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do plumeria put new growth up from roots?

9 years ago

My plumeria was started early spring 2016 from a cutting. It did well, leafing out at the top as expected. Living in Kansas, I moved it into my greenhouse this fall and it was doing well. A draft went through the greenhouse one night when it was minus 6 degrees and nipped a few of the plants the draft went by. The plumeria was one of them and it dropped its leaves. I didn't know that dropping their leaves and resting during the winter was normal, so I assumed that the cold was the reason for the leaf drop. the stem is till firm. I also didn't realize I shouldn't water it, as I assumed the leaves would re-imerge if the cold didn't kill it. So with further knowledge about plumerias, I am guessing that it is doing its normal thing.
I noticed a few days ago that about an inch from the stem, that there is a red stem emerging from the ground. I am wondering if it could be an offshoot of the plumeria growing up from the roots? Do they ever do this? I am watching it, eager to find out what it develops into (it could always be a plant seed that dropped into the pot I imagine but it doesn't look like that to me. It isn't a smooth stem, but has "tiny ridges" all along it. just wondering what you experienced plumeria growers think.

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