Tropicals & Tender Perennials: whos going to grow amorph titanum this year?, 1 by tropicbreeze

tropicbreeze wrote:
Yep, you want them to grow fast, then you pay the penalty.

I managed to get a quick visit home today (wouldn't have normally been there until end of the week. Gave the titanums a bit of a shower with dam water (oxygenated). They looked like they could use it. Day times it pretty hot and dry. Checked on my leaflet cutting. The leaflet is still hanging in there despite looking a bit worn. The little tuber at the base is getting bigger, probably about the size of a broad bean. There's a little lump on one side. I suspect it might be going to grow a leaf. Took some photos. It's in sphagnum moss which is completely soggy. I was worried before that it might be too wet but it (the tuber) seems to be growing quite well. Didn't want to move it in case I upset it. Thought that too wet in winter might not be good. But in the past I've changed thing for plants when I thought it was best for them and ended up killing them. Seems they know best. So I'll leave the titanum wallowing in its very soggy medium and hope it stays happy.