Hi I've had my plumeria for close to a year. As some of you know, I brought it indoors in the winter and kept it under a grow light for 5 months and I was getting lots of leaves but no blooms. I brought it back outside in April and noticed the newest leaves are a dark reddish color that I haven't seen before. The growth also appears to have slowed down, as I don't get full leaves as quickly as before. It's in the sun for at least 4 hours a day so I'm not sure what's going on. Nutrient deficiency?Help :-)

Some plants just have red leaf claws. They will turn green as the get bigger and unfurl. May leave behind a red outline on the leaf. It's normal. It should start picking up growth now the temps have come up quite a bit, and are pretty consistent.

Probably being new and not having enough sunlight. Once it gets sunlight for more time (6-8 hours), it will produce more green chlorophyll and the leaves will look "normal". Acclimate it when taking it outside. Look for spots where it can get a tad more sun than 4hrs, if you can.

Thanks everyone. I will try for more sunlight and see if that helps

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So I'm thinking I may need to repot my plumeria. Its been in a black nursery pot for a year. The leaf growth is super slow and also had two leaves wilt recently. Is repoting in the (almost) summer going to hurt it?

I only consider repotting when the roots start growing out the drainage holes. I prefer to do it when dormant in winter though. Make sure it gets more than 6 hours of direct sun, adequate moisture/fertilizer when actively growing.

Caligirl2020 said:So I'm thinking I may need to repot my plumeria. Its been in a black nursery pot for a year. The leaf growth is super slow and also had two leaves wilt recently. Is repoting in the (almost) summer going to hurt it?

I pretty much repot everything I get, when I get it, just so I have an idea on what's going on in the pot, and making sure the soil is the way I want it. Sometimes nurseries don't have the best soil mixture. If it's in a 1 gallon pot, it wouldn't hurt to look and see. Just be gentle.there's also the option of plunging the pot in a bigger one just to add more growing room without disturbing the plant, then you can wait till next season to repot.

TeamCll said:

I pretty much repot everything I get, when I get it, just so I have an idea on what's going on in the pot, and making sure the soil is the way I want it. Sometimes nurseries don't have the best soil mixture. If it's in a 1 gallon pot, it wouldn't hurt to look and see. Just be gentle.there's also the option of plunging the pot in a bigger one just to add more growing room without disturbing the plant, then you can wait till next season to repot.

I actually planted it in a nursery pot after I received a cutting. It's a mix of cactus mix and perlite. How would plunging it into another pot give it more growing room if it's potentiallt root bound in the current pot?

If there are not roots hanging from the drain holes, it probably isn't root bound. Not after one year from cutting. If from seed, then maybe because it will have a beefier system with tap root which cuttings don't have. Roots can grow from one pot to the other, through the drain holes, essentially giving it more growing room. It also helps regulate the temp of the roots by letting them stay cool during the hottest parts of the day.

TeamCll said:If there are not roots hanging from the drain holes, it probably isn't root bound. Not after one year from cutting. If from seed, then maybe because it will have a beefier system with tap root which cuttings don't have. Roots can grow from one pot to the other, through the drain holes, essentially giving it more growing room. It also helps regulate the temp of the roots by letting them stay cool during the hottest parts of the day.

Yeah no roots coming from the drain holes. Thank you for the explanation ☺