Hey, Hetty!
I was in a brief discussion with you last May about a Plumeria I have had for 15-20 years that has never bloomed for me. It has grown well, looks beautiful during summer, and I have installed it in a few places on my property, but no blooms.
In the discussion, I came to the conclusion that too much shade was likely the biggest problem, so I took "chunks" and planted them in other, sunnier locations. Late this winter, I was stoked! One of the new plantings, about 4½' tall after planting, had two bloom stalks developing!
We had gone all winter without any temps much below 40°F for any length of time. Then, in mid Feb, we had a light frost. I covered a lot of things, including this particular Plumeria, frost damage for me was practically non-existant, even on unprotected plants. Friends a couple miles away had frosted windshields on their cars, etc., so the potential had been there.
One of the bloom stalks looked damaged, but a couple of the buds on the second stalk were still green (the stalks were small enough that only four buds were obvious on each). Unfortunately, after another week or so, those last couple buds turned brown as well. The stalks have grown a bit, and are still quite green, but it appears no viable buds exist there any more. Such a disappointment!
My question: If these two bloom stalks were totally ruined, is there still a good chance I will get blooms this year from this plant, or is it over until next year?
My experience with Plumeria is primarily limited to this one cultivar. I did get a large chunk of a tree growing in my daughter's yard that is developing a couple bloom stalks, even though I did not protect that one at all.
Ron
