This afternoon I finally bit the bullet and divided my x "coccinea" into single shoots. It was a clump of about 11 stalks/basal shoots (does this mean it was 11 years old-1 stalk per year?) I divided it and now have 9 new plants. The whole 11 stalk plant was in an 8" pot and completely rootbound into a solid mass of roots with only pockets of peat compressed so hard by the roots they seem like horse manure pellets!
My problem is I lost almost all of the roots (only the two smallest basal shoots still have roots not many). So basically all the other stalks are like cuttings (I treated them with rootone and superthive soak) but they have pitchers and large leaves. .. will these 8"-12" cuttings be OK with the leaves and pitchers on them or must I chop them off? Any idea when these cuttings may resume active growth? I know I hurt the plant pretty good...
All cuttings and the two small basal shoot plants were repotted into quart size clear deli containers using pure LF Sphagnum.
My problem is I lost almost all of the roots (only the two smallest basal shoots still have roots not many). So basically all the other stalks are like cuttings (I treated them with rootone and superthive soak) but they have pitchers and large leaves. .. will these 8"-12" cuttings be OK with the leaves and pitchers on them or must I chop them off? Any idea when these cuttings may resume active growth? I know I hurt the plant pretty good...
All cuttings and the two small basal shoot plants were repotted into quart size clear deli containers using pure LF Sphagnum.