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[*] posted on 5-10-2009 at 11:20 AM


Some varieties drop their leaves quicker than others but it's normal for Plumeria to go through a dormant period when the weather gets colder , and I believe "colder" can be a relative term such as 60's instead of 70's at night. They say it's best to stop watering if you get complete leaf drop to allow the plant to rest and prevent rot of the trunk.

To get the most flowers, use a fertilizer with low nitrogen and lots of phosphorus (bone meal for example) and toss in some Mag sulfate (epsom salts) every once in a while for nice green leaves. n-P-k. During warm months, let it get really dry and then soak the heck out of it.

I got these to grow at our old place in San Juanico with some trickery. They were tucked out of the wind behind the garage and against a wall that radiated lots of heat and sunlight and I’d talk about the Dorado biting or the trip to Tecolote so they’d think they were in Loreto or La Paz.

We’d sometimes go 6 months between trips so I was at the mercy of the town water schedule- usually every other day for 1½ hrs. Unless folks didn’t pay their bill or there was no diesel for the pump to fill the big pila, then the water could be off for a week or more. The plants were more leggy than leafy cause of the watering but they did pretty good. Unfortunately none of these had much of a fragrance. With control of your watering, you can get some beauties in Baja.

More Plumeria pics anybody?


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[*] posted on 5-10-2009 at 02:29 PM


Don Alley, Shari, and oladule! Beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing your garden's treasures with us.
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