If we just nip this sideways guy off and stick it in water will it root?
by woodhorse4
If we just nip this sideways guy off and stick it in water will it root?
by woodhorse4
4 Comments
I’d try wrapping some moist moss in plastic and try to get it to root before detaching.
… I did stay at a Holiday Inn last nite.
Yes
Short answer: no.
Long answer: so, when you cut a plant, any plant, from its roots it has only its own biomass it can use to jump start new growth. Some plants are well suited to this and others are not.
In the case of you FLF, it has very little “battery” to push out significant roots to support its biomass. That means you need to minimize the biomass as much as possible to give it the best chance.
SO. Trim your stem cutting to maybe 1 foot in length, and remove all but the two top leaves.
Then, take those two leaves and cut them in half: it will help the plant retain more moisture as it roots.
Finally put it in water in a sunny but not hot location.
I’ve successfully rooted many FLFd this way.
Pro tip! If you want a single leader, continue as is. If you want the plant to branch (Y shape) then cut off the top 2 inches of the plant, leaving your two survivor leaves under that cut.
Yes. I have successfully rooted 5 new FLF from 1 mother plant. It takes some time before they have enough roots to be ready to plant. About 2 months. Change the water every 2 weeks and be patient.
The first times I did this, I only rooted a stem with about 4 leaves but lately I have been rooting much larger branches like your example with 10 leaves. You can also make 2 separate cuttings from 1 long branch, each with 4 leaves, bare on the lower half. Might as well get 2 plants out of it. Then if you like, you double plant them into a single pot (or the same pot) once rooted for a bushy look.