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title: "Bought this frangipani for my bf about 1.5 years ago, has struggled…"
description: "Bought this frangipani for my bf about 1.5 years ago, has struggled to grow more than 3 leaves at a time. Eventually they all fall off and it starts over.…"
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published: "2024-06-11T02:05:20.796746Z"
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# Bought this frangipani for my bf about 1.5 years ago, has struggled…

_Lagt ut av bean den 2024-06-11_

Bought this frangipani for my bf about 1.5 years ago, has struggled to grow more than 3 leaves at a time. Eventually they all fall off and it starts over. Recently, it’s been looking lovely (last few months) but I just got back from a few days away and it has a couple leaves that are looking yellow/ brown spots.

In the past, we have fought spider mites off of these guys. He sits in a partial sun window.

Help!

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## 2 kommentarer

### MattL kommenterte den 2024-06-11

I once tried to keep a plumeria indoors. Been exactly there. If I recall, it’s normal for them to go dormant in the winter. But if you can’t give them a long growing season of heat, bright light and humidity, this is what’s gonna happen. I don’t mean to be discouraging—I’m sure there’s a way to grow them indoors, but they are Level 23 houseplants.

### Jay Bae kommenterte den 2025-06-21

Have you checked the soil? Is it wet? How’s the drainage? In my opinion you should add lots and lots of perlite. This guys need really good drainage. For mine I did about 45% perlite and 55% soil. You know the little white pebbles that are very lite weight.

Good luck!

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