- Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:28 am
#255871
I have a phalaenopsis that I really like so I want to clone it. I just ordered some keiki paste. I know the basics of how to apply it, but any other tips for successfully starting a keiki? Currently about 4 of 9 of the flower buds are open.
At what point should I apply the paste? I don't want to wait too long because this plant has always killed off its spike immediately after it finishes flowering. Should I put the paste on all of the nodes? Can it grow & support more than one keiki at once? I read somewhere that cutting the tip of the spike off will help it produce the hormone for keikis naturally as well. Is that true and if I do so will the flowers die faster/immediately?
At what point should I apply the paste? I don't want to wait too long because this plant has always killed off its spike immediately after it finishes flowering. Should I put the paste on all of the nodes? Can it grow & support more than one keiki at once? I read somewhere that cutting the tip of the spike off will help it produce the hormone for keikis naturally as well. Is that true and if I do so will the flowers die faster/immediately?
My GrowList
Wanted:
S. leuco "H.C. White"
D. muscipula: "Microdent", "Dentate"
C. follicularis: Hummer's Giant
Wanted:
S. leuco "H.C. White"
D. muscipula: "Microdent", "Dentate"
C. follicularis: Hummer's Giant