Got this Englewood cutting on monday and today i come Home from work to this!!! Rot????

It looks brown and mushy...but it is hard to tell from the picture. if it feels mushy to touch, yes.

Or it could just be dehydrated. Only way to find out is prick it with a pin. If the sap is white you're good; if it's brown it's rotting.

That's the way lots of mine look coming out of dormancy - dehydration. Follow Hetty's suggestion.

Dutchlady1 said:Or it could just be dehydrated. Only way to find out is prick it with a pin. If the sap is white you're good; if it's brown it's rotting.

Darn!! It's an englewood cutting!! Hope i don't lose it!! What can I do??

Well - what was the outcome of your pinprick test?

Wow, I am curious how this turns out... I thought my first plumeria had rooted to death but I guess turns out that it could just be severe dehydration? I was afraid to water it. Also, would rotting wipe out the roots? So if there are roots, the plant is still alive?

simonli194 said:Wow, I am curious how this turns out... I thought my first plumeria had rooted to death but I guess turns out that it could just be severe dehydration? I was afraid to water it. Also, would rotting wipe out the roots? So if there are roots, the plant is still alive?

Simon. What does the phrase "rooted to death" mean? I would think that a rotted base would have no roots, at least no viable roots.

Simonli! Yes, I'm curious too and want to see updated pic.

Well, this actually happened back in June when I was changing jobs and moving from NYC to Stamford, CT (along with personal issues). Sorry so no pictures! :(

My plumeria looked just like in Mark619's pic but a bit worse. It still had its roots. So means that it may have been alive still? I threw it out when I was packing unfortunately... won't make that mistake again. I just received two new rooted cuttings and have two more on order.

Hi everyone... I decided to try the "stick pin" test today after reading this to see if my other Jean Moragne was rotted. As you can see... it did bleed white... so guess that is a good thing. I just hope it gets better. It's not firm at all closer to the top and it was watered pretty good today as I didn't get outside in time to get them off their concrete blocks and it was raining.

If it bleeds white there is a great chance of survival.