 01, 2012
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@ Cindy: thank you. I'll just leave them be then and hope the leaves start growing and flowers again!
Jim Ginas
on Jun 01, 2012
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@Jim, I had 3 stems sent to me by a friend in CA (I live in TN). It took 9 months of waiting before I saw any progress on roots, but they took off a week after I saw them. I plunged them into soft potting soil, and they grew long leaves with no flowers last summer. I moved them inside for the winter, and put them out this spring, where a freak cold snap killed 2. The last one is just now showing signs of having some leaves grow after the growth from last year fell off. When I pulled the 2 dead ones out of the soil, they had really rooted strongly, and even tho brown and dead looking, there might have been a possibility that they would have come back. Can't wait until I see what the one remaining will do, as it looks like your sticks. This is my first experience growing them.
Gayl
on Jun 04, 2014
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it may take a couple of years before you get blooms, be patient ,worth the wait
Janice R
on Jun 04, 2014
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You could prune a piece in summer, as it grows roots with heat much faster than in cooler months.
Gayl
on Jun 10, 2014
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