How do I grow alocasia from corms?
WHY it didn't occur to me that repotting my #dragonscalealocasia from #plantproper (thank you, @JCPlantProper) would mean lots of #corms, I have no idea. But here I am, with a happily repotted plant and seven unexpected corms 😂
It's like @lemrobs always says, when you order from plant proper, make sure you have a pot the next size up!
So, I've seen a lot of you post about corms before. How do I store them? How do I make them grow? Gimme all the things!
#repotseason #rootporn #alocasia #alocasiaaddicts #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy
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PS
If anyone wants to give one of these a try, my email is in my oasis and I'm happy to drop one in the mail!
It's like @lemrobs always says, when you order from plant proper, make sure you have a pot the next size up!
So, I've seen a lot of you post about corms before. How do I store them? How do I make them grow? Gimme all the things!
#repotseason #rootporn #alocasia #alocasiaaddicts #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy
🌱 #NewEnglandGregGang
🌱 #MaineGang
🌱 #ThePlantMompy
PS
If anyone wants to give one of these a try, my email is in my oasis and I'm happy to drop one in the mail!
2ft to light, indirect
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
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@AnnMarie420 The corm is a very small bulb-like growth that these guys create in their roots. It's their form of seeds and is how they reproduce. The ones I have going right now are a little bigger than a kernel of corn but I would imagine they can be larger depending on how long the plant has been growing them.
Oooo growing from corms is so fun!! #AlocasiaPolly
Ok. So after you harvest the corm, put it in a Tupperware/plastic container with the lid on. I went for the smallest one at home. Submerge it so that half of the corm is in water. It needs both water and air to grow. Take the lid off of it for an hour daily or if that schedule doesn’t work, then you can take the lid off occasionally. Once it starts sprouting, you can peel it to speed up growth. Once you see roots, you can move it to moss, perilite, vermiculite (pretty much anything you have at home). I cut the bottom of a plastic bottle and used it as a dome. It’ll be super humid in there. I think it helped to keep it in a sunny or even hot location. I took off the water bottle at times to air it out. Now, they are growing bit and don’t need the dome any more. Here are some of my progress pictures! Picture 1: all 7 harvested corms (they all survived!! - if your corm is squishy, it’s probably rotten and will not grow) Picture 2: corms with roots are in vermiculite. I used a coffee filter to line the tiny plastic pot first. Picture 3: the plastic bottle dome. Picture 4: a progress picture! Picture 5: all 7 corm in little pots with domes/lids on them
Ok. So after you harvest the corm, put it in a Tupperware/plastic container with the lid on. I went for the smallest one at home. Submerge it so that half of the corm is in water. It needs both water and air to grow. Take the lid off of it for an hour daily or if that schedule doesn’t work, then you can take the lid off occasionally. Once it starts sprouting, you can peel it to speed up growth. Once you see roots, you can move it to moss, perilite, vermiculite (pretty much anything you have at home). I cut the bottom of a plastic bottle and used it as a dome. It’ll be super humid in there. I think it helped to keep it in a sunny or even hot location. I took off the water bottle at times to air it out. Now, they are growing bit and don’t need the dome any more. Here are some of my progress pictures! Picture 1: all 7 harvested corms (they all survived!! - if your corm is squishy, it’s probably rotten and will not grow) Picture 2: corms with roots are in vermiculite. I used a coffee filter to line the tiny plastic pot first. Picture 3: the plastic bottle dome. Picture 4: a progress picture! Picture 5: all 7 corm in little pots with domes/lids on them
@WickedValkyrie it depends who you ask. In my opinion from 1-10, with 10 being the most diva it's like 6-7. On the diva side, but once you find their light and humidity they are easy!
It’s true! #plantproper should always include a disclaimer: “our plants are so healthy they usually arrive bursting out of their pots, so just plan on a cover pot the next size up!” 🤣 first world problem! @jcPlantProper