Tropicals & Tender Perennials: I am new to Plumerias and to this forum!, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Calif_Sue and welcome to the Plumeria forum too! I don't mind coaching at all! I'm happy to help, and it's nice to be appreciated. If your one-gallon plumie dries out really fast and if you have roots coming out the drainage holes, then you can repot to a two-gallon or three-gallon container.

What's the mix like that it is in? C-Stars nursery, a plumeria wholesaler located in Gardena, has a terrible mix. I visited their warehouses not too long ago, and they had many rotting plumerias. The only reason they didn't have more than they did is that their warehouses were about 120 degrees. Some of the plumerias I bought from them were rotting and rooted at the same time. I had to cut off all the rot and re-root them. Anyway, I'm not sure if yours are C-Stars plumies or not, but I had to change the mix of all my C-Stars plumies because the mix stays much too wet. C-Stars mix has a lot of red bark so you will be able to tell if you have red bark in your mix. They also mark their plumies with little dots so, if you have two or three dots on your plumie, it might be from C-Stars.

A plumie takes a lot of light to keep it growing through the winter so you may need some supplement light. Or alternatively, you can put it outside during the day and bring it in at night. You can water when the soil looks dry if you are going to keep it growing through the winter. If you are going to allow your plant to go dormant, than no water is necessary. Here's a link on winterizing: http://botanictreasures.com/psa/PCB.pdf/plumeriacare_bulls.p...

You can see the C-Stars mix in the picture that I took at one of their warehouses. I don't think you guys up north got their plumies though. I think you must get a different grower selling plumies to Home Depot, which is good. Kell mentioned a wholeseller earlier, but I can't remember a name. Looking at Kell's pictures above, those aren't C-Star's plumies, so there is no need to change the mix.