| Chimera Propagation this page last updated 11/07/2007 |
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 Chimera's are easy to propagate all it
takes is a little knowledge and a brave african violet lover who
wants more
chimeras. First you must know that it is an absolute must to leave some
leaves on the stump, to let it know that it
still has some life to support. Look
for the bottom row and remove the row of leaves
second from the bottom. I found it easier to take the leaves off
first by
bending them sideways turn the plant and keep working on that same row
taking off the second leaf from the bottom until you have completed the
round. Once that is done you have a perfect place to put your knife
in to make the cut. I will try to get a picture up to
show you how it is done. |
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I wacked this Chimera's crown off in May of 2004 Then lightly scratched the stump with a needle. I put some Keiki grow on it (as little as possible) This picture was taken July 15, 2004 |
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I am very happy with the results. I wish I had nerve enough to take the larger crowns off so the very little ones underneath can get a chance to grow too. This picture was taken July 15, 2004 |
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August 24/2004 Here is a picture of Lyon's
Radiance with babies on her stump. Last April I cut the crowns off two Chimera's Lyon's Radiance and Patchwork Pink. I left Lyon's Radiance grow naturally. Patchwork Pink was treated with Keiki grow. I scratched the top of the stump with a sharp needle with a little Keiki grow on it. I put the stumps aside on their own wicking pots.. |
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| here we are trying to show you where the babies started growing and if you look at the right one above, closely you will see my knife on the right trying to tease the baby off the mother plant. | |||
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| we managed to tease three good sized babies off the mother plant by pushing a sharp clean knife under the babies. I will set it back to grow on a second time. I will try it for awhile but I rather suspect that I should have scraped the top of the stump again. We will see. | |||
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if you look closely you will see there are a few babies who need to grow on. |
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| Now don't you dare say anything like "Oh yeah I bet she has done this at least one hundred times. I am not going to cut up my chimera like that, I paid too much for it." Lol the last laugh is on you. If you include these two tries I have done it a whole whopping three times altogether. The first one was done without Keiki grow and I had three or four babies from that one. So please don't let anything scare you. The first cut you make multiplies your chimera by two. The top and the stump! The stump needs a crown so it will naturally make at least one of it's own. most likely three or four more. Most everyone has rooted crown cuttings before so you know that all the top needs is roots and that is another natural thing for a plant to do is grow roots. All you need is a little courage and a sharp knife and you are well on your way to add more chimera's to your collection. | |||
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Patchwork Pink growing on for a second round. She was treated with keiki grow and we have 10 babies with the top in the incubator. |
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| It is wonderful to have results like this I am absolutely sold on the Keike grow products. | |||
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Patchwork Pink again. It is February 19, 2005 the first batch of babies (10 of them) are at various stages of blooming. This week I will remove the second batch of babies and I am sure the count should be around the same if not more in this second crop. Oh and certainly I will send her back to the maternity room again. |
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Janet Stromburg has a wonderful page on
Chimera's |
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Still haven't got the nerve? To those faint at heart why not do a trial
one first |
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