Heartleaf Philodendron--how to get larger leaves?
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Comments (46)Actually - I was wondering why the dog cracks were necessary - where they even came from?? Seeing that 'light' come on is very gratifying to anyone trying to teach someone else something. I give a lot of talks to gardening groups about various aspects of growing, and I get to see that light whenever I explain how water behaves in soils, about the importance of root maintenance to long term plant health, about fertilizers .... There are knucklehead dogs and knucklehead people. Fortunately, you can usually ignore the knuckleheads you're not related to, but you can't ignore your knucklehead dog. The point was, the stick to it attitude when it comes to the dog makes the difference between a dog's lifetime of frustration and teeth gnashing (by the owner) vs a companion that rarely tries your patience and loves you without reservation. It takes effort to raise a dog right, and it takes an effort to grow well. It doesn't come naturally, it has to be learned. Your gardenias shouldn't be all that tough. You're already most of the way there. Al...See MoreFollow up: Vines, mature vs juvenile transformations, epi. behavi
Comments (53)"i wanted to try to grow larger leaves on my epipremnum aureum." In nature, the plants remain juvenile while sprawling on the ground until they begin climbing up a tree and then the successive increases in leaf size are large. When mature, the leaves are up to 39 in long and 18 in wide with slits similar to the slits of monstera deliciosa but fewer. I have tried to find scientific papers about the mechanism of transformation but could find none. If there is a hormonal signal between the climbing process and the terminal bud, it should be possible to cause maturation without climbing by exogenous application of some chemical plant growth regulator (PGR) while the vine is relatively short. People have been able to slightly increase leaf size with the (PGR) uniconazole: http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/27/3/222.full.pdf...See MoreVines, mature vs. juvenile transformations, epiphitic behavior
Comments (152)well, we are almost to the max posts, so i wanted to update on my mature syngonium progress. i have 2 new leaves of 'mature form' AND also some variegation near veins - that's totally unexpected! so i have 5 leaves and 2 little 'horns' at the ends, just like other mature leaves. when i took the cutting, the last very young leaf got mangled in xfer , so i cut it off, but left the stalk (where the new leaf develops) - so the 1st leaf was def formed BEFORE i took the cutting. now the 2nd? i am not sure - may be it was already formed inside there too? so i'll have to wait for a few more to be sure. but so far i am happy - i fed it well, so new leaves are dark green, the older leaves are slowly decaying one by one. but that's normal. now the big question is - when do i trim the vine? i think i'll grow may be 10 leaves , so i can trim it and root again and then see what will come out. and then of course i am afraid that after the trim the young immature leaves start popping. but that will be end of summer, not sooner. so, the leaves on the left are new. they have a little hard time unfurling, so they some spots and tears. they are folded in a very interesting 'origami' fashion. next time i'll take pics as they unfold to show you....See MoreHeartleaf philodendron - curled leaves but seems healthy?
Comments (19)Thank you, laticauda. When I check the soil to water, it is usually very dry on top. Usually I feel through the bottom holes, too, and while it isn't "dusty dry," it is dry. What could still be happening is water retention right at the roots due to this weird soil. The bark I have in there is rather chunky like the coco coir above, and there is a fair amount of perlite, but I what I suspect is peat is the problem. There isn't much of it, but what is there just seems to just cling to the plant roots. That could be a good thing or a bad thing--I mean, the nursery used peat without issues, right? I should have sifted it all through a colander or something before I put it in, but it honestly didn't look that bad out of the package. Never buying bagged soil again, unless it's fast-draining bonsai mix. Thanks for everyone's help. Maybe the better looking plants will pull through this at least. I pulled out the one very droopy plant and the roots I trimmed weeks ago have hardly budged in growth. :(...See MoreTiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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