Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Wednesday Vignette, I wish I could have got it home in one piece...

I regret not getting a photo of this wide-leaved epipyllum in situ at Sunflower Farms. Back then—before it broke on its journey to Portland—it was all one huge beautiful piece. I found it as a cutting, lovingly draped over a chair, and asked it they would sell it to me, if only because I wanted to take something away from this magical nursery. A plant memento to remember the experience, and as a cutting it looked easy to pack.

The helpful employees made a call to the owner, they weren't sure he would want to part with it, but he did.

Now I'm trying to root it. I feel a little like it's a race for the poor thing to root before it dries up. Any advice from those in the know would be appreciated.

Weather Diary, Feb 18: Hi 53, Low 32/ Precip 0

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  1. I find they root very easily in a jar of water.

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    1. Interesting! Everything I read said not to do that for fear they'd rot.

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    2. I have one that is living and growing in an old wine carafe. It's probably 4-5 years old now. I just break of new leaves and root them.

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    3. Me too, they root easily in water.

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  2. I have what looks like this very plant. Don't worry about it's dried up look. I think you are doing the right thing. They actually root faster if they are dried up a little on the ends. I haven't ever lost one yet that I wanted to root. I have even broken pieces off and not wanting them tossed them onto the ground behind a shrub by the house. It takes root that way too.

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    1. "tossed them onto the ground behind a shrub by the house. It takes root that way too"... wha? Aren't you in Indiana, an area colder than mine?

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  3. Agree with Lisa ! :)
    Very exciting , do you know what variety this Epiphyllum is ?
    Epies are my favourite plants .

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    1. I do not know, the folks at the nursery didn't...

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  4. While I've got 3 epiphyllums, I've never tried to propagate them so I can't comment on the ease of rooting them but my guess is that yours will be just fine. You'll have to report back on how it does - that'll be helpful when it comes time to downsize mine!

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  5. We had a bunch of cuttings laying around at Joy Creek for weeks. We all took some home, and I put it in a pot. This was last year. It has survived the winter in the shed (because it brighter than our house). Happy to report it's still alive, despite suffering obvious hardship - which means that I think they are pretty hard to kill. Can't wait for warmer temperatures, when I can move it outside for more of a well deserved spa treatment under the misters in the Snowbell. (Hanging my head in shame over here - I have not been very nice to it thus far - and yet, it lives on.)

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  6. Oh, I love those leaves; no wonder you wanted to bring it home. I've never rooted one, so this is just a passing thought: does it need a humidity tray underneath maybe? Maybe not since experienced others are having luck just throwing pieces on the ground. ;) Looking forward to seeing it again in future when you do your Something Amazing with it.

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    1. Thanks Sandy, here's hoping I can fulfill that "Something Amazing" part...

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  7. I share my epi cuttings with folks far and wide. Let it form a cuticle, stick it in moist potting soil and leave it alone until you see some growth. Once there is growth, water regularly during the summer. Winters it used to live in my garage and get watered once a month. Now it is too large to get past with the cars in the garage, so it is in the storage basement area- next to an eastern facing window. It is February, I should water it again soon.
    Think everyone in my neighborhood has a cutting and they have all done well.

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