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How do you propagate chimera?
If your chimera African Violet plant is a trailer, then propagating them is quite easy. You can just divide and pot up the growing crown or gently slice off a growing crown and re-pot. Its good to remember that not all suckers will develop a chimera flower.
How do you propagate violet flowers?
Here’s how we do it.
- Remove open blooms from plant, leaving only peduncles.
- Remove buds and pedicels above leaflets.
- Cut blossom stem below leaflets.
- The cut blossom stems ready to root.
- Rooting the blossom stems.
- Wait for the plantlets to appear!
- Separate and pot the plantlets.
How do you take cuttings from violet leaves?
Poke a hole in the plastic wrap with a chopstick or skewer. Stick the leaf in the plastic so that the stem touches the water. Make sure you place the stem in water immediately after cutting; African violet leaves will start to harden up within a few minutes of exposure to air. Place in bright, indirect sunlight.
How do you propagate violets in water?
Gently stick the African violet leaf stem through the plastic so that the end of the stem is submerged in water and the leaf is upright. 4. Sticking the leaf stem into the water should be done soon after pinching it from the plant. If there is more than a minute in between, recut the stem before placing in the water.
Can chimeras reproduce?
Chimeras can often breed, but the fertility and type of offspring depends on which cell line gave rise to the ovaries or testes; varying degrees of intersex differences may result if one set of cells is genetically female and another genetically male.
What is a Periclinal chimera?
Plant interspecific periclinal chimeras are a mosaic formed by tissues from two species. They are manipulated here as an efficient plant breeding tool for cassava root yields.
Can you propagate African violets from a leaf?
African violets are very easily propagated from leaf. Even inexperienced growers can quickly produce additional plants and expand their collection. Step 1: Remove and trim leaf. It’s best to use a mature leaf, but not one that’s old and tough.
Can you split an African violet?
The plants often develop multiple crowns, which can be split apart and used to propagate new plants. Division propagation creates mature African violet plants faster than other methods. However, they are susceptible to damage and must be handled with care to ensure success.
Can a chimera African violet be started by leaf propagation?
New chimera African violet plants cannot be started by leaf propagation, as can most African violets. To quote from the reference article by Texas A&M University, “High fidelity propagation of the pinwheel flowering African violets is currently achieved by separating “suckers” which originate from lateral buds.”
How do you propagate an African violet from a leaf?
African violets are very easily propagated from leaf. Even inexperienced growers can quickly produce additional plants and expand their collection. Step 1: Remove and trim leaf. Remove a freshleaf from the plant that you wish to propagate.
How do you root a violet in a pot?
Push the leaf petiole into this hole, up to the bottom of the leaf blade (as shown), and firm-in rooting mix around it. More than one leaf cutting may be rooted into a single pot, if there’s room. Label the pot and place it into a clear, covered container or plastic baggie.
How are pinwheel flowering African violets flowered?
“High fidelity propagation of the pinwheel flowering African violets is currently achieved by separating “suckers” which originate from lateral buds.” Attempting reproduction by leaf propagation results in failure. The blooms revert to a single color or have a mottled appearance.