I've newly acquired a new Plumie, though there is a floret with promising many flower-buds. The cane is showing sign of water logged-blisters. While it's adjusting to new environment. Would it be benificial if I just soak the rootball and try to remove/replace the potting soil? (while it's producing flowers) It appears to be light porous shredded wood chips and peat moss. I potted Plumie cuttings before with success by using Promix. This potting the newbie is sitting in looks like it retains too much moisture. The cane is thin, not as plum & vigorous as my other plumies that I have grown.
Newly purchased Plumies shows problem...
Any help out there? Or just those that advertize for trade/sales?
I am no pro, but from what I have been told when I got mine is they should be in fast draining soil. If it were me, I would repot it...better to maybe lose the blooms than the entire plant to rot......
threegardeners; thanks for coming to my aid. I've been watching that poor plummie the last few days, and it has become very frustrating. I've thought about cutting it down into section and discard the "soft-spot" on the plant. I've success with plummie rooting before, but this one bothered me. Since it's flowering and therefore it's already under stress.
Dutchlady1; when I stated that it looks like blisters spots. Actually it is small indentation typical of rot. It's more like a blister that already busted and left an indentation would be a better description? There are several of these- oddly enough-- indentations ways up high nearly by the leaves juncture, and not at the base of the cane. I'll take pics. But doubted that my Kodak-Easy Share would have that clarity to show. But, I'll post one shortly.
Shortly....I appalogize, my Blackmoore's got sick, and sort a took my whole evening, on to this afternoon, try to nurse the poor baby back to health. Think the fish has a good chances to recover. But my Plummie? Looks like ill fate is hitting my new red plummie right smack in the middle.
Here are the "blisters"...
Kim, the background is in focus and not the plumeria so it is hard to see, but that doesn't really look like typical stem rot. It just looks like more of a bruise. I would just leave it alone and see what happens. Whatever you do, do not soak the root ball in water. I would just leave the mix and the plumeria alone at this point.
Ok, Clare, I'll not be a hard-head this time. Will watch it for a while longer. The buds are trying to break through. I'll wait and see....
Thank you.
Kim