![]() ![]() Since I am not into seed propagation, I couldn’t start to tell you what to do. A seed pod will grow from the union of these male and female orchid parts. This happens because the flower is now working on seed formation inside the wilting flower. When the male anther receives the female pollen from the stigma, the orchid flower withers. The first way to grow orchids is through seeds in sexual reproduction. Orchids Propagate by Pollination and Seed Growth The best way to learn is to talk about our experiences. Each method below was either classified as a myth, a valid method, or a pending testing/research.Īgain, these are my conclusions, and if you disagree, I am perfectly fine with that. To write this article, I analyzed the methods that are being presented as successful and testing each one. This is not the case with orchids, who cannot supply the demand of nutrients through a cut flower spike. If you take a succulent leaf and place it over humid sand, each individual leaf will turn into a new plant. Succulents are entirely different plants and will work with this method. That is why cut Phalaenopsis spikes only last one week as an orchid centerpiece, if that. That is why the stem can be placed in a vase and live long enough for new roots to be born. A stem has enough nutrients to not need immediate roots that absorb water and nutrient. There have been successful divisions of Dendrobium orchids that have been grown in this method, but the entire stem is placed in the sealed container.Ī stem is an entirely different structure than the flower spike (inflorescence). It makes me so mad that these videos are actually getting reviews and ranking… It just simply can’t be done. A flower spike needs to be attached to the stem to have any flow of nutrients through its xylem. The results they provide are spikes that already and keikis on them in the first place. In the most ranking articles about growing orchids from cuttings, the host will place a cut spike into a vase with sphagnum moss, spritz with water, and wait a month. Myth-busting: There are several different ways to propagate orchids, none of which the first ranking articles are suggesting. But there are exceptions, and in any case, blooming is a different situation from the “usual” way agaves pup from their roots.Image Credit: “Bamboo Orchid” by Kirt Edblom is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 What Doesn’t Work for Growing Orchid Cuttings ‘Moonshine’ is known for offsetting, whereas ‘Blue Glow’ isn’t. If yours came from Waterwise Botanicals, it might be ‘Moonshine’ - see them both on my site. ![]() Something else to know about ‘Blue Glow’ is that it’s a cultivar of two Agave species, and it’s not the only one. I’ve done that with mangaves, which are closely related to agaves, and which offset from the center after blooming. Then it can go in the garden like any nursery-grown plant. Start it in a nursery pot filled with “cactus mix” soil and keep it out of intense sun until well rooted. Its bottom leaves just need to touch the soil. If you cut above and below the offset, leaving a bit of stem to anchor it, you’ll likely have success growing it. Nurserymen do this because it takes agaves so long to bloom, so coring is a much faster way to propagate them. I’ve seen rare agaves in collections that the owner had deliberately “cored” to create baby plants. Hi Rosemary - What likely happened is that the meristem tissue (which produces new growth, leaves and roots) went kinda crazy due to being stimulated by blooming. In the video, see agave expert Jeremy Spath start seeds. Start them in nursery flats or small pots until they double in size, then transplant them into larger pots or the garden. Wait for the bloom stalk to mature and the mother plant is no longer green, then harvest bulbils or seeds. Cottage distilleries in Mexico roast piñas in pits dug into the ground, sort of like a luau. See my article: Want to Make Tequila or Mezcal from Your Agaves? As with most vegetables, roasting an agave enhances its flavor and sweetness. Are agaves edible? Can I make tequila from mine? These upright leaves surround an emerging bud atop an ever-lengthening stalk. Leaves in the middle come together like praying hands, as shown in the photo of Agave bovicornuta in the gallery below. How can you tell if an agave is about to bloom? However, cutting off the bloom stalk often slows the process, and by doing so you won't have to deal with a tree later on. There’s no stopping an agave from dying after it flowers, so you might as well enjoy the show. Agave desmetiana bulbils Can I stop an agave from dying? ![]()
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