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Leaf curl question

18 years ago

Hey everyone ... hope all is well with you and yours.

I have a question about leaf curl. The curl is from the leaf tip toward the stem. I have been careful not to over water since this is a newly rooted cutting. I'm keeping it in our guest bathroom where it's plenty warm and under and grow light.

I'm also wondering about the need for fertilizer since there are four leaves on each of the two tips. Until now, all I have done is mist the leaves and water when bone dry.

Thanks for the help and advice.

Chris

Comments (7)

  • 18 years ago

    Hi Chris,
    Sure someone will come in and help you. Growing inside, I don't know a lot about that..Welcome to our forum.
    Karen B.

  • 18 years ago

    Hi Chris,
    I am sorry no one came in to help you..the curl is usually from some stress, not to worry. No feeding is dormacy time, they need to go to sleep. Just a little bit of water, you are doing right. Your plant may not go dormant cause is inside. take it outside if it gets warm. Sounds like you are doing fine..lots of light

    Karyn is very good at growing plants inside.. Hope she will come in.
    Karen B.

  • 18 years ago

    Hi Chris,
    I just re-read your message.. You have leaf curl all the way up to the stem? OOh your plant may be buggy..check under the leaves see if you can see any little black bugs or anything else.. that is a big problem growing in the house. Bathroom is also possibly damp if showers are taken. Plus misting. If you have bugs, you will have to take your plant outside and treat them. Not sure where you live.
    Karen B

  • 18 years ago

    Chris,
    My plumeria leaves curl inward in the winter when the plant is trying to go dormant. I started a new cutting a few years ago in November and it still wanted to go dormant even though winter was it's "first season". I'd give it less light and less water and you'll probably see the leaves brown and drop (an ok thing)
    Much Luck!

  • 18 years ago

    Thanks for your reply Karen B and tweedbunny.

    I've checked for mites and other possible critters and found nothing. This is a cutting I have rooted over the last few months. I suppose I'm trying to treat it as a 'new' plant and forcing growth. I'm not sure what the next step is after 'leaf out'. Is it best to let it go dormant for a little while longer till warmer weather? Only a couple of the leaves have curled. The others are fine. What appears to be an inflo is developing on the dominant side of the two growth tips.

    The guest bath isn't used - so there's no extra humidity in the room, only the ambient temperature of the house. I've misted the leaves some and watered sparingly.
    Perhaps it's normal, just wanted to make sure I was doing the right things since I had never tried rooting a cutting.

    Thanks for the help and advice.
    Chris

  • 18 years ago

    Hi chris,
    I am glad tweedbunny came in. I have not tried to grow plumeria like you are doing. If you have no bugs..just see how it goes...Spring is coming and hopefully warmth. Cuttings is best started in warmth. I do have a couple of cuttings I had inside, the claws started to die trying to root, so I put them outside.. Hope not a mistake, its very chilly here in the high 30's. Have it covered tonight. Hope it makes it. good luck to you.

    Karen B.

  • 18 years ago

    Steady as she goes. If leaves drop, cut back on water. Be vigilant for spider mites. Mist leaves and growing tips with water and/or a mild insecticide. Keep the soil just moist. But note that the presence of small leaves does not necessarily mean it's rooted. If you see roots growing out of the bottom of the container, your plumeria is rooting very well. I might water carefully around the perimeter of the pot to keep soil from getting overly dry. Aztec Gold is a bit more forgiving on the moisture thing than many other plumeria varieties, I've found. If your plant is under lights, that's probably why it's leafing out (longer day length). But it's not going to really get going until May or June when it will be outside getting REAL sun.

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