My Plumeria has a hole in it?

11 years ago

Hello,

I have had my plumeria for two years. I brought the stem home(Phoenix, AZ) from our trip to Hawaii and put it into a pot right away. I used regular potting soil mixed with rocks. The first summer about 4/5 leaves grew then fell in winter. I brought it in for the winter and didnt water as much. Normally I would water every few days in the spring/summer. I noticed my plant wasnt growing taller so I repotted it into a larger 15 inch pot with cactus/shrub soil, rocks, and regular plant soil. I noticed the roots were about 6inches long and didnt look discolored or smell weird. There are still no leaves and now I noticed a hole on the side of the stem and I really need help saving this plant. I attached photos of my plant.

I dont know much about plants besides what I Google so I need proper steps on how to save my plant. I hope I can save it because it means a lot to me. Thanks for your help!

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Comments (3)

houstontexas123
11 years ago
was there any discoloration last summer? could have been severe sunburn.

anyways, cut out the bad part, the trunk will send out another tip. and you can root the top part.
amberzart
Original Author
11 years ago
Hi Texas,

I think it may be sunburn, there wasnt any discoloration last summer...well not that I noticed. Is there a certain way I should cut the dead part off? So just replant it back into the soil and water it every other day? I live in Phoenix Arizona it was 105 this week. Will it bleed at all? Sorry I dont know much about plants and it means a lot to me so I am afraid it will die.

I google all I can about Plumerias but all the info varies.
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the_first_kms2
11 years ago
I would cut the top, let it dry out for about 2 weeks and then root it using any of the methods talked about on this forum.
Cut the damaged area from the stem. If you dont have white sap or clean wood you can keep cutting back until you either find clean wood or run out out of stem.

Seems to me that the stem looks discolored. Maybe its just the picture. You would think that tip would be shiny and starting to push leaves by this time of year. I would assume the damage is bad enough to prevent new growth.