If you like mottled and striped patterns of green and white on plant leaves, you may be interested in plants with variegation that is stable and will never revert. Plants with stable variegation have the same variegated pattern on all the leaves of the entire plant. They can be naturally variegated with variegation encoded in …
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Plants with variegated colored patterns are rare, beautiful gems for any plant collection. How to induce variegation in your plants? The best way to induce variegation in plants is to propagate a genetically variegated plant or the variegated parts of a plant with mutated plant cells that lack the green pigment. Inducing changes artificially by …
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If you have ever propagated plant cuttings in water, you must have noticed that they easily die soon after they are transferred to the soil or vice versa. How to convert cuttings from water to soil without killing them? The best way to help a plant or cuttings replace their water roots with soil roots …
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It is frustrating when the leaves start turning yellow and the plant just stops growing for weeks. Sometimes stunted plants recover and are off to the races after stalling for some time, and sometimes they don’t. How can you tell when stunted plants will recover, but when they won’t? Stunted growth caused by pests …
From giant banyan trees to mangroves, orchids and tiny succulents, a diversity of plants have aerial roots sprouting into the air above ground rather than into the soil. While some live above ground, others live on the ground and even in water. What exactly are the functions of aerial roots? Which plants have aerial roots? …
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No wonder why many people want to grow aerial roots on their houseplants, orchids, bonsai, and even succulents. Not only do they add a special look to the plant, but they also help absorb moisture and nutrients in the air, and stabilize the plant. So how do you stimulate aerial roots? The natural approach is …
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When white fuzz appears on seedlings or seeds, many people mistake it for mold and throw their plants away. Chances are it is healthy root hair that often develops on the young roots of seedlings and even on aerial roots. Being able to tell the difference between root hair and mold is important especially …
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It can be confusing – sometimes it’s called “pine bark”, sometimes “fir bark” or even “orchid bark”. Most people use the terms interchangeably, but their differences are quite significant especially when it comes to potting up your orchids, bonsai, and other houseplants. What exactly are the differences? Fir bark is a better growing substrate than …
Some people want to apply keiki paste on a rootless keiki to make it grow roots, while others want to use rooting hormone to propagate shrub cuttings. Keiki paste is often confused with rooting hormone. Keiki paste contains the plant hormone cytokinin and is used to stimulate shoot growth on stems or shrub cuttings, while …
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Algae can become a problem when growing orchids and other houseplants in a semi-hydroponic setup with an inorganic medium such as LECA in clear pots. They are aesthetically unappealing to some people and they grow very quickly that can suffocate the roots of the plant. To prevent algae from getting out of control in a …
