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I just put my paradoxa, which was in LFS, on top of a sand/peat mix. I've been told by an Australian hobbyist that Petiolaris Complex don't do well in totally organic media.
Hi pokie, please share your conditions. AFAIK, the culture media should to be kept 75F and below so as to minimise the rapid growth of microbes. Meanwhile, my conditions at the balcony is >75F year round.
1/3MS media 5.7, 3% sucrose, with a 0.5mg kinetin in that jar. I am still experimenting on these, which happen to be ordensis. The jars are at a constant 30C. The little ones are from seed, not explant material.
When I split my lanata into quarters I kept them in my standard petiolaris growing conditions. So very warm and very wet. Tank gets up into the 100F range. Didn't matter. What I think was important was to have roots with each quarter section.
Though it gives me the willies to consider cutting/tearing my precious petiolaris 'dews into pieces I make a point of not arguing with success. Nicely done and congrats, Cindy.
The two halves. The one of the right is definitely on track since it has roots. The one on the left did not have any root but grew a few new leaves but most of the older leaves have turned brown.
Upon closer inspection, the half without roots has some green in the middle! It seems to be producing new growth there!
You have inspired me, Cindy. I snipped off the plantlets forming on my D. paradoxa and potted them a few weeks ago and now all are producing new leaves.
Here is the photo for the above post. If you look carefully you can see the older leaves under the newly-grown ones. These were on top when I removed and potted the plantlets.
Thanks, Cindy. Yes, it was just a single plant. There is also a larger division that is rooting elsewhere from the same. Of course now I wish I had taken 'before' pics.
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