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BigBill said: You are growing a tropical plant and as such it enjoys warm temperatures, 65-85+, good direct sunlight and occasional fertilizer. I grew several for years when I lived in Florida.
Down there mine bloomed regularly and went dormant ever winter. Even in the Fort Myers area. They would start to lose leaves in early October and be leafless until good sunlight returned starting in late February. I fed them every 4-6 weeks @1/2 tsp per gallon.
You can feed them too much so they don't bloom. Good sunlight, 6 hours a day is the key.
But having said that, they are not the easiest to grow and flower in northern climates.
Marks on the undersides of the leaves usually mean bugs. False spider mites were my # 1 problem.

I hope others will stop by and offer advice. I have always looked at fertilizer as a way to support good growth and flowering. It can not make up for insufficient light and temperature that are too cool.

GigiPlumeria said: @diane_m Welcome! I agree with Big Bill, lack of 6 to 8 hours of full sun could be the reason for your #1 problem. Although I have some that are in full sun right now that are just refusing to bloom.

# 2 could be plumeria rust, unfortunately you can't avoid plumeria rust but it will not kill your plumeria.

#3 roots gets disturb will make the plumeria droopy while adjusting to new (presumably bigger pot) and will stopped being droopy once established. Also plant stopped producing leaves because maybe it is starting to form buds? Only time can tell.
And they are susceptible to spider mites if grown indoors.

Thanks for your responses. The plant is still very droopy and has not grown at all. The leaves have gotten a little worse on yellowing and one more died. I did not repot it into a bigger pot - it was the same exact pot. I wanted to re-start the soil with the "correct" fertilizer to see if that would get it to flower. I let the soil pretty much dry out . I don't have any reason for doing that other than it seemed like a good idea?? Like I said, I'm not a plant person and so maybe that was bad? But I watered it now and I cut 4 out of the 9 leaves off because I am assuming it has some transplant shock. Since it also likely has some kind of bug or fungus or something, should I take all of the leaves off? I do not have a screen on my window so a few bugs do get in - mostly flies that always exit on their own, and little gnats and other tiny flying things. Nothing bothersome. But perhaps there were bugs in the soil because the spots didn't appear until after I repotted it.

I have left the plant outside during the day in partial sunlight in the summer in the past, but have not done so this summer because I didn't want it to get bugs. My understanding is that the leaves will burn because it is not typically in direct sunlight. I only have one window so can't change the light situation. I can put it outside during the day so it gets more sunlight. I would still have to bring it in some nights if it's too chilly.