Today I repotted some baby plants attached to my Monadeneium ritchei. I planted in a sifted blend of perlite, charcoal, pumice and red lava, and top-dressed with red lava. Both plants had some roots attached. I watered mother and child plants afterward. Should I have left them to dry first, or should they be okay?
Monadenium ritchei offsets
Monadenium ritchei offsets
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Re: Monadenium ritchei offsets
The leaves have fallen off the offsets, but they aren't showing any signs of rot or anything yet. Fingers crossed!
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Re: Monadenium ritchei offsets
That's not a problem. Happens with almost any succulent with foliage when they go dormant.AKNicolle wrote:The leaves have fallen off the offsets, but they aren't showing any signs of rot or anything yet. Fingers crossed!
Just keep them in a bit warmer place (around 10C) all winter, and they will start growing leaves again in spring.
Re: Monadenium ritchei offsets
The offsets aren't doing so well now. One is rotting and the other one doesn't look so good. I guess watering them right after potting wasn't such a good idea after all!
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Re: Monadenium ritchei offsets
Un Pot them and cut the rot off then. Let it dry and place in dry medium. I am always snapping pieces off mine and just sticking them in the pot with no adverse affects. But I don't water that often either.
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Re: Monadenium ritchei offsets
I had a M. guetheri and it was pretty inert for a long time. Lost its leaves and took maybe a month to get some roots. Finally dropping roots. I have read a week for M and E cuttings works well.
Beautiful plant, where'd you get it?
Beautiful plant, where'd you get it?
Re: Monadenium ritchei offsets
I ended up having to throw the offsets away. The main plaint is doing fine, though. Lesson learned!
I think I picked this one up from the cactus show/sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden in 2008. The plant was much smaller then! See here.
I think I picked this one up from the cactus show/sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden in 2008. The plant was much smaller then! See here.
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Re: Monadenium ritchei offsets
That's too bad that the offsets didn't survive! But what a neat plant indeed!
I want one, I want one!
I want one, I want one!