Phloem
Growing and care
Definition: The principle nutrient-conducting structure of vascular plants.
How it applies to plumeria: Phloem affects how plumeria roots, leaves, stems, and blooms perform in containers or in the ground. Care terms are especially important because watering, drainage, nutrition, and soil conditions can change the way a plant looks.
What to look for: Consider the growing mix, drainage, watering cycle, fertilizer program, container size, root health, and local climate before deciding whether a symptom is a cultivar trait or a growing-condition response.
Identification note: This term is one clue. A plumeria should be compared using all available traits, photos, source history, and growing context rather than a single characteristic.
- Gibberellic acid in plantsGibberellic acid (GA), a plumeria hormone stimulating plant growth and development, is a tetracyclic di-terpenoid compound...Learn More
- Glossary: CambiumCambium: A layer of meristematic tissue that produces new phloem on the outside, new xylem on the inside, and is the origin of all secondary growth... Plumeria context is explained on the term page.
- Glossary: MicronutrientsMicronutrients: The majority of the micronutrients are not mobile in the plant. Deficiency symptoms are usually found on new growth. Plumeria context is explained on the term page.