Leaf Clone... attempt 2.

Okay, the last one failed. It had plenty of root but couldn't do much else. Even if it does work, the time it takes to begin growing is way too long.

This one is a little different. It has a stem with a leaf hanging from it. In between leaf and stem is a tiny female pre-flower. That's it, no other growth whatsoever. Here's some pic's.

i got like 120 of those relative things. theyll grofine.

The middle pic' is a bit blurry, but you can just make out the female pre-flower. I'm open to suggestions, as I'm of half a mind to put it straight into flower.

that should say um like 1 or um 2

yeah right?!?

dankciti said:

i got like 120 of those relative things. theyll grofine.

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basically it is a piece left over from a clone, the piece you'd normally throw away after cutting. grow fine, you say?

If it's just the leaf, no part of a shoot, it will grow fine....roots, but not a top. The leaf will be fed by the roots, but that's about it.

You need a shoot tip, or meristem(?) tissue to get it to actually "grow".

You can do this with a celery stalk too. It'll grow roots, and stay alive, but it ain't gonna grow more celery.

that one should do just fine.

yes fin i say depending on how you do and if that leaf did so well the i ahve faith n thee.

This is some funny stuff. I've never considered trying to root a leaf before.

Vi

Same thing's happened with this one. Plenty of root, just no upward growth. I may as well leave it, it's not like it's taking up much room... something might happen one day.

it grew fine. it makes a nice decoration for the coffee table (nobud noprob)

Yes, something will. The leaf will eventually get old and die.

You could "clone" from a leaf through cell culture, but not by rooting a petiole or leaf stem.

But it looks like you have a good rooting regimen down, anyways.