Re: Amorphophallus cuttings

From: "Alan Galloway" alan_galloway at ncsu.edu> on 2001.08.15 at 21:07:59(7247) > Can someone clue me in as to how to start Amorphs from leaf cuttings? Can > the bulbs be divided such as a begonia? > John, The process that I've used in the past is somewhat different that what others use. +More I only use the petiole. Take a healthy petiole, cut it up into 3 to 4 inch sections and verically place them in a container of fine pine bark and perlite (50/50) and keep them warm and moist (I place the pot in a trash bag in the shade) Over a period of about 6 weeks the petiole cuttings will begin rotting on the top, but at the end of 6 weeks a tuber will have formed and start to send up a leaf. This process doesn't work for all species, but seems to be more successful with those species where the petiole tissue is dense. Alan

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