over-watered, stressed out split leaf
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Need ideas about leaf casting of split leaf philodendron
Comments (5)Rainsend, my experience trying to do what you want involves lots of skinny leaves breaking off in your hands.... no matter how much fiber you use. Look at the picture below (and the 3 following it) to see what I finally did. It is not a leaf cast but it did turn out to be very pretty. The first photo shows the initial result and the next 3 show different views of the same paint job. I do not have a picture of the final product - the same paint job with a coating of exterior urethane that added darkness to the reddish color and a slight amber to the lighter areas. I did this by coating the leaf with as "even" a coat of white cement (quickwall in this case) as I could get. ooops, I forgot an important step. FIRST, lay out a sheet of heavy clean plastic on a big sturdy table. Wad up a small amount of paper and decide how much to put under the center section of the leaf to give it alittle depth but still be able to put the leaf fronds flat on the table. It doesn't take much padding here - and JUST under the center vein area. NOW pick up the leaf and put it somewhere else and spray it with spray adhesive. I had some 10 year old can of stencil adhesive but I think anything would work. Next, go back to your clean plastic on the table and carefully (extra hands help here) lay the leaf down on the wads of paper and arrange each frond so it is separate from the others and push down so the adhesive makes the leaf parts stick to the plastic on the table. Get this all looking like you want and gently press down every edge so concrete won't seep under the leaf. NOW you can go back to spreading white cement very carefully on every part of your leaf. Try not to get much smeared off the leaf because you are going to have to clean up every bit before you go on. When you are happy with your white cement coating (at least a quarter of an inch thick.... more on the big solid parts of the leaf), get all the edges like you want. Because you surely will have made a mess somewhere, now sprinkle clean sand over the plastic sheet and between every separate leaf part. DO NOT get much sand on top of the white cement). Let all this dry for awhile. I waited about an hour. Mix up a big pan of gray concrete and color it whatever color you want. I added a small amount of red powder (concrete colorant) someone gave me to try. I used a hypertufa recipe(on the dry side... not runny ) because this piece was going to get too heavy with just solid concrete. The rest is easy and quick. You dump the colored (could be gray - just not white) mix over the leaf and pat it gently around so it covers everything and mounds up to the shape and thickness you want. Because the middle of this leaf is so deep, you need to have about a 2 to 4 inch thickness. Because you are using a mix that doesn't run, you can use your hands to give it a basic overall shape you like. All that sand you poured on the plastic will give the front of your piece a nice sandy finish which you will brush off later. check out the photos and see if this would work for you Laura Here is a link that might be useful: try here...See MoreMonstera deliciosa or split leaf philo - what do I have here?
Comments (39)I bought a split leaf 2 years ago at a yard sale for $2. When I got it, there was only 2 small leaves. Since then, I would say it is about 3 1/2 - 4 ft tall and about 7-8 ft in diameter. There are so many leaves:) I love it, but I need to prune it back some because after I transplanted it into a new pot, the leaves are pointing in different directions and some of them are upside down now. I have tried to prop them up to face the right way, but I am afraid of breaking the thin stock. For some reason, their branches are thicker than the base. So, how would I go about pruning the leaves back? Do I just cut them where I would want it, or is there a certain spot on the branch, base, or what I call (conjunction-a cluster of branches from one place)? I won't do anything to it until I know it won't hurt it. This thing likes to grow fast!!! I can almost guarantee that I won't be able to find this place again on the web, so if you know the answer to my question, please email me at cpenena@hotmail.com. Very much appreciated....See Morefew splits in my split leaf philodendrum
Comments (4)Monsters need support to split. The weight of the large leaves that start happening when the plant is mature enough to split - and the stems, NEED something to climb, or a structure to be tied to. Otherwise they just tip over, and produce smaller and smaller leaves (somewhat like a pothos or heartleaf philodendron) they want to climb. My 2.5 yo from seed plant has DOUBLE split leaves (two splits in one section between leaf veins - we just got the first one) but each stem needs to be supported because of how heavy the stems and leaves get. The stems at this point are as thick as the lower portion of my thumb....See MoreDwarf Brazilian leaf problem-calcium deficiency or over watering?
Comments (0)I finally moved into my place and put my Dwarf Brazilian in the ground a couple of weeks ago. Now the last leaf on the mother and the last two on the bigger pup have a single puckered mark on about the same spot on all of the leaves. And the leaves seem to be coming out progressively lighter and lighter. Could this be a calcium deficiency? Thinking about it, I may be over watering it a bit as I learn how to water in the heavier-than-loam soil (rather than well-draining pot). Would this happen just with over-watering? This last week I have been worried about it drying out in the high 80s to 100s, and looking back probably over watered. Should I apply fertilizers or just cut back on watering for a while and see if the problem corrects itself? Thanks for any advice. -andy Here is a link that might be useful: Link to banana leaf pics...See MoreDanielle
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