Hi...

I'm a new plumeria grower. Ever since travelling in Asia, i've loved them and so my boyfriend bought me one. It's a cutting sent over from Florida, or Hawaii...not too sure, not too sure what kind it is either. Anyways...i've had it since April i believe. It's grown nearly a foot since I got it, I've been growing it indoors with a lamp since the weather here in BC is too unpredictable.

I re-potted it after about 6 weeks,it definitely rooted. I had a problem with mealy-worms, i think that combined with the re-potting stunted it's growth a bit. It seems to be doing a lot better now but my boyfriend thinks it might have stem rot.

The stem is only about 1" thick, it's about 18" tall, the top 6" of the stem is green, and the rest is brown. There are a few slight wrinkles in the brown part of the stem, and I can squeeze it a little bit. It's not really squishy, it's actually firmer and less wrinkly than it was about a month ago. But...it still is a little bit squishy, and has a few wrinkles.

I'm not going to water it for a while. It's in a clay pot and i have the clay pot sitting on top of pebbles in a plastic dish. It's in an indoor potting soil that's a mixture of peat, pumice, and organic stuff.

Is there any sure way to tell without cutting it open? I've stuck my finger down into the soil at the stem, about an inch...and it didn't feel mushy. Should I just leave it be for a while and see how it grows?

I can post pictures if that will help.

Thanks!!! I don't want my plant to die!!