Causes of and Solutions for Plumeria Losing Leaves
Plumeria, also called egg-yolk flower and frangipani, is an ornamental plant suitable for planting in courtyards and lawns. It can also be grown as a potted plant at home and is very popular with many people. Nowadays, a great many people grow and cultivate plumeria on a large scale, and during care, plumeria often drops its leaves. So why does plumeria lose its leaves? Below, the editor will give everyone a brief introduction, so let's take a look together!
1. Unsuitable Light
Light is very important for the growth of plumeria. Plumeria has relatively strict light requirements: it can neither grow in a dark environment for a long time nor receive overly strong light. If the light is too weak, it will reduce the photosynthesis of plumeria and lessen nutrient accumulation, while if it is too strong, it will cause leaf scorch and so on, and both easily cause plumeria to drop its leaves. Therefore, while maintaining sufficient light, we must pay attention to controlling the light duration and intensity. During the peak growth period, keep about 7 hours of light; in summer, do a good job of shading; and in winter, appropriately supplement light artificially.
2. Improper Soil
Soil is also very important for the growth of plumeria. Plumeria is suitable for growing in soft soil with strong permeability. If the soil is compacted and has poor drainage and irrigation capacity, then the impact on the growth of plumeria is very great. Soil compaction will inhibit the breathing of the plumeria roots and affect the absorption of nutrients and water, thereby causing leaf drop. Therefore, when planting, we must pay attention to managing the soil well. Keep the roots breathing normally and drainage and irrigation normal. If it is grown in a flower pot, then the pot must be changed once a year to ensure the normal growth of plumeria and reduce phenomena such as leaf drop and yellow leaves.
3. Temperature Reasons
Unsuitable temperature is also one of the main reasons causing plumeria to drop its leaves. Plumeria likes to grow in a relatively warm environment, and its tolerance to high temperatures and cold is relatively poor. Temperatures that are too high or too low are both very unfavorable to the growth of plumeria, and the most suitable growth temperature for plumeria is around 22-25 degrees. So after entering the hot summer, do a good job of cooling, spraying water appropriately on the plant leaves to maintain humidity and lower the temperature. Similarly, in the low-temperature winter, do a good job of keeping warm to prevent excessively low temperatures from causing frost damage to plumeria and making it drop its leaves.
4. Improper Fertilization
When growing plumeria, fertilization work is essential. And when many people fertilize, improper fertilization very easily causes plumeria to drop its leaves. Among these, too much fertilizer and too high a concentration are the most common, and they very easily cause fertilizer burn to plumeria, causing root rot and leaf drop. Therefore, we must pay attention to reasonable fertilization and must not apply too much fertilizer; appropriately apply some dilute liquid fertilizer each month to prevent fertilizer burn. After entering winter, because the temperature is relatively low, plumeria gradually goes dormant, and at this time you can appropriately reduce fertilization or stop fertilizing.
The above is a brief introduction to why plumeria drops its leaves. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it can help everyone!