"Sharon" wrote in message
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I live in Arizona and would like to have my Plumeria in the ground all
year also...once I have big enough ones that is. *G* Do you have to do
anything different with them in the winter when they're in the
ground....such as not watering?

Sharon

I bought my plumeria stem at the AZ State Fair five years ago keep it
outdoors (Phx area) in a container all year. Last winter it lost all of
its leaves (first time it did this) but it leafed out okay in this
spring and has been in bloom for the past month. I keep it in filtered
shade in the summertime but in full sun in the winter. During last
winter's dormant period, I watered it once each week but the container
(15 gallon) has good drainage. A nurseryman told me his plumerias
always shedstheir leaves in the winter and not to worry. Nearly
everybody else here grows them in a greenhouse. -Olin