I just purchased 6 wonderful healthy looking Plumeria tip cuttings of assorted colors.
Any special words of advice on rooting these?
I know in my zone I will need to over winter them indoors, but they can be rooted indoors right?
RikerBear
Plumeria
troy
Mar 08, 2004
yesyou can grow then indoors I have 2 . when you get them growing don't be worried when they loose there lives in the fall
The best guide for starting them can be found here.
http://www.plumeria101.com/cuttings101.html
Good luck.
This and Amorphophallus have become my newest projects. Figures I had to pick 2 expensive ones.
Chris
Thanks for the info and the link. I have a lot to learn.
RikerBear
Marc
Bottom heat, humid and well draining soil..when leaves form they are rooted.Keep in bright light till rooted then full sun for at least 6 hours a day.Keep just moist till they root.
Oh I ma SO excited for warmer weather to arrive so these 6 new babies can live on my front deck/porch.
Thier pots are all ready to go....just got a new big bag of perlite, and pea gravel so tonight they get potted up.
Everyone wish me luck :-)
RikerBear
Rikerbear, how cold does it get where you are? Once they are well-rooted, you may be able to leave them outside in the winter if they are against the house or given some protection. They will go dormant in your area when the colder weather approaches, and they will drop all of their leaves. If you keep them dry, they can withstand some cold temperatures. See this link: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/plumeria/msg0310581720374.html?9 My Plumies stay outside all winter.
Try not to move or jostle them too much while they are rooting because the roots are fairly fragile when they are developing. The site BuriedTreasures gave you is a must-read for people starting out growing Plumerias. Good luck!
Clare, here in Seattle we get several days in the 20's and teens during the winter, so doubt I can keep them in the ground.
Thank you all for the links and all the words of encouragment.
Thank you for starting this thread rikerbear...I just received a plumie stick that was purchased in Toronto at Canada Blooms.
Both of us will be trying these for the first time! :D This plant is as rare as hen's teeth here so I will be following the above directions very, very carefully.
Lilypon......who is still doing a happy dance!! :)
Plumerias suffer in temps under 50F they originated in the Yucatan tropical forests.They must be kept at least 55F or higher to succeed.
In my zone it will definitely be kept inside for 10 months of the year! ;)
rikerbear, you are right that you couldn't plant them in the ground where you live.
Eclipse, I have 20 Plumerias that live outside in containers all year long. My neighbors have them planted in the ground in their front yards, and they get to be large trees. It gets down to the 40's at night and even into the high 30's at times. They don't even go dormant at those temperatures, but they do lose some leaves. Perhaps it just depend on the variety of Plumeria. I know that Singapores are more cold sensitive, but I actually think that Plumerias are more cold hardy than we think they are. As long as they are not exposed to frost and freezing temperatures, they should do fine.
Here's a pic:
They definately go dormant here based on all the "stick trees" in the neighborhood right now. We have several neighbors with them in the ground, but once late spring hits, there are some pretty incrdible 15ft and taller trees where we live.
BuriedTreasures, how neat to see them all in the neighborhood too! How cold does it get in the winter where you live?
Clare,.
We might have a freeze once or twice a year, but even when we do, it's never below 32 for more than a few hours.
This year we didn't get below 40, and only had a couple of mornings in the 40's.
Just getting into plumerias within the last year, I hadn't really noticed all of the ones in the neighborhood. I know I've seen about 10 large trees, all within a few blocks from me. I can't wait to see what colors they are.
Chris
Thanks for the info., Chris. That's good to know for future reference. Maybe your neighbors will give you some cuttings of their trees:-) I never noticed them either until I took an interest in Plumerias. It seems that these trees in the neighborhood are mostly Celadine, but there is a lanky red in town. I hope that, eventually, we will see more rainbows and colors to brighten things up a bit.