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Soft and floppy gloriossum cutting

vasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpGvasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpG Posts: 19
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Hey there! I just received this gloriossum cutting from someone. They gave it to me for free because as you can see it's in a kinda bad spot. As you can see, the leave is very floppy and soft and pretty much cannot stand up straight.

 I don't know if it was like this from the start or because yesterday it was very hot and I kept it in public transportation for about an hour. 

For now, I put it in perlite, from what I know it's one of the best propagation methods.

Is it going to get better after it sucks in some water? What can I do for it. A gloriossum has been on my wishlist for a long time and I was so lucky to get a free cutting.

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    What does the rest of it look like? Have you just got the leaf?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • vasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpGvasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpG Posts: 19
    It's a whole cutting. The node is placed in perlite
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Advice online suggests that the easiest way to propagate this plant is by using rhizome cuttings but other sites suggests a stem cutting is fine. So far you seem to be doing things right when it comes to a stem cutting but I am concerned about the ability of the stem to hold up the leaf. When I am faced with a rather tall cutting I like to use a McDonald's plastic iced coffee cup (using the lid to support the leaf*) or if that is not tall enough, a large drinks bottle with the top cut off. This gives the cutting something to lean against while it is (hopefully) growing roots.
    *These are easy to cut so you can make the hole in the top bigger if needs be.
    Keep the cutting in the light but avoid strong sunlight. A north facing window is ideal but you have to work with what you've got.
  • vasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpGvasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpG Posts: 19
    I don't think there is a problem with it standing up straight. There is a pole stuck into the perlite and it's secure. I'm more worried about it being so droopy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That is a huge leaf and it will be transpiring and losing moisture all the time … I would cut the leaf back by half … that’ll give the stem a chance to provide enough moisture to the leaf until roots have developed. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • vasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpGvasile.cristi.animefGKcDcpG Posts: 19
    Dovefromabove said:
    That is a huge leaf and it will be transpiring and losing moisture all the time … I would cut the leaf back by half … that’ll give the stem a chance to provide enough moisture to the leaf until roots have developed. 
    Do you really think this is needed? It's placed right next to the humidifier at around 70% humidity. I'm kinda scares to cut it back.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That’s what I do with other larger leafed cuttings … I’ve not grown gloriossum cuttings. 

    It’s up to you … good luck whatever you decide. 🤞 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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