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Plumeria pudica leaf drop

cwcervantes
11 years ago

Hello fellow plumeria enthusiasts! I have a dilemma! My Plumeria pudica has finally bloomed for the first time but unfortunately this has been accompanied by a severe leaf drop! Most of the lower leaves have fallen off but the flowers still keep coming. It was repotted in the fall out of necessity and I used a good all-purpose potting soil with tons of perlite mixed in. Any ideas what could be giving the leaf drop? It's in nearly full sun, gets watered when it dries out / nearly dries out, and the temps have been high 70's at night up into the 100's during the day. Maybe too much heat, not enough water? The leaves have also changed -- older leaves were wrinkly and thick and now the newer leaves are very thin and not wrinkly. All my plumeria rubra are doing great ... well sorry about the long post! Here are photos ...

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