Propagating P. Gigantea
I have a Gigantea that's not doing so hot. It's in a 4" round plastic pot, a perlite heavy mix, and is about 6" wide.
However, it did just start sending up a flower stalk for the first time, right around the same time the P. moranensis did, so it must be happy in some way, right?
Anyway, my question is -- does P. gigantea self? It's a species and not a cultivar, right? So doing up seed of it wouldn't be counterproductive?
Would it be wiser for me to just take a cutting or pull and try that way? I've had horrendous luck with getting Pings to strike. Wikipedia suggests leaf <i>cuttings</i>, I am presuming they mean standard leaf pulls? I've never had any intentional leaf pulls take, even using my prop chambers (covered pots).
How big does P. gigantea get, anyway?
I have a Gigantea that's not doing so hot. It's in a 4" round plastic pot, a perlite heavy mix, and is about 6" wide.
However, it did just start sending up a flower stalk for the first time, right around the same time the P. moranensis did, so it must be happy in some way, right?
Anyway, my question is -- does P. gigantea self? It's a species and not a cultivar, right? So doing up seed of it wouldn't be counterproductive?
Would it be wiser for me to just take a cutting or pull and try that way? I've had horrendous luck with getting Pings to strike. Wikipedia suggests leaf <i>cuttings</i>, I am presuming they mean standard leaf pulls? I've never had any intentional leaf pulls take, even using my prop chambers (covered pots).
How big does P. gigantea get, anyway?