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Meet Centex Rose she is going to give us a lesson in re-rooting |
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At first glance one would assume this sad looking specimen is lacking water. On closer scrutiny you will realize contradictory to your first impression this plant is actually suffering from soggy soil and now is in the last stages of "root rot" Notice the will to live and look pretty, this plant is still trying to put on a show. |
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Lift the limp leaves and examine the soil ... you will find in this particular instance that the soil is too heavy a mixture and is soggy wet. The plant seems wobbly at the soil level and ready to separate completely from it's root ball. This plant needed no cutting at all. It gave way with just a little tug. |
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Again the will to survive amazes you... Notice Centex Rose was already sending out new roots and healed itself at the separation point from the soil. |
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Peel most of the leaves off and garbage or start them which ever you prefer. Resist the urge to save much more than the wee leaves in the center of the plant and one row of larger leaves. The plant top has enough of a job re-rooting itself without having to support a lot of leaves. |
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Scrape the stem down much as you would a carrot. To remove the thin layer
of "crust"
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I use my rooting hormone in places like this. The sooner the roots grow
the sooner Centex Rose can get back to showing off. Dust the raw surface with a rooting hormone. |
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Fill a 2 1/2 inch pot with your soil medium, scoop out a tsp from the center and fill with vermiculite. Put the plant in the hole and lightly press the vermiculite around the stem .... and water down well. |
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Label and care for it much as you would a new leaf starter. Keeping it very moist and soon it will let you know that it has taken hold and is happy in it's new environment. Then treat as a new plant. |
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