Hello from a first time poster!

My girlfriend inherited this (mature?) plumeria from a neighbor about a year ago. We have since moved and I've since taken over the care of her few plants, this one included. I know very little about Frangipani and am looking for some help. I've heard that plumerias go dormant in the winter and am hoping that's the case.

Here is what it looks at the moment. We live in Laurel Canyon which gets a bit cooler and stays a bit wetter (just a bit) than those in the basin of LA. Our home is built into a north facing hillside and get northern, eastern, and a bit of southern sun (we're on a point).

Any resources or insight is greatly appreciated!

Lucky you living in Laurel Canyon!
What you have is a container with three septa rooted cuttings of plumeria. They are all separate trees. They can be separated if you like.
Every V made by the branches signified that the plant has bloomed. Plumeria do not bench unless 1) they bloom or 2) they suffer some mechanical damage and produce a new branch from one of the old 'eyes' that used to have a leaf on it.
Yes, this is the period of dormancy for these plants. But when the weather warms up and rain starts and the day length really cranks up they will go into active growth.
This is the time that you should fertilize your plants. Don;t worry that the little leaves on the tips are black. They probably just got a little too cold.
Plumeria are hardy to 32F. They are succulent tropical trees and the stems will be damaged by freezing weather, and then they will develop rot.
Just leave it out on the deck as long as it snot frosting. Fertilize it with something like 1/2 strength Miracle Grow every month until it starts to wake up. Plumeria very often develop bloom spikes on the dormant stems BEFORE leaves start to come out. If you see something coming out of the center of those little black leaves, it may be a bloom stalk. The ends of the stalks will start to turn green as they start growing. Soon you will have leaves!
Your plant is not 'mature', its only a few years old. I would say 3 max. based on the number of times it has branched. This is what a mature plant looks like

I agree re dormancy, but our yoyo weather has been hard on plants this year. It may have started to leaf out, then been burned by either frost or a heat wave. Very hard to tell if you aren't used to the weather in your micro climate. I would hold off on fertilizer until you see signs of active growth.

TRUE CAROL

Thanks, Gina! Many don't realize that Ca. covers 2/3 of the west coast, and has climate zones that range from Hawaii to Alaska, depending on elevations, distance from sea...and the list goes on. Sunset Western Garden has 24 climate zones, plus 2 each for Alaska and Hawaii. Seasons here are????
I don't mean to exclude Canada, but they know what I mean.

I used to live in Culver City 6 miles from the beach, the weather there was very 'stable' for California, no big swings in heat, cold, humidity (or lack thereof ha ha) marine layer came up into Santa Monica and Venice on schedule most days, the great humidity substitute. I think in the years we lived there (almost 8) it actually froze ONE time but it was in the 20's!

Gina1960 said:Lucky you living in Laurel Canyon!
What you have is a container with three septa rooted cuttings of plumeria. They are all separate trees. They can be separated if you like.
Every V made by the branches signified that the plant has bloomed. Plumeria do not bench unless 1) they bloom or 2) they suffer some mechanical damage and produce a new branch from one of the old 'eyes' that used to have a leaf on it.
Yes, this is the period of dormancy for these plants. But when the weather warms up and rain starts and the day length really cranks up they will go into active growth.
This is the time that you should fertilize your plants. Don;t worry that the little leaves on the tips are black. They probably just got a little too cold.
Plumeria are hardy to 32F. They are succulent tropical trees and the stems will be damaged by freezing weather, and then they will develop rot.
Just leave it out on the deck as long as it snot frosting. Fertilize it with something like 1/2 strength Miracle Grow every month until it starts to wake up. Plumeria very often develop bloom spikes on the dormant stems BEFORE leaves start to come out. If you see something coming out of the center of those little black leaves, it may be a bloom stalk. The ends of the stalks will start to turn green as they start growing. Soon you will have leaves!
Your plant is not 'mature', its only a few years old. I would say 3 max. based on the number of times it has branched. This is what a mature plant looks like

Thank you! Thank you!

I was so worried that this plumeria was a goner. Especially since it was my first "a-ha! I love plants!!!" plant when I first met one on a beach in Malaysia.

A load of gratitude to you from us up here in the canyon.