Sick plumeria

Please can somebody help me? My young plumeria is not doing well. There were some spider mites which I used a bug spray on and I'm worried that I may have killed the plant :( Is there any way of coming back from this or is it curtains?

 

So sorry to see that Froot. It doesn't look good. I have lost about three things this year to RSM - which is most galling.

 

Remove the foliage, reduce water and light and cross your fingers.

 

Thank you both. I am really sad about this. It was a strong little tree until last week :(

 

I had a similar issue with an Erythrina and similar results after spraying it. I did what I said and it came back as strong as ever.

 

That gives me hope! I'll see what happens in a few days. Seems to be deteriorating fast so I guess I'll know soon if there is any improvement.

 

Plumeria, I find, is a sucker for RSM.
They can actually survive on the fleshy stem during leafless times, and then immediately move on to any fresh leaves that grow.
My thoughts are that without wiping them out completely they will kill off any new growth that appears.

Other thoughts on Plumeria are, the roots rot off very easily, so a good gritty compost helps and only water when the plant is fairly dry.

 

Horrible little mites :( I'm sad as it's the first plumeria that I've grown from seed. I can't see any mites left but perhaps the damage is done already.

Re compost - would something like cactus compost work? Or just add gravel to regular compost?

 

I tend to use ordinary compost with quite a bit of coarse grit added.
I repotted one today and also put some slow release fertiliser.

Well drained rich compost is usually suggested, I think cacti compost might be a bit to low in nutrients.

But be careful of over potting.