Re: [aroid-l] Air layering ?

From: Aroideae at aol.com on 2004.03.26 at 14:39:47(11336) hi skip, i've used air-layering a lot for propagating really difficult or big 'woody' stems of Philodendron and Anthurium with good success. the procedure is typical.....i wrap a bunch of wet sphagnum, with the water squeezed out, around one or more nodes, then wrap that up tight with aluminum foil, making a small, funnel of the foil on the top end of the wrap...then wrap in plastic, securing with twist-ties or nursery wire. if you're doing this outdoors, without the irrigation you'd have in a greenhouse, then you need to make sure the sphagnum isn't drying out. for tip cuttings, i find it easiest to lay them in a tray of damp sphagnum; place the tray in a plastic bag, seal off the bag and put the whole thing somewhere in the shade. lynn +More All, Hello. I came across some cuttings of "Rhaphidophora Decursiva" from a friend. I am curious if anyone has tried "air layering" as a propagation technique ? If so, do you have any tips on what is the best way to do this ? Any tips on how to propagate from cuttings would be greatly appreciated. I don't have any leafs just some long stems with several "joints". Cheers, Skip

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