First Adenium Seedlings... now for an experiment?
I had two possible plans. I'm going to move at least a few of these into individual pots, so the roots can fill out without competing with each other. I want to keep one or two of the most interesting looking ones, and give a couple away. However, I'm deciding if I want to put all of them in separate pots, or experiment with fusing several of them. I was thinking of taking 4 or 5 of them and seeing if they will inosculate. Any thoughts?
If I fuse them, how do you guys go about doing that with adenium? I am using electrical tape on some ficus and hot peppers right now, but I just saw a thread on adenium that seemed to indicate tape could affect the fattening of the trunk adversely. Conversely, this person stripped some of the outer skin off the plants and used super glue to bind them. I wasn't planing on cutting away the outer skin - it worries me a bit, but I can also imagine that could help. I was thinking just planting them close enough might do the trick - these seem to grow quickly and fuse easily?
Comments (11)
Hyn Patty, Western NC Mountains (USA)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoJon
7 years agoRelated Discussions
adenium grafting first experiment
Comments (7)Hi, I am a first timer, and would like to know if I can graft a I month old albino seedling to another I month old regular seedling, since I have read that albinos dont live too long. Thank you....See MoreExperiment#1 - Tower adenium with 1 month old seedling
Comments (7)Ria, have you checked out Kodoms recently revived thread entitled 'experimenting with tower form' it may be of interest to you? Gill...See MoreLooks Like I Killed My First Adenium Arabicum
Comments (46)Westes, sorry to read of the plants demise, that’s really unfortunate. I was hoping to see that you had managed to salvage a decent portion but as the pictures progressed, so did the dreaded rot. Very annoying. Maria Elena, that’s very impressive, and after only two years from the cut, goodness me! It just shows what help a good climate can be in growing these tropical plants to the max. Mine must be shivering to death here with single digit or -C temps even during the daytime. Your pic shows how the swollen roots could be exposed gradually to ‘become/take over’ as a caudex....if the grower chose to do so. All very encouraging! Gill...See MoreExperiment - Has anyone tried growing Adeniums in orchid bark?
Comments (8)Paradise princess, there is no need to pre-soak this orchid bark. This mix was purchased from a specialist orchid nursery near me, that makes their own mixes. The “Cymbidium” orchid mix is pre-treated to remove harmful elements while leaving within the bark structure traces of beneficial nutrients that the plant can take up as needed. It’s a very nice mix. With my Summer heat, and constant watering, the succulent/cacti mix just doesn’t last the season anymore without an extra repot mid season. Hence my reason for experimenting with something new....For those with long hot Summers, this orchid mix combo, could be an alternative. Agartta, this mix only stays damp 1 or 2 days longer then my usual mix....but I’d like to stress the word “damp” not wet. When I water, it drains well while holding moisture in the bark that is available to the plants roots as needed. It will be interesting to see how it goes this Winter, but I’m not too concerned. I am going to try this mix again next Spring with another plant and on a couple of 12mth old seedlings as well so I can compare the difference. Will be interesting to see how the different seedlings perform....See More
Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoJon thanked Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
7 years ago
Pagan
7 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHyn Patty, Western NC Mountains (USA)
7 years agoMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoJon
7 years agoHyn Patty, Western NC Mountains (USA)
7 years ago
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a