I read an article by Hyn Patty, I may have shared it here before.
https://www.hynpatty.com/page/34816/propagating-african-violet-chimeras?fbclid=IwAR09J3GINHkA64bJOu5qoHPlgItD2KPjY-hL5OAxeDiqXv6x58-ptqvfjVU#:~:text=Another%20method%20to%20propagate%20African%20violet%20chimeras,has%20small%20leaf%20bracts%20below%20the%20flowers.
Couple of weeks ago, I was using keiki paste on an orchid when I remembered this article. I went up to Storm Watch and did it, because I wanted to see what pups growing on bloomstalks would look like. It seems insane.
Forgot allllll about it. Tonight, I have my hurt right arm in a sling, walking around my violet room, preening. I jumped when I saw this stalk (first pic).
How absolutely cool is this?!?! Thanks Hyn Patty, again! I love her brain.
She also explains very well the technique of rooting bloomstalks. I already did that, and it's pretty great! Except you have to sacrifice a flower for it. I included pics of some I prepped tonight.
TLDR: Keiki paste + trimmed bloomstalk = pups!
by ScoogyShoes
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Wow that’s incredible! I knew that propping bloom stalks is a great way to isolate genetics when you get a sport and such, but it’s such a pain. This seems like much a better way to go about it! I love seeing this, definitely going to try it asap!!