Plumeria or also known as frangipani grows to be a large flowering plants in the tropics.The blooms are beautiful, have an intoxicating fragrance and easy to grow.Plumeria go into a natural dormant period, so it is easy to grow them in containers and bring them inside for winter storage in case of snowing and freezing time.
Light:Plumerias love full sun or at least half day sun.However, if your plant has been shaded for awhile and you want to move them to a sunny location, you need to move it gradually so it can adjust to the strong rays of the sun to avoid sunburn.
Water:When watering your plumerias, make sure give the plant plenty of water and allow the soil to dry between water.The most important thing to remember with plumeria is they don’t like “wet feet”, don’t let the soil become soggy. While dormant, plumeria do not need to be watered at all except if you live in a dry winter then plumeria will need a quick water ( watering the plant very fast on surface of soil not regular water) once every two weeks.
Soil:Only use cactus soil mixed which can be purchased at the local nursery or nursery supply.Doesn’t matter if you want to plant the plumerias in container or planted in the ground, always use 100 percent cactus soil because plumerias like a good drainage soil and doesn’t like to sit in the water.
Fertilizer:Fertilization should be applied during the growing season, balance 20-20-20 is a good fertilize to use during the growing season then switch off time to time with the fertilizer that has a high number of phosphorous such as middle number 50.We recommend the “Grow More” brand because we see the result better than any other brands.When the plumeria start to get into a dormant season, stop feeding the plumeria and wait until the next growing season to feed them again.
How to grow cutting plumeria
1.Cut off the adult leaves and let the branch dry out in the shade area for a week.In case of order the plant from online, it can be ready to plant right away.
2.Prepare the container, it should be between two to five gallons and only use cactus soil mixed to fill up the container then water the soil thoroughly and make sure it’s all evenly wet.
3.Dip the cutting in the cup of water, then dip it into the rooting hormone.Put the cutting into the soil about five inches deep and make sure to put the stalk to support it.
4.Water them again real well and put them into the partial shade area and do not water until you begin to see the new growth that will come out from the top of the cutting.Once the leaves start to grow out to about 4 inches in length then begin to water the pot about once every ten days until the leaves grow out strongly then begin to water the plant once a week and by that time, you can move them to the sunny area.
