I recently had a mishap involving wind damage to my Echeveria Peacockii, where the flower stem got fractured, but not completely snapped off. It occurred to me to try to splint it, so I did, despite not knowing if that would work. I know it & grafting can work on some plants. The snap was seamless & did not appear to have any dirt contaminating it, likely due to the rosette shielding it, & my hands were relatively clean. What are the odds that it will heal properly & continue to flower?
Also, it currently only has one flower stem, when a lot of times, echeverias sprout two at the same time. Will it grow another one after the earlier one, due to a less predictable growth pattern in some plants or do some just only sprout one?
I know dome plants continue to flower after losing first flower sprouts from removal or aborting them after repotting. Will this echeveria grow another flower stem after detecting damage &/or loss of its only current flower stem(s)?
Splinting Broken Flowering Stems & Related Questions
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Re: Splinting Broken Flowering Stems & Related Questions
Very poor, I would have thought, unless your splinting skills are extraordinary, and the plant is now kept in a windless environment.StarDragon wrote:What are the odds that it will heal properly & continue to flower?
You could always cut the flower stem and put it in water and see if it keeps on going for a bit.
Why not, especially if it is large and healthy. It's more likely if the earlier flower stem is not allowed to develop.StarDragon wrote:Will it grow another one after the earlier one... or do some just only sprout one?