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- Cultivate frangipani as a houseplant
- The right location
- Cultivate frangipani as a houseplant
- Do not repot frangipani too soon
- Tips
The Frangipani is a sophisticated houseplant
Cultivate frangipani as a houseplant
In its home in Central America and the Caribbean Frangipani grows up to stately trees. With us the plumeria called succulent plant can only be maintained as a houseplant. What do you have to keep in mind when keeping in the room?
The right location
In their homeland, frangipani grows in very warm, sunny locations. When caring for a houseplant, you must therefore ensure that it receives a sufficiently bright and well-tempered place. In summer, she appreciates a place on the terrace or the balcony.
Frangipani belongs to the Hundsgiftgewächsen and is poisonous like all plants belonging to this genus. Therefore, look for a location out of the reach of children and pets.
When taking care, always wear gloves, as the milk contained in the leaves can cause skin irritation.
Cultivate frangipani as a houseplant
When pouring frangipani you need a sure-footedness. In the summer he needs a lot of water without causing waterlogging. Watering is always done from below so that no water gets on the leaves.
Plumeria is fertilized only until the onset of flowering. Forty-four days of fertilization are enough. From flowering until next spring, you can no longer fertilize frangipani, as the plant then develops little or no new flowers.
Cutting is not necessary. Frangipani branches after flowering itself. If you want to artificially branch plumeria, cut off the main shoot or later the shoot tips.
Do not repot frangipani too soon
Plumeria is sensitive. This concerns above all the repot. With the move to a new pot, wait at least two more for three more years. If the frangipani is already older, it is only repotted every five years.
After repotting, you must not fertilize the houseplant for several months.
Suitable substrate is permeable soil. You can get the substrate out
put together yourself.
Tips
The most frequently grown house species of Frangipani are Plumeria rubra and pudica. Plumeria alba, which is often confused with the pure white variety rubra, is more difficult to cultivate in the indoor environment.