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title: "Plumeria Question!!! I’m noticing with all three of my plumeria…"
description: "Plumeria Question!!! I’m noticing with all three of my plumeria cuttings that the top part with the leaves tend to squish up and not take root while the stem…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/5lzcUAKQPgw8IGhepHmxc0"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Dory"
published: "2025-08-01T22:50:31.122255Z"
language: "en"
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# Plumeria Question!!! I’m noticing with all three of my plumeria…

_Posted by Dory on 2025-08-01_

Plumeria Question!!!

I’m noticing with all three of my plumeria cuttings that the top part with the leaves tend to squish up and not take root while the stem cuttings harden off and propagate nicely. Is there a specific reason for this? Am I just doing it wrong?

Pic 1… top half and stem half of one cutting  
Pic 2… top half of a stem cutting (bottom half is doing well)  
Pic 3… my first cutting, couple months old, had same issue with top half of the cutting

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/S4z3aQ2khTE7J3aG2xz7upbRRl2F3-i_jVEmIudfpKg/rGpR-lYJRg-v38pnDdBlYw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/S4z3aQ2khTE7J3aG2xz7upbRRl2F3-i_jVEmIudfpKg/E6v2tyOOSiGlxxwTMXTxZg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/S4z3aQ2khTE7J3aG2xz7upbRRl2F3-i_jVEmIudfpKg/OUWegUqyQ9iKbDcwvY_o3A.webp?size=large)

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