I received this plumeria cutting from a friend that ordered it from Hawaii. I put root hormone on it and used MG potting mix and perlite. I have it in a west facing window that gets a lot of sun. I just noticed the tip is turning dark, shriveling a bit and is soft. Is that normal?

@Lraem234 what you are seeing here is a black tip rot, which is common issues for cuttings. But that does not look too good. By now the rot might have travelled down already but the cutting seems too short so not sure if cutting it down would help.

I hope other members would chime in.

If that cutting is mine, I will try to at least save it by cutting the part with the black tip until you see healthy branch with white sap coming out. Cleaning and sanitizing the knife each time helps prevent the spread of the rot.

Let the cut part callous for 2 weeks before trying to root it again in a moist not wet fast draining soil. Hopefully you can put it where the pot is put on a warm pavement, bottom heat is important in rooting plumerias. Hold off watering because there are no roots until you see 4 sets of leaves.

Good luck. Keep us posted if you are able to save it or not.

This is probably a stupid question Which end do I stick in the dirt if I cut the top off?

Lraem234 said:This is probably a stupid question Which end do I stick in the dirt if I cut the top off?

Not sure I understand your question but the way you have it now is the right orientation, were the bottom part is in the dirt. You are just cutting off the top part and discarding it.

If you look at the stem (as pictured) were the leaves used to be, the shape looks like little smileys that means the cutting is on the right side up.

It's definitely in the dirt correct at the moment. I see healthy dark green further down. @gigiplumeria has given you good advice. There may be hope for it. I will continue to say that it needs to be outside. It needs heat. Sure, people grow plumeria indoors, but they will never reach their full potential inside.