Plumeria?

[oakmanner]

Has anyone purchased those Plumeria plants at F&G brought them north and had success growing them?

 

[pezheadmeg]

Bought 4 3 years ago. 2 are still going strong. They don't flower every year, but the leaves get bigger and bigger.

 

[bunny213]

I bought 2 a couple of years ago and I get leaves...but no flowers. I'm in Texas...I started a thread - but I'm not sure where here....I asked about trying to start new plants. I'm thinking about giving my SIL both of them and see what he gets from them...he's got a green thumb. Mine have gotten quite tall and lanky....and they need new pots. If you get any I hope you have better luck than I have had! Barb

 

[MinnieGarden]

Plumeria are very heavy feeders. I use Super Bloom everytime I water and have gorgeous blooms. I also repot every other year. Some take longer to start blooming than others. Also, I've heard of people starting them up north inside in a very bright room sitting on a heating pad on low heat. I'm in Texas, so I haven't personally tried that.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I've had my plumeria for 3 years, and it bloomed last year for the first time. I keep it in a sunny, almost-cold room and don't water it much over the winter, and it stays dormant until the weather starts to warm up. Then it goes into the brightest southern-exposure window I have and gets watered and fed fairly vigorously. I use a bloom-booster feed on it at least once a week. As soon as nighttime temps stay reliably around 50 or over, it gets to go outside on my southern-facing porch. Even then, it blooms late in the season, and I have to bring it into the house in the fall with blooms still on it so the frost doesn't kill it. It's not an easy plant for a New Englander to grow. Maybe this year I'll try the heating mat and artificial lights...or maybe I'm just going to be lazy and suffer with the late bloom time.