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Re: Making bulbils?

From: Iza & Carol Goroff goroff at idcnet.com> on 2002.06.05 at 06:07:32(8957)
Bulbils in Lilium bulbiferum appear to be leaf buds which have the ability to grow roots, once planted. Stems which have axillary buds probably have the ability to produce plantlets if
laid on a suitable compost. I have a water lily 'Tina' which produces plantlets at the junction of the leaf petiole and leaf. One might search for such in Amorphophallus.
Iza Goroff
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Whitewater Wisconsin USA zone 4b
mburack@mindspring.com wrote:
> I dont believe you can make a species which doesnt produce aerial bulbils to make them...reason being.. the specific cells needed to create "bulbil" formation would not be present.
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> ("Bulbil" creating "cells" are specific to that function and not just a leaf cell gone haywire).

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