Tarev, Is that a new inflo I see on the new branch behind the open flower?

Ah no new inflo yet, it seems to be just finishing off these ones it has already.

Hey Tarev - how tall is the NOID now?

It is 14 inches right now.

Just a Fall update on my two Plumies. With our October rains, my Plumies enjoyed it well. Then this November, we returned to dry days but humidity is much improved when it goes cold overnight. it goes 70% to 80%, but temps are comfortable daytime at low 70's and overnights still bearable at 47F to 55F. No visible leaf drop yet, new leaves still trying to form. So they are still staying outdoors for now, will observe how late I can leave it out before it starts to show signs of dormancy:

Noid Plumeria yellow: this one made some bloom this summer, but it did not do any branching out, so it maintained its upright growth:


Plumeria Celadine:

Just trying to see the condition of branch tips, so far still good:

Your plumeria all look so good, Tarev. Most of my rooted cuttings and seedlings, all under 3' tall, show little sign of dormancy but my large plants are all getting those yellow leaves and dropping leaves. I still have some in bloom and several more with the beginnings of inflo. Any that have flowers or have stalks, regardless of size, will overwinter in the solarium with lots of sun, warm temperatures, and watering. Hopefully, I will have flowers until the New Year.

I have unpotted most of my large and medium size plants, some 3 dozen of them, and they are all stacked under an oak tree. They will remain there for perhaps 2 weeks, losing most of their leaves in the process. Ultimately they will all be bagged and brought inside to overwinter.

Seedlings and rooted cuttings under 4' tall
Stacked

I was tempted to bring them in along with my Adeniums, but seeing the Plumies still showing good leaf growth I decided to hold back. Anyways, the rains stopped. so this is nice time for them to relish a bit more natural light and good humidity levels which we hardly get during our warm dry months.

Looking good Tarev and Ken.

Ken, I admire you for your patience with storing and replanting each year.

Yeah Tarev - looking good.

I have 2 going dormant in my garage. My first NOID now has two branches and is ~ 4.5 feet tall. In my driveway and shows no signs of going dormant. It IS Nov. 4 after all. In Zone 5B.

Have 24 seedlings from 10 - 24 inches tall in my greenhouse. Likely park them in the basement and then worry next year about what to do with them.

Ken, what do you use to bag them? I have 2 in my greenhouse that are getting too big, and I think I'll dig them out and let them be dormant for the winter. I'll pot them up in the Spring.

I buy contractor bags at Lowe's. They are a bit larger than the standard garbage bag but way heavier. I try to keep all my bagged plants around 4' tall or less so that they easily fit into the bags.

Thanks, Ken. These are plastic? I've always thought that plastic and plants could lead to rot, but since you dry them out well ahead of time, it's probably fine. Do you close the bags or leave them open to the air? What do you feel is the lowest temp these bagged plants can take?

These bags are black plastic and I can assure you, the bagging doesn't rot the plants. I have bagged hundreds of plumeria over the years. I do leave the bags open. It doesn't matter whether the plants are sitting in a bucket, piled up, or bagged. You want to keep the temperature above freezing. I keep all my plants in temperatures at or above 50 F. Temperatures in the 40's won't harm them though.

Perfect, thanks for that info, Ken. I'll have to get them dug up and fixed up for winter. I left them planted in the greenhouse last winter, but after they dropped their leaves, they did nothing, of course. They took up room I can use for other things.

Yep, if I used a greenhouse for all these large plants, well, I wouldn't have room for much of anything else.

I still have my Plumeria Celadine outdoors, we have freeze watch tonight, will have to bring it in to play safe.

I would bring her in, Tarev. If the conditions are right, frost can form above freezing.

Welcome to the club Tarev

I had forgotten you actually get freezing there.

Oh well .... I have 3 large ones in my garage and ~ 24 first year seedlings ( 10 - 20 inches tall) in my basement grow area. And no - I have no idea what I will do next year. Hopefully get rid of a lot of Plumeria one way or the other.

BTW - will likely be 8 F here Thursday morning. Winter has finally caught up with us. Snow tomorrow. Gack

So far forecast for tonight shows a low of 35F, and a big freeze warning across our NorCal Central Valley area from midnight to 9am.

I saw I have an old photo of my weather station 3 years ago, on same date, we got into a low of 27F.

Plumie Celadine safely in the garage. Fingers crossed for the rest of the plants.