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Jun 24, 2018 11:23 AM CST

You have gotten some pretty good advice here. I love my plumeria!! I started out with 2 small ones about 4 years ago. They are now about 7 ft. tall! I have 3 more that I started when a visiting dog chewed up one of my trees. I was freaked out when that happened, but that tree grew back even better and I took the limbs that broke off and stuck them in a pot and they grew too!!

I live in the Hill Country of Texas so it is HOT! Each spring I put them in a bigger pot, set them outside by my fountain, feed them with Nelson Plant Food Plumeria Food, and give them lots of water. You will know they need a new pot when they are easily blown over. I water them daily. Make sure your pots drain well. They are in direct sunlight the majority of the day. In the fall, I wheel them into the garage and leave them alone. They drop all leaves and look pretty pitiful, but do not worry, they are fine! No need to water them.

My big baby produced seed pods last summer. They stayed on the tree all winter and popped open in the last few weeks (it is June). I took out a zip lock and gently slipped it over the pod and gathered the seeds. (I did not seal the ziplock) I did not touch the pods until they opened on their own on the tree. Last night I soaked them and put them in soil today. Fingers crossed!!!

I am attaching some photos. You can see the new growth on them as well as a new seed pod. I moved them under the eave because I thought we were going to get hail. As you can see, they are leaning out towards the sun ready to go back by the fountain. Last year the tree with pink and white blooms only had white, now it has both.


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