How to Grow a Frangipani Tree

Using a pair of clean and sharp pruning tools, take a 30 - 45 cm cutting from a healthy plant. Remove all the leaves. Cutting are best taken during the warmer months.

Place the cutting in a dry, shaded and cool position and allow it to dry out for a few days. This will help to prevent the cutting from rotting.

Use a small pot, ideally a 140-175 mm diameter pot. Larger pots stay moist for longer and can promote Root Rot diseases.

Fill the pot with a very free draining mix, such as Yates Specialty Potting Mix for Cacti & Succulents gently firming down as you fill.

Make a hole halfway down into the potting mix, then position the cutting in the hole.

Keep cutting in a warm, shaded but bright position.

Water in well. Then only water when the potting mix has started to slightly dry out.

To help the plant to grow and establish, apply Yates Dynamic Lifter Liquid Concentrate - reapply every one to three weeks.

Once the plant has developed roots that are touching or nearly touching the sides of the pot, the plant is ready to transplant. You can either pot the plant up to a larger pot with Yates Dynamic Lifter Premium Potting Mix, or you can plant directly into the ground.

• Always plant frangipanis at the same depth as they were in the container and keep mulches from touching the base. Their trunks are prone to fungal decay, particularly in cold, wet weather.
• In southern states plant near fences or walls as this helps protect from the wind & frost.
• To help keep trees compact, frangipanis can be pruned back by up to a third during winter.
• Dwarf varieties are ideal for balconies or beside the pool.

There are various causes for a Frangipani not to flower including a lack of light and/or fertiliser, pests and diseases, incorrect pruning, and plant age.

Make sure the plant is getting enough direct sunlight (at least 5 hours direct) and that you are feeding it with high potassium fertilisers such as Yates Thrive Natual Flower & Rose Organic Based Pelletised Plant Food.

Look for signs of pests and diseases.

Avoid pruning just before the plant flowers in summer, ideally prune in late winter or early spring.

If the plant is young, you might need to wait a year or so for the plant to grow or settle into its new home before it is big enough and established to flower.

Holes in leaves are usually from chewing garden pests such as Caterpillars.

If you have a small to medium-sized tree, you can spray the tree with Yates Nature's Way Caterpillar Killer - Dipel.

If you find orange and dusty spots on the underside of your Frangipani tree's leaves, then this is the fungal disease Rust, specifically Frangipani Rust.

If you have a small to medium-sized tree less than 2 metres tall, you can spray the tree with Yates Lime Sulfur. Spray at the earliest sign of infection so the disease doesn't spread and get out of hand.

If you have a large tree, sprays are not really an option.

To help prevent or reduce the spread of the disease, pick up diseased leaves and place into the rubbish bin, avoid overhead watering, water only in the morning, and improve the availability of light and air circulation.

A rotting Frangipani could be due to overwatering, poor drainage, or diseases such as Root Rot.

Avoid overwatering, use a very free draining potting mix, and plant in very well-drained soil (sandy soils are ideal).

You can spray small to medium-sized trees during the growing season with Yates Anti-Rot Phosacid Systemic Fungicide - provides more effective control when applied as a protective spray. Spray when disease conditions are favoured.