Rooting Tips for Your Plumeria Cuttings

By RobertB
July 17, 2012

Place your potted plumeria stick on your pool deck or other cement area to let the sun warmed surface keep the container and its precious plumeria stick nice and warm.

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Jul 16, 2012 7:33 PM CST
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Name: Pegi Putnam
Norwalk, Ca. zone 10b
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This is usually what I do when I start to root my cuttings. I've always been told to let them callus over, but I've talked to some who juist stuck the plant in the ground and they grew. I take a little extra time to dip them in water than rooting hormones. Didn't want to take a chance of losing them. My climate is perfect for these tropical beauties. Just got 3 nice cuttings of a beatiful one and I'm about ready to put them in soil. Think I will stick with the perlite and potting soil this time. Thumbs up
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Jul 17, 2012 10:19 AM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Thumbs up Thank you for the great instructions!!
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Jul 18, 2012 12:21 PM CST
Name: Robert B
Bradenton, Florida (Zone 9b)
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I'm a bit superstitious or maybe just a slave to routine but I go through the same steps time after time and the results have been excellent. I put a piece of coconut tree webbing in the bottom of my pot to keep the dirt in ,fill the pot to the top loosely with the soil mix ,press the plummie stick in about a third the way in. Press the dirt down around the pot edge firming the stick up a bit and it leaves a couple of inches to put river pebbles around the top to hold the plumeria still so not to tear the new root growth.
Funny thing though these plumerias, I have a few sticks that broke and fell behind a royal palm and they rooted right there on top on the ground....go figure! Hilarious!

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Jul 18, 2012 3:11 PM CST
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Name: Pegi Putnam
Norwalk, Ca. zone 10b
Charter ATP Member Region: California Cat Lover Container Gardener Dog Lover Garden Art
Plumerias Region: United States of America Vegetable Grower
I haven't potted up my recent plumeria cuttings that were given to me, but one large one with an inflo on it has bloomed and it is beautiful. Can't believe it was flowering without being put in soil. I'll stick to the way I've been potting them up too, if it works don't change it. Hilarious! These cuttings are very large, but do have some smaller cuttings in pots. I've read it takes 3 months for the roots to form, I'm not patient.
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Jul 18, 2012 4:57 PM CST
Name: Robert B
Bradenton, Florida (Zone 9b)
Plumeria to trade!!!
Amaryllis The WITWIT Badge Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader Enjoys or suffers hot summers Seed Starter
Region: Gulf Coast Ponds Plumerias Hummingbirder Region: Florida Dog Lover
Hilarious! You just have the "Touch'!! Some folks do, some folks don't ( like me!!) Hilarious!
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