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May 14, 2015 8:16 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
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I draw the line at nighttime lows in the 40's. When my nights/early morning lows stay at or above 50F, my plumeria go out. I don't worry that I will have a morning or two with temperatures in the mid to upper 40's, so long as the vast majority of lows stay above that 50F mark. When the lows stay at or above 60 and the highs are in the 80's, my plumeria really take off. The hotter the better. I would not even think of rooting my cuttings until the temperatures are no lower than 60F and the highs no lower than 80F. Again, I am talking about the 90% of daytime/nighttime temperatures. I am certainly not in MA but I am in a temperate growing area in MS.
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May 14, 2015 8:32 PM CST
Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
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I wait till our temps overnight are stable 50F and higher...though this Spring, we did have some occasions of 49F but it's okay, we warm up really fast during daytime and daytime light is getting longer too. And our area is very dry, so just leaving the cuttings alone in part sun/shade. Our temps rise to 70F to 80F quick, except this week with this low front hovering late in the season..thankful for it though. Smiling
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Jun 1, 2015 12:30 AM CST
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Athol, Massachusetts (Zone 5a)
I know this is an old thread, but I've got some good news - everything is doing well and I'm starting to see a bit of an inflo on one of my Gold OP's! I know some say to take it off, but I've got two Gold OP's and they're both quite healthy and clawing, so I think I'll leave it. I haven't watered except for the Puu Kahea, which now has ten full leaves, but I do mist the tips regularly. I'm so excited to see my first Plumeria blossom! Hurray!
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Jun 1, 2015 4:52 AM CST
Name: Gigi AdeniumPlumeria
Florida (Zone 9b)
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Cipherbug that's great news...we love pics too. Hurray!
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Jun 1, 2015 9:12 AM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
I have never had a Gold OP, so do post some pictures. Thumbs up
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Jun 1, 2015 10:05 AM CST
Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
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Happy for you CipherBug Hurray! Yeah, do post photos!
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Jun 1, 2015 3:22 PM CST
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Athol, Massachusetts (Zone 5a)
Thanks guys! I'll take some tomorrow - we've had lots of dismal rain. So far it's still VERY tiny, but those aren't leafies!
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Jun 2, 2015 4:36 PM CST
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Athol, Massachusetts (Zone 5a)
Here you are guys - pardon the bad pictures. You can see it best from the side, though I included a shot of all five cuttings. The Puu Kahea is the leafy one, since I splurged and bought it rooted already. How long do you think I'll have to wait for some blooms?
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Jun 2, 2015 6:11 PM CST
Name: Gigi AdeniumPlumeria
Florida (Zone 9b)
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Gold OP's inflo Looking good. Puu Kahea looks good too. When I first got my Puu Kahea it was a 3 tip cutting and one tip bloomed the first year I planted it but then it skipped bloom following year.

This year I had two 3-tip cuttings from my own plant: 1 bloomed right away but the other one is is not showing signs that it will bloom. The first inflo that bloomed was gorgeous but is now almost done but there is a second inflo on the way. It is still early in he season so my 2nd cutting and the Momma plant may still bloom.
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Now, I have a few late 2013 rooted cuttings that up to now are not showing any inflos. I'm hoping that they will bloom this year.
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Aug 6, 2019 2:35 PM CST
Name: Beth R
Moore, Oklahoma (Zone 7a)
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Hi Everybody! I wish I'd looked here before doing anything with my plumerias. I followed directions on the package they came in and put them in a glass of water to root! I've had them since October 2018. They are both growing healthy looking leaves but no roots. If I take them out of the water, let them dry, and then place in pots of perlite, do you think they'll root?
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Aug 6, 2019 3:07 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
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@Strtrki, I have never tried rooting in water, so I certainly know nothing about rooting that way. Perhaps others will know how that works. But since you still have cuttings after all this time, unrooted cuttings, I would tell you to indeed use another method to root.

Wow, you have cuttings that have been in water for 10 mo., and they haven't rotted or rooted. That's just amazing. I've stored cuttings in a warm and dry spot for several months, but nothing like 10 mo.

If these two cuttings were mine, I surely would remove them from that water. I assume the ends are callused, but again, having them in water all that time, I don't even know that. Are the stems still firm, from the cut end all the way to the terminal end? Is the color of the stems still green? If so, the way I now root is with potting soil, but soil that is heavy in super coarse perlite. I now allow all my rooting media to get rain, and since this is the rainy season in S. Florida, my cuttings pretty much stay in moist potting soil. I used to root in dry super coarse perlite and nothing else. I've found that rooting them the way I now do, cuttings root far more quickly than in a dry media.

I would love to see a few photos of those plants, clear photos showing the cut-ends, the stems, and the leaf ends.

I sent you a T-Mail.
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Aug 13, 2019 3:12 PM CST
Name: Beth R
Moore, Oklahoma (Zone 7a)
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drdawg, thanks for getting back with me! If I can get this all figured out I'll send pics. I am not certain, but I think they are both ok. One has a side that has darkened in a spot. I'll look and feel more closely when I get home.
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Aug 13, 2019 3:14 PM CST
Name: Beth R
Moore, Oklahoma (Zone 7a)
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P.S. I Changed my user name from strttrki to MySecretGarden
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Aug 13, 2019 7:23 PM CST
Name: Ken Ramsey
Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a)
Bromeliad Vegetable Grower Region: United States of America Tropicals Plumerias Orchids
Region: Mississippi Master Gardener: Mississippi Hummingbirder Cat Lover Composter Seller of Garden Stuff
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