Both of them only grow 1-2 leaves a year as well. They both need a repot I think, then wondering about moving them to a less intense window with a grow light.
by butterflygirl1980
Both of them only grow 1-2 leaves a year as well. They both need a repot I think, then wondering about moving them to a less intense window with a grow light.
by butterflygirl1980
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The only thing I’ve found that help truncatas develop offsets is time. They just have to be fully mature, typically somewhere in the range of 5-8 years from a small offset or seedling.
Try snip off the flower stalks, water them lesser, give them more a lights and give them smaller pots. Drought and pot bound can trigger stress in them, as this will cause them to sense their growth “limitation” that trigger reproduction. They keep blooming because they have too much energy and too comfortable in their pot. Try to stress them see if it works.
It looks nice! I’m not convinced they all offset or produce pups. I have several and they are all growing under the same T5 bulbs on the same shelf. 3 have offset like the variegated just sent out a pup, and 1 hasn’t (added picts). I think it’s the same old story, well drained soil, good light, temp variations *and* mature and slightly root bound which is a point you maybe getting to with yours. I’d say don’t repot and maybe let it get a tiny bit dehydrated and see if it it send out a pup. Also do you fertilize? If you don’t might try a very diluted fertilizer. Just some thoughts.
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Yeah I always remove flower stems and let the energy go to the plant instead
None of my seed-grown truncatas or maughaniis have made offsets yet, they are 5 years old.
I have one maughanii that died way back (this is how I learned you shouldn’t water in high temps) and then when it grew back it had two heads. So I think that the best bet would be to behead them if you really want offsets.
You could try keiki paste
Time and fertilizer
Just be patient and continue to provide the care you’re giving it and in time it’ll reward you!