r/GardeningAustralia • u/sadsydneywife • 22h ago

Any idea why my frangipani did this please? Sydney, NSW 🙉 Send help

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Things a frangipani likes: well drained roots, full sun, a good drenching.

If those criteria aren’t met, it won’t thrive.

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u/InadmissibleHug 22h ago

If I had to guess, I’d say this one has sat in too much water until its roots rotted and then it’s dried up.

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u/sadsydneywife 22h ago

Ok, thanks

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u/Positive-Reward2863 13h ago

Tip: if you're growing them from an offcut let it sit for a week or two before planting to allow the sap to dry and "seal off" the cutting. This helps it not absorb too much water at first.

u/stifisnafu 21h ago

As already stated, it needs well draining soil.

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u/sadsydneywife 21h ago

I think that’s what the main issue was

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u/stifisnafu 19h ago

I had the same issue, i could never grow them out the front of my place, as soon as I dug up the soil and made a nice mix of well draining soil, all my offcuts i planted started thriving and are now big plants 😁