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Plumeria Problem

Your Plumeria plant needs well-draining soil, full or partial sun and regular water. From what we can see in this photo, it did suffer from frost damage. However, this is also the time of year that Plumeria go dormant and shed their leaves. Cut back on water but do not allow soil to dry out completely and protect from future evenings of frost by spraying with an antitranspirant or covering with a horticultural blanket. Do not prune off damaged portion until new leaves emerge and you can see exactly where the damaged portions extend. Also, protect the roots from frost damage by applying a 3 inch layer of mulch around the plant, leaving about a 2-4 inch diameter clearance, away from the base of the plant. We hope you can save your plant.

By | 2016-04-04T03:48:45-07:00 April 4th, 2016|Tropical Plants|0 Comments
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Plumeria Problem

This may be compromised vascular system due to what seems to be past damage to the trunk. If the trunk is soft it may still be infected, with what might have been a bacterial problem. If that is the case we suggest you take a stem cutting at the top and re-propagate the plant. If the stem is hard then you might un-pot it and look at the roots. If they are good then and are not causing the problem then the vascular system in the stem may have been damaged in the past so that the plant can not get sufficient nutrients. Sometimes the plant can grow out of this and perhaps planting in the ground will help or re-potting in new soil. If neither of those work and it continue to not perform then we would suggest re-propagation.

By | 2016-03-13T13:03:42-07:00 March 13th, 2016|Plant Pests|0 Comments
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Plumeria Problem

Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding! Plumerias (also known as Frangipani,) need well-draining soil, full or partial sun and regular water. Make sure drainage occurs from the bottom of the pot with each watering. Fertilize with an acid food such as cottonseed meal. From what we can see in this photo, there are a couple of possible causes of leaf death, including lack of sunlight (especially if it is indoors), improper soil moisture (watering), and/or spider mite damage. We recommend you move the plant into full sun but away from any walls or fences that can reflect/increase light intensity and heat, and use a magnifying lens to look for spider mites (although we think the problem is more the result of inadequate light and or irregular watering) on both the upper and lower surface of the leaves. We've included a link about spider mites and another about Plumeria from the Plumeria Society:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/QT/spidermitescard.html
http://www.plumeria.org/Tech_Info/Tech_info.htm

By | 2016-03-08T01:13:16-08:00 March 8th, 2016|Shrubs|2 Comments
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Plumeria Problem

Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding! Plumerias (also known as Frangipani,) need well-draining soil, full or partial sun and regular water. Make sure drainage occurs from the bottom of the pot with each watering. Fertilize with an acid food such as cottonseed meal. From what we can see in this photo, there are a couple of possible causes of leaf death, including lack of sunlight (or possibly too much reflected light and heat from the wall behind the plant - its hard to know what the exposure is thru-out the day from a photo), improper soil moisture (watering), and/or spider mite damage. We recommend you move the plant into full sun but away from any walls or fences that can reflect/increase light intensity and heat, and use a magnifying lens to look for spider mites on both the upper and lower surface of the leaves. We've included a link about spider mites and another about Plumeria from the Plumeria Society:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/QT/spidermitescard.html
http://www.plumeria.org/Tech_Info/Tech_info.htm

By | 2016-03-03T14:56:57-08:00 March 3rd, 2016|Shrubs|0 Comments
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