I live in Jacksonville, Florida and we do get a couple hard freezes here each winter, so I grow my plumeria in pots in the ground. I lift the pots in the winter and keep them in the garage. This past winter, I lifted them in plenty of time and kept them in the garage where it never reached freezing. I never watered them for the entire 6 weeks they were in the garage - not even once. Nevertheless, I still had one that developed rot at the tip. I still don't know why or how. I'm baffled. But anyway, I cut off the rotten part low enough to make sure I had pure white flesh and no rot was left. Wanted to show photos of the new growth to any newbies that don't know what to expect after that. It is always exciting to see that the plant is still alive and going to make it.

By the way, like pinching back a plant to promote bushiness, cutting back is also a way to promote multilple tips (branches). It looks like I will have either three or four new tips from this one. I will post photos again in a few weeks to show progress.

Carol

Very nice illustration - and as to why you had rot after all, we may never know.... sometimes it just happens..

this one got snapped of 2 years ago put on another branch which bloomed last year and 2 more that didnt bloom my sister didnt like the looks of it so we cut 3 cuttings off of it she threw this in the garbage and i know its ugly but it is growing branches witch i will cut and root for new trees in the next 2 years....free plumeria!!!

so never throw out your plumeria sticks if you cut them and there white there is hope!




the last pics an update this is why never toss plumeria they are tough plants look at this growth in less then a year


i will most likely cut the growth off next year and cut the log in to 3 and root to make new free plumeria i figure 3-5 per year !!

Mike your photos are so interesting - and far better than mine. My camera is pretty new and I need to practice (and probably read the manual). I can see where my camera focused on something in the background rather than on the subject.

I'm with you regarding your sister's discards. I would have jumped into the trash bin after them, too! I have a hard time throwing anything away (even plants I don't like).

Thanks for sharing your photos!

Carol

thanks carol your pics are great mine are taken with high megapixel and when i push 1/2 way down it showes a box on what it is focusing on but let me tell you i only posted the best im no expert i have 5-8 more that are not that great!!! one problem i have is mine load so slow because of the sharpness.

i just thought it could give others the incentive DONT THROW AWAY PLANTS!!!

mike

Hey Mike, what is the white twist tie for in your second photo? Does it hold a label?

Carol

Looks like a wire for an aluminum label to me. Enlarging the picture shows part of the label itself!

Aw Hetty, too smart! Thanks!

Ah, guess I will have to put a few dollars away now and then to buy a high pixil camera. The pictures are great!! Went to a gardening round up in my area and the talk turned to plumeria plants, so next year I'm expected to produce cuttings for all the gardners.

yes it is i had to start labeling all my cuttings so i gently hung one on that my memory would never let me remember its not tight the wind blew it off one day LOL

but as usual Hetty has that keen eye

mike

My plumeria plant snapped a limb off during this past hurricane.I took it and stuck it in a pot and it's still nice and green and has rooted cause I tested it.But my main plant got hit with the freeze this year and I noticed two of my tips we're mush and wrinkled and oozing brown stuff.well I'm hoping I did the right thing.I trimmed both back about two inches.thumb size.let wax drip over the tips to hopefully seal them.as best I could.Now I just have to cross my fingers it grows.its alive the root stem is health and nice and hard and when I scratch the surface it's nice and green underneath.Ive been growing mine for eight years.only have three tips.had four but one snapped.this past year was it's first inflo bloom it was so beautiful and smelled Beautiful.I have the yellow.Im gonna order some different colors.I love this plant must be very patient I guess.lot of years invested hope it survives and grows more stems.plzz tell me I did the right thing😢🙏

You did.