Hi Peggy! Great tutorial! I love my plumeria and have gotten many starts from it. I didn't realize I could straighten the limb! I'll try it next time. My original plumeria came from a dear friend's garden. My favorite plants come from the gardens of others or have a great story! 💚👩🏻🌾
When you first cut off the branch you will notice that it has more flexibility. If you have a stick or bamboo, etc. You can tie it to the straight stick. I try to coax them straight.
I have two plumerias potted one is tri stem and one is single.stem. Last year they both grew leaves beautifully. This year the single stem has remained dormant. and leafless whole the other has repeatedly produced green foliage. I will have them both covered as winter is here again. The two are different colours. Never flowered yet.
Hello Peggy, great video. I wish I had seen this few months ago. Someone gifted me a plumeria stem. I really didn’t know what to do with it. So stuck it into a pot. But it hasn’t done anything. Now I am thinking I might have damaged or killed it. I am going to let stay in the pot to if it will start to grow since the warm weather is here. Thanks for sharing this video. Blessings.
Hi Viola, Is the piece still firm? Is the tip beginning to look shiny and almost wet? Then it's okay. My trees are just beginning to come alive. Let me know if yours didn't make it.
Hi Ernie, we lived in Hawaii for 8 years and I had a Plumeria tree in each house we rented. We left in '79 and I ripped off a small branch about the size of the inside of my shoe. I let it dry for a few days, wrapped it in a paper towel and packed it in my shoe before we flew to Ft. Lauderdale. I've regrown that tree so many times. I've given away multiples and left trees in every place I've lived. If you were closer I'd have you over for Wine-O'clock and send you off with a Potted 🌸
Thanks for the tips, Peggy. I'm located in Lake Charles, LA, so we share a similar climate. Lake Charles is about 60 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and we do occasionally freeze here in the winter. If it gets in the 20's here, we consider it a "hard" freeze! But as we well know, all it takes it one good "hard" freeze to snuff the plumeria. Next month, I will order 4 different colors from a vendor on Etsy. I'll keep them in terra cotta pots near a room where I can bring them overnight if it freezes. I'm watching RU-vid videos aplenty (like yours) on these plants so when they arrive, I can "hit the ground running!"
I have to say, these Plumerias have to be the most finicky plants EVER! One by one, I lost all of them to rot, despite all the precautions I took as well as the suggestions to prevent that sort of thing. About the only thing I didn't do was dust the roots with cinnamon powder. I think I'm just going to leave growing these temperamental plants to others that have more patience. I do think that if I had gotten them past the initial phase of growth that they would have been fine, but who really knows?@@temujinkhan6326
I take the Cuttings and use moist soil. Then I set them in a spot out of the heat and Sun. Wait to water until you notice that the tip of the cutting starts looking "wet" or shiny. If the soil looks really dry after a couple weeks and you aren't seeing signs of life, add a little water. Don't overwater. Thanks for watching ❤️Peggy❤️
No, only in the backyard. The temperature during a cold snap will stay a few degrees warmer in the backyard. Plumeria do not like dipping below 40°F. The first 5-6 years that we lived here the Plumeria really suffered when we dipped close to freezing. Even the trees in the backyard lost limbs that died, turned mushy and hung limp.
What type of medium do you please? I was going to use cacti mix but other u tubers said peat moss, vermiculite and perlite. Hate to have to go buy more stuff but want to do the best for my cuttings. Thanks. I live in so cal--zone 8-9
Good morning, Mary, from Southern California. My personal choice is to give the Cuttings a similar start to what the Mother plant has if I'm keeping them for my own garden. I literally stick the branch in the soil, close to Mom and I have a very good success rate. If I plan to give them away and I'm Potting them up then I use a nice Potting soil. Miracle-Gro Potting soil has some perlite in it and nutrients. Moisten the soil before you put it the cutting and press down to give a firm bedding and leave it in a spot with light, but out of the heat and Sun. When the tip of the plant looks shiny and "wet" it is alive and trying to put out roots. Then give it a little water. As the leaves begin to push out then you can water a little more and more frequently. Root rot is the main enemy of Plumeria starts. Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you'll join me in future videos 💓 ❤️Peggy❤️
@@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 Thank you for the info. I guess plumeria is pretty forgiving because your suggestions are very different than others but you all claim success One theme I do see uniformly is do not over water. I will find my way prob with a blend of suggestions but will not over water for sure.
@marydiscuillo142 The correct way of doing it is...what works for you! I lived in Hawaii for 8 years and we broke off a branch, let the milk dry at the break and stuck it in the ground. No fuss! I've tried dipping in hormone powder, using the best potting soil and babying and gotten 1 success along with 7 dead ones. All in the same pot. So, my advice is, trust yourself. Use the method that works best for your branches, especially if they came from your trees. Good luck and I would love to hear about your successes 👍
