Hello everyone,

I got this wee tree less than a year ago. It has been growing fine all along with many big green leaves.

My plant has always been kept indoors with ample sun as it's not far from the balcony. (Although, I'm in Scotland where there isn't as much sun as other places in the world.) The temperature of my house has always been between 18 to 25 degrees celcius all year round.

All of a sudden, I realised that budding leaves of my tree stopped growing in size and turned black. Then, the rest of the leaves started to fall too. It has been a while but my plant is still leafless.

As of now, no new leafs are growing. There are a few budding leaves but all of them are tiny, black and look dried out. Is my plant doing alright?

I do notice my tree growing taller, but the lack of leaves is a big concern to me. Is this normal? Looking forward to advice! Thank you.

Plumeria trees are deciduous, meaning they drop their leaves in winter. But, you should also be watering a lot less. The bottom of the stem, at the soil line, looks water logged. That's a bad thing.

I haven't grown Plumeria for years but, there are quite a few members who do. I will give one of them a shout out to see if he can help. @drdawg, can you help, please?

Moved to Plumeria forum, @Dutchlady1 is the moderator.

Welcome to NGA, @GGinDD.

Growing plumeria, a tropical plant, is surely going to be different than growing them here, in S. Florida. But as Daisy told you, plumeria typically will go dormant in the fall/winter, losing all or most of their leaves. Even here in Florida, the vast majority of my 300 plants are leafless. Without leaves, plumeria has little need for water. In fact, other than when it rains (all my plants are outside, in full sun), my plumeria get no water whatsoever. You should not be watering and shouldn't begin watering until you see new leaf-growth in the spring.

Also, plumeria anything but "inside" plants. They are tropical trees, requiring at least 6 hr. of direct sun to grow well and to bloom. When spring arrives, if you can find a spot outside so that your tree can get direct sun, put that tree outside.