By
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Pruning Shears
- compost and lava rock
- insecticidal soap and horticultural oil (as needed)
- slow release fertilizer (Osmocote)
Step1
Select a hot, dry location to plant plumeria. These plants thrive in full sun, and will tolerate partial shade in only the hottest climates.
Step2
Plant plumeria in fast draining soil. These plants are not fussy about soil conditions, but will not live in wet, cold soils. If your existing soil is clay, amend with organic compost and crushed lava rock.
Step3
Prune plumeria any time of year to retain shape and keep plants compact. Plumeria will withstand even the most severe pruning if done during the warm season.
Step4
Use a slow release type fertilizer to provide a continuous source of nutrients to the plant to keep blooms plentiful.
Step5
Water plumeria when the top two inches of soil feels dry to the touch. Moderate water is the key to success - not too much, not too little.
Step6
Watch for scale insects on the undersides of the leaves. Treat with insecticidal soap and horticultural oil if found.
Step7
Plant plumeria in containers in cold winter climates. Move indoors to a sunny, south facing window when temperatures drop below 65 degrees. Plants can be over wintered in a sheltered garage, but will not continue blooming if temperatures drop below the comfort zone.
Comments
smokeyart said
on 7/14/2008 purchased three plants last fall. come spring started growing great. these are single stalk plants. leaves are almost 18" to 2 ft. long. no signs of blooms or tips. when will these plants tip or start blooming? anyone have any info? by the way the single stalks are almost three feet tall with abundance of leaves. thanks arthur
DavidDurant said
on 7/11/2008 I recently bought a house in Palm Springs, CA that has a Plumeria plant in the yard. It is quite healthy, but I would like to take cuttings to start some new plants. Does anyone know exactly how this can be done?
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