African Violets and Gesneriads: Anybody want a Chi puppy??? (Just Joking), 0 by Keyring

Keyring wrote:
Let's see if this picture works.

woo hoo it does.

Ok, I would cut off the As and root them - they have potential for turning into nice plants. The Bs are woody stems that are not so great for rooting. The one on the right I would just cut off. I can't tell what the other B leads to.

I would then take the remainder of the plant and pin down all the Cs onto the soil to root. Once rooted, you can sever the connecting stems. For these thicker stems, you might want to nick them and dab a bit of rooting powder on them before pinning them down. (Alternatively, you could cut them off and root them.) However, I find that smaller stolons make better cuttings (they turn into nicer plants) than these bigger stolons. So, I would expect to be replacing the parent plant once the cuttings are established.

Anyway, this is what I would do. I tend to groom my episcias a lot, in part to keep their size down. I'm sure other people prefer to just let them grow. It's a matter of preference, really. But I would bet that you can't take it as is and turn it into a show plant - for that you have to start over with a stolon.

Thanks for reminding me to check on the cuttings I've left somewhere under the lights. I bet I haven't watered them in two weeks... I hope they're ok. Whooops.

This message was edited Dec 7, 2004 6:13 PM