Plumeria Rubra Renoir

Description

Plumeria is a genus of hywinkle in the family Apocynaceae.
The Plant List recognizes eleven species. According to the Flora of China, the genus consists of seven species found in tropical America.

In the wild, the Frangipani can grow to a small tree of 8 meters.
With us in a tub, without pruning, it stays with a large tree/shrub of up to 3 meters.
A number of species are used as ornamental plants. They are also known as ‘Frangipani’ or ‘Temple Tree’

Position: In full sun; In well-drained soil, such as cactus mix or potting soil with perlite or sand.

Flowering season: Almost all year round, except for a short dormancy period during which it loses all its leaves.

Care: Water very little during the dormant period, let the soil dry out before watering again. During the growing season, it can be watered sufficiently.

Fertilization: fertilizer with a lot of nitrogen in the spring but then a fertilizer with a high phosphorus content every two weeks during the growing season.
A fertilizer with a high phosphorus content ensures that the plant produces many new flower branches, resulting in many beautiful flowers.

Overwintering: above 12C and do not water as long as no leaves are present, otherwise the stems will rot to the ground