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Feb 18, 2019 11:42 AM CST
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Kinda a Newbie question, but I'm still asking Smiling

My Plumerias have been inside since Oct 15th. The room they're in temps have been between 53 - 63 degrees. All are still in their clay pots.

Noticed the shriveling trunks have crept up branches now... but still not near the dormant growth tips.

Should I give them a little drink ? it's been 5 months w/o water.. concerned.
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Feb 18, 2019 3:31 PM CST

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Misting is best during dormancy. And if they are inside, they will get dry so yes, I'd spray them a bit.
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Feb 18, 2019 6:39 PM CST
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Dutchlady1 said:Misting is best during dormancy. And if they are inside, they will get dry so yes, I'd spray them a bit.

Thank you Hetty... Will do.. they're getting kinda Pruny.

**Heavily Misted the trunks 2 days in a row & they actually Plumped Up Smiling Now I can stop worrying.
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Feb 19, 2019 5:37 PM CST
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I am a bit wary with misting dormant plumies, especially if temps are that cool indoors, it might invite black rot.
I would rather leave it alone, and try to help it feel warmer like in the 70F temps.

If I overwintered my Plumies, I just leave them alone, it is in good company with my Adeniums also dormant at this time.
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Feb 19, 2019 8:33 PM CST
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I've always wondered about this. When I go to Hawai'i, I see many plumerias growing in landscapes that are watered regularly. Many are Singapores, but most that catch my eye are rubra varieties. Most are dormant (because this is the time of year I go) but a few are leafy. If they catch my eye at all it's because they have flowers.
There is no real "dry" season in Hawai'i. There is always 80's and showers, and then there's mostly 70's and 80's and showers. Add the irrigation that landscapes get, and you get a soil that rarely if ever dries out completely. Yet the plumerias don't mind.
I'm guessing it's a soil temperature/air temperature thing. If the soil stays at least in the 70's, then would plumerias in pots really mind occasional drinks? I hate seeing mine shrivel, though I do mist now and then.

What do the rest of you think about this?
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Feb 19, 2019 8:51 PM CST
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Mine inside go pretty dormant. The temperature in this spare room stays about 65 degrees and there is an east window for it. This year I had 2 leaves left on my largest one. I give it a small drink about once a month in winter. I don't mist. I've treated it this way for years, and it has always been happy. I think you do whatever works for your own circumstances.
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usermc977 said:I've always wondered about this. When I go to Hawai'i, I see many plumerias growing in landscapes that are watered regularly. Many are Singapores, but most that catch my eye are rubra varieties. Most are dormant (because this is the time of year I go) but a few are leafy. If they catch my eye at all it's because they have flowers.
There is no real "dry" season in Hawai'i. There is always 80's and showers, and then there's mostly 70's and 80's and showers. Add the irrigation that landscapes get, and you get a soil that rarely if ever dries out completely. Yet the plumerias don't mind.
I'm guessing it's a soil temperature/air temperature thing. If the soil stays at least in the 70's, then would plumerias in pots really mind occasional drinks? I hate seeing mine shrivel, though I do mist now and then.

What do the rest of you think about this?


Plumeria can take lots of water as long as the soil is well-draining, and the average temperatures don't go below 60 degrees. Plumeria that are dormant will barely take up any water so it really isn't necessary to water. If the relative humidity is low, misting is the answer.
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Feb 20, 2019 3:48 PM CST
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I'll let you know in the spring...if any thing dries out. None of my soil or pots have dried since Dec., and temps getting down to 39 for a couple of hours at dawn. Hawaii is sending yet another storm as I type. So far, all our drought tolerant plants seem to be doing well in our sandy soil.
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Feb 21, 2019 12:28 PM CST
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Hawaii temperature is generally warm, their rain maybe warmer rain. Kind of like the setting in my homeland. Plumerias in my homeland thrive in our torrential rains and flooding, since temps over there never go below 70F, rain there is warm temperature, think spa-like temps. And lots of humidity as the temperature rises. Soil there is rich loam and volcanic, so very good drainage. That is why you will never ever see them being grown indoors since they can grow into very tall majestic trees easily.

Unlike here, our temps fluctuate a lot, easily a variance of 30 degrees daytime to night time. Indoors, pretty sure few of us keeps our temps at the 80F to 85F, that will be too nosebleed for me. I keep my house only at 68F during winter. So got to wait patiently for mid Spring to safely bring them out if overwintered, and I do not water them at all when inside, just letting them take their nap.

Then there are Plumie varieties that can handle colder temps. That is the one I have. This year I have pushed the envelope and left them outdoors this winter. Thankfully we did not get any low 20F's this time, just in the 30F to 35F overnight range mostly. But it sure has been too rainy than usual and our overnight cold duration has been several weeks longer this time. I do see some tip damage, but it is not escalating, pretty much with the dry intervals outdoors with more airflow, the plant is also callusing the area on its own. During our long hot period here, I do have a struggle with humidity levels, it is just too dry here, so when it comes around, have to water this plant daily here while outdoors. During winter time, ideally I prefer to keep them dry, but Mother Nature has her own winter plans this year, so just going with the flow. I keep checking on the base of my sleeping Plumies, it is rock hard solid, so it is coping, I guess weather hardened enough already.

Other varieties will simply hate our cold temps, harder to wake them up from slumber too.
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