Tropicals & Tender Perennials: How soon will Charles Grimaldi bloom? Need bloom food?, 1 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
The "Y", when it appears, is very distinct. So are the asymmetrical leaves. For now, all you can do is feed it once or twice a week. I'm not really sure how tall Charles Grimaldi gets before it "Y"s, but it is possible for it to "Y" this year. Another clue that it is getting ready to produce that "Y" is the appearance of a bunch of new shoots along the upper part of the stalk. These are all vegetative little shoots. Not long afterward, the stalk will form the "Y".

In photo number 7, the leaf may have been slightly damaged while it was growing because if it were flowering growth, given the maturity of the leaf, you should be able to see a "Y" and the formation of some buds. That is, unless the other half of the "Y" stalk was also damaged and it did not form. This is a possibility, but I don't think that happened in your Brug's case.

These little shoots root very easily. Simply snap them off, plant them in small pots or cubes and keep the humidity in the air high but make sure the potting mix is barely moist until they shoots start to grow.

This is a photo of a variegated Brug just before it "Y"ed.