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Old 20-04-2003, 07:14 AM
redled
 
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Default Stem plant...Question for the Pros?

On some stem plants, especially nesaea crassicaulis, which is a big red-leaved
stem plant, I have noticed that when I plant a big cutting, like one that you
would buy from the LFS, I get root hairs all over the place and it looks very
messy. However, when I replant a very small cutting from my own plant and let
it grow from practically nothing it does not ever develop root hairs above the
substrate. I'm not sure why this is, and IME it only works for thick-stemmed
plants. I have a lily that always grows tons of root hairs.

In article , "kush"
wrote:

Tasslehoff wrote ...

they looked great when I mail ordered them...


I've wondered about this before. WHY don't "new" wholesaler plants ever
seem to have node-roots? Is it just because they're tip cuttings off
enormous mother plants?

Just idly curious,
kush

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