Re: Amorphophallus cuttings

From: Susan Cooper coops at execpc.com> on 2001.08.17 at 19:26:47(7254) Thanks for the info, Alan. I'm going to try this on my A.odoratus, which toppled over suddenly (probably shock from being reclassied). Although you say healthy petiole, I might as well try it, it would just be heading for the trash otherwise. susan +More \ >> Can someone clue me in as to how to start Amorphs from leaf cuttings? Can >> the bulbs be divided such as a begonia? >> > >John, >The process that I've used in the past is somewhat different that what >others use. >I only use the petiole. Take a healthy petiole, cut it up into 3 to 4 inch >sections >and verically place them in a container of fine pine bark and perlite >(50/50) and >keep them warm and moist (I place the pot in a trash bag in the shade) Over >a period of about 6 weeks the petiole cuttings will begin rotting on the >top, but >at the end of 6 weeks a tuber will have formed and start to send up a leaf. > >This process doesn't work for all species, but seems to be more successful >with those species where the petiole tissue is dense. > >Alan > > >

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