How To Propagate?
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How to: Propagation of Ficus Lyrata by Leaf cutting.
Comments (38)That's not the only way to propagate actually. My parents own a microbiology laboratory. Plant tissue culture is a way to grow just about any kind of plant from just a singular plant cell, though the most commonly used type of cells in this process are meristematic tissue such as the root tip and axillary bud tips. All plants have this kind of tissue. To have such a narrow-minded field of thought is a detriment only to yourselves. Tissue culture is actually better anyway, so you don't have to destroy an entire bud and root tissue is always plentiful. It also has a higher success rate than when you just try to propagate at home. The tissue culture process can easily be replicated at home as long as a sterile environment is provided. All you really need is a medium to suspend the tissue culture in such as agar, in a temperature controlled environment. Though the suspension medium differs greatly from what kind of plant is being produced. Orchids, for example, require higher levels of malto-detrixin and banana powder to successfully grow. Since there's not much tissue culture done of Ficus lyrata, it would be necessary to find the right suspension medium that yields the highest rates of cell division....See Morehow to propagate aeonium undulatum
Comments (3)The best time to root aeoniums is in early fall--September is the earliest time to start. Undulatum only makes new shoots from the base. The stems with rosette grow a few feet tall and eventually flower. Then the entire stem dies back to the ground. The plant continues from the suckers that have come up. If no suckers then the plant dies out. Cutting a rosette will work and should force the stem to make offsets. Let the cutting sit in bright shade for a few weeks and then plant in sand or potting mix. This species resents hot sun, so keep it out of hot afternoon sun. If a stem blooms, you can easily grow it from seed--let the inflorescence fully dry and then crush the flower heads and scatter on the soil of other potted outdoor plants. The best time to scatter seed is fall. August is a good time as the seed will only need to wait a few months for cool weather and more soil moisture for germination. Jon in SF Bay Area...See MoreHow to propagate Michelia Champaca, and Alba from seeds?
Comments (8)M. alba I believe is normally propagated by grafting (onto M. champaca I think). Don't know whether this is due to the difficulty of propagating from seed or growing from cuttings, or whether the alba doesn't come true from seed. Possibly all of the above. M. champaca is grown on its own rootstock and is not too difficult to grow from seed, provided the seed is fresh enough and the temperature is warm enough. I tried numerous times to grow it from ebay-bought seed but had always sowed them in spring or early summer, when nights can still occasionally be fresh. (I don't have a heat mat.) It was only when I sowed seed in mid-summer, when night temperatures hover around 20-20 deg C (about 70 deg F) that they germinated. So they need 24-hour warmth (ie no cool nights), and humidity (I misted them with water and covered with plastic) to germinate. I believe that the champaca DOES come true from seed. Unless, perhaps, there are other species of michelia in the vicinity with which it has hybridised ......See MoreHow to propagate tiger eyes sumac?
Comments (8)When I've transplanted suckers, I've removed dirt to find the "mother" root where it came from, and try to backtrack that root to get dug out as much of it as possible. A root sprout prb'ly won't yet have a spreading root crown under it, so won't have much root "support" if you just dig it out from a circle around the sprout....See Morebud_wi
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