Tropicals & Tender Perennials: I've been repotting plumeria seedlings all day!, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Thanks, Everyone! It is very crowded here! LOL! I have plumies up on my retaining wall, and anywhere in full sun that they will fit!

OldFlowerGirl, plumerias naturally lose their leaves in the wintertime when the temperatures drop into the 40's. The portable greenhouse did get some temperatures in the 40's at night, and some of the seedlings started to drop their leaves. Because of the humidity, rust started to appear on the undersides of the leaves, along with aphids and whiteflies so I removed all the leaves by hand before they dropped naturally. For people in colder zones than Zone 10, it is recommended that the leaves be removed, if they haven't dropped already, prior to dormancy and winter storage. I didn't really need to keep the seedlings in the greenhouse. They could have stayed outside and been fine here, but I had a greenhouse for my other tropicals, and there was room in it so I put my cuttings and seedlings in there.

"After" picture to follow!

Here's a picture, taken last year, along the side of the house where I keep some plumies: