Sorry to hear of the accident! How long is the broken section? You should first remove all the leaves with a scissors. This will keep the stem from drying out. Just cut each of them off near the stem. Then recut the bottom of the cutting if it was not a clean break. Then dip in rootone. Let it sit in a dry place for about a week so the end dries before you try to root it in a very fast-draining soil. Where are you located and how warm your temps are will determine where you should set the pot during the rooting process. Hope this helps.

Hi Dave, thanks for the reply..I live in Southern California zone 10. I have removed all of the leaves and left the almost blooming flowers, should I cut off the flower stem too? I live it in morning sun and shade in the afternoon..will this work? thanks again.

Well, you'll get a lot of differing opinions about whether or not to cut the flower stem (inflo). During rooting, if leaves start to generate, but then stop, I'd cut it off. Or if you've got lots of other plumeria blooms to enjoy, remove it now.

Morning sun might be OK, unless you're in the mid- to upper 90s or low 100s and have very low humidity. In that case I'd probably put it in dappled shade.

How long (in inches) is the broken section? The larger the cutting, generally the easier it will be to root...at least anything over 14 inches will be easier than, say, 5-6 inches.

Hopefully someone with more 'California' experience will chime in!

We have a totally different climate here in Virginia in the summer. We're hazy, hot, and humid, and our night temps usually stay above 65 degrees thru June, July and August. Daytime highs around 80 - 95. So we can usually leave a cutting in full to part sun. The haze cuts down the rays a bit. And we also get rain, so we have to keep cuttings protected from too much moisture. But the humidity is so high that we rarely have to water the soil. They'll root in 'humid' soil just fine!

Hi Dave,
I live in So. CA, but very hot temps, In the San Fernando Valley, am in a semi-arid area..hot now..I grow my cuttings in the east morning sun and south sun, dry conditions..then late afternoon is too warm will burn sun moves and are in the shade. Concrete gets very warm..Other areas is different how the temps are or hot the afternoons are.
Karen B

I purchased a plumeria in Hawaii. It appears to be a steam or branch in a plastic bag. The instructions on it say to plant it in a draining pot with 1-3 inches of gravel or stone at the bottom. Then do equal parts of sand and topsoil. My child broke it before I planted it.Is there anything I can do to save it? I was told to plant it right away and wrap it in wet newspaper. Is that the correct thing to do?

I live in Dallas, Texas, my plumeria has three tall stalks, prob 2-3’ tall. I have it in a pot. A big storm came through last night and knocked it over, breaking one stalk/stem. The broken piece is about 10”. No leaves on any of the stalks as I recently brought it out of winter storage from the closet. Can I fix it and how? Thx