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Series of Night Blooming Cereus questions

15 years ago

I took these three cuttings at the very beginning of this past spring. The all have taken root and sent out shoots. They are potted in C&S mix +perlite +bark. In an effort to maximize the chances of at least one of them thriving, one is set to get morngin light until about 11 ish, another gets late afternoon -sundown light, and one gets dappled shade all day.

1. The new leaves can't hold themselves up. The plants I took the cuttings from had very rigid wavy shaped leaves, but these new ones, despite all my efforts to increase/decrease light water and humidity, can't remain upright.

2. There are no new shoots coming from the soil. Everything is growing from the original leaves I cut. Is this normal?

3. On the one getting afternoon sun, new nubs have appeared on the leaf I cut. They don't look like the standard "hat" the other new leaves had looked like. Could they be buds this soon? And this late in the season?

The pictures, although blurry, are in the order morning sun, evening sun, dappled shade all day.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u181/Bob123How/NBCmorning.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u181/Bob123How/NBCevening.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u181/Bob123How/NBCdappled.jpg

Thanks

Bob

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best_botanist
15 years ago
1. the leaves on a cereus are supposed to dangle over the pot... thats why they are mostly grown in hanging pots.... the new leaves will... over time... fatten up and stiffen up.... they will be ok...

2. the new buds from cuttings will come from the aeroles... or notches in the older leaves... this is perfectly normal...

3. i do not know what those are... but if they do not look like the other new leaves.. and the way i see them.. they are orange tint.... they could be buds... congratulations is they are... congratulation if they aint... just for getting this wonderful plant....

i hope i helped you out...
God bless you.. and happy growing
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