jeff Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Bonjour have you try these methods on the ant plants ? jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 no answers, no one has tried? jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philman Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I recently broke a stem of a H. spec. "Needle Leaf" accidentally. I potted it in wet Seramis, which is Clay pellets basically. Its two Weeks now and there are no roots yet. I will Report whats going on. Philipp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Wistuba Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hello Philipp, It will root, but no caudex will develop. All the best Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Bonjour same conclusion with me on my Mentawei H.sp, no caudex but devoppement normal with new leaves and rooting of cuttings.thank you for your answers jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hi Jeff, Stem cuttings I have 1 Hydnophytum moseleyanum stem cutting that developed a caudex from early on: https://www.flickr.com/photos/terrorchid/12250604113/ ... but the rule is that it won't happen. Leaf cuttings I've also taken leaf cuttings. Typically they root reliably in Sphagnum but it takes a while. They also develop a mass of tissue that looks like the beginnings of a caudex. But they always die back when transplanting. If you try leaf cuttings, place/mount them in their final location and forget about them. Caudex cuttings One plant of mine was in a location that was too wet and the caudex was going bad. I carved it up, each piece with a stem with leaves on it and mounted them. They're still alive after almost two years but they don't recover. They do flower, so it's a way to start again or to save a precious plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Wistuba Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hello Fred, the Stem Cutting result is quite fascinating. Was this an adult or a seedling plant? All the best Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 It was an adult, but the stem was still young and soft. I'll post a few more pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Found the pictures in my archive. Andreas, it was indeed a young plant: A shot showing the emergence of the roots as white spherical knobs (that appendage is a bit of Sphagnum). The stem is already inflating a bit: It was rooted in Sphagnum moss, this picture shows the development of the caudex: Here's how I start leaf cuttings: The leaf is attached with some thin plastic strapping. After several weeks the first roots appear: A lot later a swollen mass becomes visible: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Wistuba Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Found the pictures in my archive. Andreas, it was indeed a young plant: OK, that explains a lot. I had similar results with very young plants but never with older ones. All the best Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted November 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 EXCELLENT on my old cutting I have just root , not this swollen mass. jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Jeff, rooting them is not the problem. Getting them to start a new apical meristem ... never had success with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Bonjour now , where are you with these experiences ? jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Napiorkowski Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 Has anyone had any similar success stories recently ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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