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Post by David on May 13, 2008 12:34:31 GMT 8
I have a few types of dischidia but they don't seem to want to form the "bags" where ants woudl make nest in.
What can I do to stimulate them to grow that type of leaves. They are growing well and vining. They get about 2-3 hours of dappled sunlight everyday. I water them once a day including spraying water on the vines and leaves.
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Post by shawnintland on May 13, 2008 17:35:39 GMT 8
I have a few types of dischidia but they don't seem to want to form the "bags" where ants woudl make nest in. What can I do to stimulate them to grow that type of leaves. They are growing well and vining. They get about 2-3 hours of dappled sunlight everyday. I water them once a day including spraying water on the vines and leaves. Hmmm, I can't figure out what sets them off to making the bulbous leaves...I've got some Dischidia major that I started from seed and after they got about 4" long I took 1"- 2" tip cuttings and rooted them on sphagnum (fairly dry). Noticed that when I went back for more cuttings about 4 weeks later the originals had just started making the bulbous leaves, even though the plants are only 3-4" long again. Mine are in pretty shady location with no direct sun, but don't know if that matters. I've found that most of the Dischidias I've grown have liked it quite a bit drier than I believed they would. Excellent drainage (like water rolling off a log) seems to make a huge difference in their happiness. Good luck and let me know if you ever figure it out! ;D |
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Post by shawnintland on May 15, 2008 20:46:17 GMT 8
Hi David, Well I was out with the camera in hand today, so here's a couple shots of some seed-grown D. major, a.k.a. D. rafflesiana or rafflesia??? Here's the babies that I pruned when they were at 4", now about a month and a half later they've put out their first bulbous leaves:  Here's an older plant with almost 'only' bulbous leaves (the new shoots all have flat leaves...for a while;  ;D |
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Post by shawnintland on May 15, 2008 20:58:06 GMT 8
By the way David, see the little pointed tips on the flat leaves? Look for those on one of the packs of cuttings I sent. That's a helpful hint to finding out which of yours will eventually grow the bulbous leaves. A couple of the others I sent will never form them as the ants just live under the wider, flat leaves as the grow onto a branch or rock. ;D I 'think' I also sent you some D. nummularoides with tiny leaves that look similar, they also come to a point but much less pronounced and also will never form bulbs. There should/might have been both green and verigated varieties of D. num in the pack, but I can't remember now!
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