The Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice about how to treat rust on plumeria, how to save money when creating hanging baskets of petunias and when to plant your next pumpkin crop.

The rust fungus seems like a natural occurrence, especially as the leaves decline in the fall. I have developed the practice of removing plumeria leaves that are still on the tree every year in ...

Q: I have a plumeria in the front yard that in the winter gets black under the leaves. Then the leaves fall off, leaving the stalks and flowers bare. What can I safely spray the leaves with? And, ...

Tropical Gardener answer: It sounds like your plumeria is infected with the fungal pathogen, Coleosporium plumeriae, which causes the disease plumeria rust. The pathogen is host specific. Though ...

Plumeria rust only affects the plant’s leaves, not the stems or flowers. It is also specific to plumeria plants and will not spread to other species.

Plumeria leaves are plagued by rust, while lantana's leaves reveal color variety. By Neil Sperry, Contributor June 30, 2023. Plumeria, also known as frangipani, are susceptible to rust fungus.

Plumeria rust symptoms and signs include orange powdery pustules on the underside of the leaves that are easily rubbed off. You may or may not see the pustules on the top surface of the leaves, ...

The Plumeria Rust has been around since early 70’s. Although not a major disease at that time, when there are more host plants around and the pathogen reflux within a population of Plumeria, ...

A: The University of Hawaii, as one might guess, has the definitive information on anything relating to plumerias. I learned more than I ever expected to know about plumeria rust fungus in their ...

Although Plumeria rust may not kill your tree entirely, it will cause defoliation or loss of leaves. This is especially pertinent for younger frangipani trees, as they are less mature and established.

Plumeria can remain outside in mild winter regions, says Clark Little of Little Plumeria Farm. ... In terms of disease, rust ...

One more thing, in the fall, rust fungus is extremely common in plumeria. My advice: Relax and leave it alone. Your plumeria will be going deciduous soon anyway.