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Hello there, 

I need some help. This spring I decided to buy 2 plumeria cuttings for the first time! Things have been going fine since April until last week. One of them all of a sudden got droopy looking. I watered it and it perked up a little, but today I noticed it’s still a little droopy and the outsides of the leaves have yellow spots and a few leaves developed a weird brown edge. Does anyone know what could be the cause of this so I can correct it? Maybe fix it to allow it to continue to grow healthy? 
I did water it before I took the photo cause it was droopy and the soil was on the drier side.
 


 

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  On 7/29/2022 at 3:29 AM, Lisaloo said:

Hello there, 

I need some help. This spring I decided to buy 2 plumeria cuttings for the first time! Things have been going fine since April until last week. One of them all of a sudden got droopy looking. I watered it and it perked up a little, but today I noticed it’s still a little droopy and the outsides of the leaves have yellow spots and a few leaves developed a weird brown edge. Does anyone know what could be the cause of this so I can correct it? Maybe fix it to allow it to continue to grow healthy? 
I did water it before I took the photo cause it was droopy and the soil was on the drier side.
 


 

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First off, Welcome to the forum...  Second, where are you located?  Knowing your general location will help with getting a feel for your area's growing conditions..

In general w/ cuttings, you want to keep them moist ..but not wet while they root. Most growers remove all but a few leaves as well ( to help focus energy on root development ).  Assuming yours is rooted and past the " pushing its first full flush of leaves stage " .

Fairly normal for older leaves to get brown edges, ..or the spotting you're seeing as they age.  That said, a lot of brown on the leaf tips / leaf margins can indicate too much water ...Or, watering too often.  For the most part, once rooted, you usually only need to soak potted Plumeria once every 6-12+ days, depending on your location/ how hot and dry your weather is this time of year. They are naturally adapted to store water, much like Cacti, and too much water can cause root and /or stem rot. If the pot it is in doesn't drain, it needs to come out of it.  Would also repot into a chunkier soil mix...

Depending on your location, you can use Coconut Peat for the organic content, and stuff like Pumice, Turface MVP, ( " Seramis"  if located outside the U.S. ) and/ or 1/4th inch sized Lava rock for the chunky part of the soil mix.. Too much organic stuff like Peat Moss, Compost or heavy, fine soil can compact and break down, creating mucky stuff that can suffocate roots. Personally avoid Perlite myself since it slowly but surely will float up out of the soil mix, leaving behind the heavy organic stuff later.

Yellow spots on the leaves could indicate it is hungry as well..  Again, depending on your location, would get yourself some organic, granular, high K ( K = Potassium ) fertilizer, or something that contains Potassium, Magnesium and Sulfur, or "Sul-Po-Mag".   Despite what some companies try to advertise, avoid liquid chemical fertilizers, and anything high in PH ( PH = Phosphorus )  Too much of that stuff ( anything over 10% in a fertilizer ratio ) is bad and will cause longer term health issues with Plumeria.

Besides how the leaves are looking, another good way to gauge the health of your plants is to periodically give the stem(s) a gentle pinch.. Stem(s) should be firm and not give like a sponge when pinched..  When dormant, you want the stem to be firm and not look shriveled or " puckered " as well.


Hope this helps..
 

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Amazing advice!! 
This cutting as been planted since April or May and had zero leaves upon planting.

 

I live in South Texas. Close to Corpus Christi and it’s been extremely hot this past month. My other cutting I planted maybe 2 weeks before this one looks great, perky, and nice and green. It’s planted the same way as this one but I’m going to take your advice and fix the soil up for sure! 

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