This was my first attempt at trying leaf cuttings ... before bloom. I may try again now since it appears the cuttings from December have failed to produce bulblets.
On Sunday, February 20, 2022, 10:23:53 PM PST, Mike via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: Ken,
Those look amazing in the garden. I tried to use the leaf/bulblet prop.
method last Spring, I believe I waited too long to take the leaf to
propogate bulblets. Have you typically taken the leaf before or after the
Velthemia blooms?
Mike
San Diego
On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 1:23 PM Ken via pbs
> Getting closer ... Veltheimia bracteata 'Lemon Flame'. San Diego,
> February 20, 2022. The Yellow should intensify over the next few days.
> Pay no attention to those weeds in the background. ;-) This has been a
> poor/no seeder for me, so in December I removed 1 leaf from each of the
> larger bulbs, cut in half, and I am attempting to grow bublets off them in
> perlite. Haven't checked yet on progress, but I think our unusually warm
> Winter has been detrimental. Even under a humidity dome, in shade, those
> cut leaves are starting to turn Yellow. :-(
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