Plant, leaves of three, serious root
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
5 years ago
This little plant is trying to make a colony behind my downspout. It’s small, (sorry didn’t have a ruler handy), but has a serious root for a plant this size.
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Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
5 years agoThank you! I do have two kinds of Lenten roses, but the seedlings always look like the parents. I don’t have anything that looks like the ones I asked about. Just went out in the dark, so sorry about the picture of the seedling I do recognize. Wonder how the other ones got there (another part of the garden). Should I just leave them? I have never noticed this kind of root with my others. It looked like trouble.
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Comments (6)Just keep doing water changes to keep the water from going bad and it might work, this is the same way I've rescued numerous species, but it's really all up to the plant itself... Lot's of people say you'll need expensive setups for hydroculture but with a little extra work what you're doing is exactly the same. This will be the least stressful for the plant and encourage it to grow new roots. Give it a couple weeks and if it doesn't start growing there might be nothing you can do. :( I've never worked with this particular plant but I've rescued and kept roses, numerous herbs, some succulents, coleus, Devils Ivy, and lots of random wildflowers this way so it should work just as well as it does with your other houseplants. You mentioned keeping them in just water, I do the same with all of mine and use tea as fertilizer. I just soak a teabag for a few minutes and then squeeze it into the plants vase putting enough tea in to tint the water brown. p.s... where did you get those vases? My roses are outgrowing everything I put them in and I was looking for something like what you have pictured :3...See MoreTiger lily bulblets w/ roots! refrigerate? plant? leave in bag?
Comments (12)TJ - as said ... in nature the bulbils would drop naturally around the parent plant and take care of themselves without any human intervention. 1. If you have a yard - and aren't balcony gardening - and since they're already potted, bury the pot up to the rim so you won't lose track of where they are. 2. Maryland winters aren't cold enough for any extended period so a sunk pot doesn't need any extra protection. They survive here in Minnesota at 30 below for weeks on end and sprout in planters, cracks in the wall and just about any place they land. 3. Don't keep watering - they'll rot. The bulb has everything it needs. 4. Don't expect any growth this season. Next season, the sprouts will look like shiny, lanceolate blades of grass and do best in full sun. The second season they'll look like spindly little lily plants. 5. Planting them shallowly (just barely under the soil) directly in the ground would have been best since then they wouldn't have to be moved. They'll be a bit delicate for a few years and it'll be easy to break the stalk away from the bulb in handling....See Moreleaving roots of plant in SFG over winter?
Comments (2)It is actually better to leave them in place. The feeder roots will rot off the main stem and it will be easy to remove in the spring. The micor fungi will grow in the root system. John Here is a link that might be useful: John's Journal...See MoreMy Aloe Vera Plant Needs Serious Help
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