does it take for a rooted y cutting to flower, it's only about l2 in to l5 in tall, but is full of leaves, and very healthy, so , will I be too old to ever see blooms.? I have no idea which one it is. just that it's very healthy LOL
how long?
Many of my plumerias flowered while they were rooting, and some flowered the next year, and some took a little longer. Plumerias, unlike many other trees, do not need a degree of maturity to flower when they are started from cuttings taken from a flowering tree. They can flower right away and flower when small. Plumerias need the proper amount of light and fertilizer to bloom. If someone has a non-flowering plumeria, it is most likely due to the fact that the plumeria is not getting the ideal conditions it needs to bloom. For the best flowering, fertilize often with a high middle number and make sure your plumeria is getting full sun. See this link for more information: http://www.plumeria101.com/general.html
oh wow, cool, headed out to fertilize now and set it in the full sun, I think i'll put it in a bigger pot too. it needs more room
kathy
thanks
Glad I read this, as I was about to post a question.
I recently bought 2 unrooted cuttings (about a month ago)....they've rooted and one of them has what I was positive must be buds!
So....I was going to post a question asking if it were possible for a cutting recently rooted to have flower buds....I guess it is! Woohoo!
oh your kidding Nan, would you post a picture of it, this give s me such high hopes of seeing buds, i'm gong out to tak e apic of mine right now, it's over a year old now doing nothing migh tsay LOL
here's my plumie
I know! I can't believe it myself....like I said I was going to post a question about it, but I'm *certain* they're buds, as they look just like the buds in the photo Rylaff(?) recently posted of buds!
This is my first try at Plumerias since '99....I lost those two to spider mites and rot, respectively.
Funny thing is, mine doesn't even have any leaves yet....buds and leaves are popping out together! (I do recall reading somewhere on here that it's not uncommon for leafless plants to bloom.)
Yours looks mighty good and healthy, Kathy....*definitely* don't give up hope!
I'll try to get a photo at least by this weekend. My macro lens doesn't work....so not sure if I'll be able to 'capture' the buds on camera, but I'll try!
Kathy_ann, be sure to fertilize will a high middle number and put that baby in full sun!
Nan, here is what an inflo looks like. Many plumerias bloom before the leaves come out or at the same time that the leaves come out. Some people cut off the inflo while their cutting is rooting so that energy will go toward rooting and not flowering. Sometimes -- very rarely -- a cutting will flower at the expense of rooting. Sometimes, the inflo will not have enough energy on its own to bloom, and it will turn brown and fall off. This is not uncommon when a cutting is rooting. Sometimes, it will produce one or two small flowers and no more when it is rooting. The good news is that, once it is fully rooted, it will usually continue to flower the following year.
This one is a double inflo coming out of a cutting which is rooting:
nice pics clare, I did fertilize repotted and stuck her in full sun,
Thanks for that info, Clare.
On my cutting, both the leaves and the inflo are just developing. So, it resembles yours in the photo, but nowhere near as 'mature' and still green.
The inflo looks just like the one in Rylaff's recently posted photo.
I have 2 cuttings that I purchased a month or so ago, and both appear to be growing, but this one showed that 'different' development....the inflo.!
Hmm....now I face the decision of letting it go or cutting it off.....that's a tough one!
That is a tough one, Nan. I must tell you that I never have cut off an inflo, but sometimes it dries up by itself. It is probably the right thing to do, and the cutting will branch at that point, but I can never bring myself to do it.