Blocky71 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I was moving some cephs about and had a pleasant surprise with my Albany black. Check the bottom of the pot...... A wee little division trying to make its way out of the pot.... I was gonna leave it alone but then thought I'd better do something whist it still fits back through the drainage hole. Here it is unpotted.... Ideally I wanted to remove it from the mother plant but the ' root ' it was on was just a kind of tap root and had no white fibrous roots so I decided against it for now. I managed to gently bend the root so it surfaced at the top of the new larger pot. Unfortunately I knocked of the new leaves on the offshoot as they were very brittle, fingers crossed I haven't upset it too much. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmatil Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Wow that's very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bidde Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Very nice. You have nice clones i see. Do you have bigger pitchures of your both Hummers Giants? I love this clone, one of my favours. Best regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Nice find, I would of hacked it off and stuck it in sphagnum , but I'm not as careful as you :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 i'm not sure what made the newbie head towards the bottom of the pot and how did it manage a perfect aim straight to and through the drainage hole in the pot?, maybe it was trying to make its way back to Aussy...... I'll take those pics when I get a chance Bidde but I won't see any daylight now till Friday because of my shifts!. I wanted to seperate it corky but to get to the end of the root would have meant completely removing all the soil. I'm going to wait until the newbie has developed a bit more growth, if I haven't upset it too much already.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) Wow that's very odd. Oh no it isn't ( Sorry, the panto season gets to me every year) Edited January 26, 2016 by FredG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus B Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 It is a rhizome, rather than a root. Trying growing Cephs in a basket pot and you are likely to have it happen fairly often, as I used to. Cutting them off and potting them up is one way to take rhizome cuttings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I haven't done a rhizome cutting yet so shall give that a go once the weather improves. I've seen plants in baskets sprouting newbies through the mesh Marcus, the more I look at the photo the more it reminds me of a baby turtle breaking free ! . Here's those pics Bidde . I'm not convinced on this one, although from a reputable source and a nice plant in its own right, there's nothing to suggest it's anything other than a typical. Time will tell..... This one however is more promising...... Cheers blocky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bidde Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hi. The Hummers Giant on the pictures down is an original Hummers Giant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Oh no it isn't All together now... "Oh yes it is!" ( Sorry, the panto season gets to me every year) Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hi quick question... If I am lucky enough to have that happen ;) do you place the rhizome across the pot or top to bottom? Buried of course :) Thanks, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus B Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Hi quick question... If I am lucky enough to have that happen ;) do you place the rhizome across the pot or top to bottom? Buried of course :) Thanks, James Usually buried with the growth point at the surface, but for a long one you can cut it up and put the bits without the growth point flat under the surface so they send out side shoots. I have just placed whole cuttings flat and got multiple growth points so it is not vital one way or the other, but upwards is better that downward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Just a quick update, both rhizomes appear to have ' pulled through ' . Nice new growth on both ends, even after I knocked one end of near completely!. Even the two tiny leaves that fell off have remained green after I stuck them in the soil some 4 months ago, ( you can just make them out in the top left of the pot)... If they root too I'll be really chuffed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 great result Blocky, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Much as I'd love to take the credit Gaz I did nothing more than repot it. It doesn't look much, if any different to any other ceph I have but it does seem to be more vigorous and less prone to sulk ! Cheers blocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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