Hi Hetty! My hope is rekindled! I see some visible new growth coming out of my very, very short plumie!
Major thanks for your insightful guidance! Keeping fingers crossed the little one will continue to grow her leaves

Bringing up this thread with a few questions of my own.

After what for me was a successful growing season, the weather has begun to change and I wonder what is best for my Plumeria? I have stopped fertilizing in anticipation of fall/winter. IDK why I recall August as being the last month to fertilize and start new cuttings but I do? But we are still in the 90º's on some days and lows in the 70's at night. There is inflo and the promise of more flowers. Maybe I need to continue my fertilizing schedule, or switch to 13-13-13 or Osmocote??

I am behind on repotting 2 trees that need more soil and larger pots. Can I safely do this before fall?

Thanks in advance.

In what I have experienced over my three attempts before, Sept is like a transition month. The plant may catch up with some blooms..but our overnight temps gradually starts to go down by the end of Sept. Our daytime is still high, but the overnights are getting cooler slowly.

I am glad you brought up this thread..made me read the previous entries..so it seems in one of my early attempts I did get a little bloom, but no roots, and in September too. So maybe in my hot and dry area, it prefers September for its bloom time.

I personally don't fertilize anymore after August but I know folks in Southern California do a 'prepare for winter' regimen at this time.
Mostly, you don't want to encourage new growth (which will be more tender) before the cold season.
You may certainly still get blooms for a while but the plants are preparing for dormancy. You may see more leaf drop.

Hetty is right, my other noid plumie is in leaf drop mode.

Fall is coming a bit earlier here. We are not getting out of the low to mid 80's and nights will be in the low 50's for three mornings, gradually getting up to 60 by the end of the week. It is too early for me to start moving plants around, so all my tropical plants will just have to endure these cool mornings.

Hi Ken - well I took your advice from DG's and signed up as a member - still learning my way around the different forums here - need help with plumeria - I traded some plants earlier this year and ended up with a 6' tall, with 2-3' long branches (looks like a Y) that I really need to chop all to pieces and start fresh, BUT - Do I wait for all the leaves to fall off (go dormant) before I cut? Should I go ahead and do it now? - Hate to sacrifice the gorgeous blooms (yellow/white). What do you all suggest I do??

Lisa

You are in the same USDA zone as I am, and since our plants will soon be going dormant I would not cut the plant. It really is too late to (predictably) have the cuttings root and if you store the cuttings over the winter/fall, they will desiccate more than the (complete) plant would. I would do the cutting next spring/early summer and then root them, sell them, or trade them. Cut the two branches so that the cuttings are 1-2' long. Is this the Celadine?

Celadine

Krittergarden. I agree, don't cut until spring.

Lisa.