How to tend a Plumeria rubra
Also known as: Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton, Plumeria acutifolia Poir., Plumeria angustifolia A.DC., Plumeria arborea Noronha, Plumeria arborescens G.Don, Plumeria aurantia Endl., Plumeria aurantia G.Lodd., Plumeria aurantiaca Steud., Plumeria bicolor Ruiz & Pav., Plumeria blandfordiana G.Lodd., Plumeria carinata Ruiz & Pav., Plumeria conspicua hort. ex G.Don, Plumeria gouanii D.Don ex G.Don, Plumeria incarnata Mill., Plumeria jamesonii Hook., Plumeria kerrii G.Don, Plumeria kunthiana Kostel., Plumeria lambertiana Lindl., Plumeria loranthifolia Müll.Arg., Plumeria lutea Ruiz & Pav., Plumeria macrophylla Lodd., Plumeria megaphylla A.DC., Plumeria mexicana G.Lodd., Plumeria milleri G.Don, Plumeria mollis Kunth, Plumeria northiana G.Lodd., Plumeria purpurea Ruiz & Pav., Plumeria rubra f. acuminata (W.T.Aiton) Woodson, Plumeria rubra var. acuminata (Ait.) R.S.Rao & Balamani, Plumeria rubra f. acutifolia (Poir.) Woodson, Plumeria rubra f. lutea (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson, Plumeria rubra f. tricolor (Roem. & Pav.) Woodson, Plumeria tenuifolia G.Lodd., Plumeria tricolor Ruiz & Pav., Plumeria mariaelenae J.F.Gut. & J.Linares, Plumeria acutifolia var. gasparrinii A.DC., Plumeria incarnata var. milleri (G.Don) A.DC., Plumeria rubra f. rubra , Plumeria rubra var. acutifolia (Poir.) L.H.Bailey, Plumeria rubra f. typica Woodson
Log in to add this plantWatering
Resistant to drought, water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, grows in sunny places
Soil
Slightly acidic soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Americas
- Category
- Apocynaceae, Plumeria
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-October, fruit period July-December
- Flower colors
- red
- World Flora Online
- View on WFO