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RE: Plumeria Blooming!

Claire,
Another suggestion..If your Plumeria does root and put out new growth
(which may take weeks) don't force it into dormancy this year, but keep it
going in a bright window all winter. At least, that's the advice given in
the Plumeria Handbook (I think) and it has always worked for me. I have a
new Dwarf Singapore that is just beginning to leaf out and grow roots after
several weeks in perlite, and although the others I have will be gently put
to sleep in a month or so, this one I'll carry over the winter in my
greenhouse without drying it down.

Gerry

At 10:59 PM 9/25/97 -0600, sp wrote:
>        
>>Hi.....
>>
>>Thanx for the help.  I have mine in potting soil now and since it has only 
>>been there about 2 weeks, I will change it carefully to a new pot with the 
>>perlite.
>>
>>I live in Upstate New York and will have to grow mine indoors till Spring.  
>>Please let me know if this will change any of your advice.
>>
>>Thanx and take care,   Claire
>>
>
>Hi claire,
>        I'm pondering whether it would or wouldn't be a good idea to move
>your cutting. I suppose it will be all right, because you have a greater
>chance of it rotting (esp. in NY where it's much more humid than NM) if you
>left it in the soil. The biggest problem you might face is now it's getting
>cooler and plants are going dormant. I've heard that some (not all!)
>plumerias refuse to root until well into the summer months. Not to worry if
>yours doesn't root and you notice rot just slice the stem and let it callus
>and then stick it in the perlite. Funny I had a stem of my plumeria sitting
>in the closet for about 2 months and I think i could've still rooted it! I
>think it's in the west indies they believe that plumeria symbolized
>resurrection (because you can leave a branch alone for so long and still get
>it to grow).
>
>Sujan
>
>
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