Plants from boggy environments that have high water requirements or grow in a more “mossy” type soil might also benefit. Rooting of cuttings in LECA photo: Sydney Tillotson Sehi One other application of this method is for propagation of cuttings. Many houseplant growers like to propagate ...
Epiphyllum’s night-blooming nature, white blooms, and strong fragrance give us good clues as to what their natural pollinators are. Rather than being pollinated by bees, like many plants that open their flowers during the day, the orchid cactus appears to rely on hawkmoths (family Sphingidae...
Keep the new orchid plant in bright, filtered light and mist regularly. Water once or twice a week and fertilize with one-half to one-quarter strengthorchid fertilizer. A keiki may take three years or more to mature and develop flower spikes. Divide Orchid Plants Orchids that grow from rhizo...
Although orchid cacti are started from seed, they take a long time to reach flowering maturity. From the time the seed germinates until the first bloom appears, you could be looking at 5 years altogether, but sometimes you could be waiting for as many as 7 years. A much less timely prop...
Primitive man used the juices of flowers and plants to beautify his face, his body, and his cave. The ancient inhabitants of northern Great Britain, called the Picts (picti-painted people) by the Romans, wore a blue dye made from the leaves of Isatis tinctoria (woad) with little else ...
Although cultivating orchids isn't usually as simple as dropping a few seeds in the dirt, it's also not unreasonably difficult, either. You might want to start with an established plant or some cuttings, however, since some orchid plants can take several years to bloom if started from seed...
Stem cuttings are the best way to propagate geraniums. Totake a stem cutting, cut the stem just above a node (which encourages new growth on the parent plant). On your cutting, locate another node several inches away from the original cut and cut beneath it. Ideally, the cutting should ...
Take cuttings of desert cacti by removing a 3- to 4-inch cutting from an actively growing stem, or remove a thick, fleshy pad. Make sure that stem cuttings have one or two nodes. Set the cuttings, whether stem or pad, aside for several days so the cut ends callous over. ...
In colder regions, houseplants that have been outside for the summer should be brought in in August. A sudden cold spell will be too much of a shock for them to survive. This is also a good time to take cuttings. It’s also good to bring in plants before you start heating your home...
Stem cuttings: This is the most common and easiest form of propagation. Trim off a stem that has at least one healthy leaf and a node. Place cuttings in water until new roots develop, which can take up to several months. Change out water weekly to prevent bacteria from forming. Pot up...