tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post8739079295396715583..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Stupid Plant Tricks: Dracaena fragransmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-2154492216173470322023-01-07T10:17:59.603-08:002023-01-07T10:17:59.603-08:00They transfer great. I do it alotThey transfer great. I do it alotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50555392588556175662013-02-17T06:29:05.025-08:002013-02-17T06:29:05.025-08:00Not a big plant guy, but was trying to figure out ...Not a big plant guy, but was trying to figure out what to do with my 10' plant when I found your post--thanks for letting me know that I won't kill the plant by trimming it and that I can resurrect the cuttings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-61343782225724200642010-06-04T13:07:12.686-07:002010-06-04T13:07:12.686-07:00I have a Dracaena marginata successfully rooting i...I have a Dracaena marginata successfully rooting in water along with a piece of Schefflera, just for the heck of it. If I'd known it wasn't supposed to work, I probably wouldn't have tried it!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54438244775983173062010-05-31T20:10:26.669-07:002010-05-31T20:10:26.669-07:00Kenneth Moore:
Aha. That explains a lot about you...Kenneth Moore:<br /><br />Aha. That explains a lot about you. <br /><br />The <i>Dracaena</i> piece was pretty substantial when it was stuck in the water; judging by where the stem starts to curve, I'm guessing it's only actually grown three inches (8 cm) or so since it's been in water. Which is more or less the amount I would have expected it to grow if it had stayed attached to the mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24962889453408468682010-05-31T19:23:39.049-07:002010-05-31T19:23:39.049-07:00Except for actually giving the plants the nutrient...Except for actually giving the plants the nutrients they need that water doesn't have, I did that all the time as a child when my mom was a "Tropical Plant Care Specialist" (read: she went around to businesses and watered the plants they rented from the company she worked for). She took a lot of cuttings, and we had <i>Sanseveria</i>, <i>Dracaena</i>, and tons of other plants Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-73553474968113241812010-05-31T17:09:04.669-07:002010-05-31T17:09:04.669-07:00I did kind of the same thing a few years ago. My ...I did kind of the same thing a few years ago. My grandma gave us a really lanky one so we chopped it up and started a bunch of new plants. I was going to toss the top but then couldn't. I put in a jar and it stayed there for over a year. I'm not even entirely sure where it ended up.Aaerelonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129994850811861751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83428962031915792682010-05-31T14:21:33.386-07:002010-05-31T14:21:33.386-07:00Nancy in Sun Lakes AZ:
It's possible the plan...Nancy in Sun Lakes AZ:<br /><br />It's possible the plant might be reluctant to switch, but <i>Dracaena</i>s tend to be such resilient creatures that I expect it'd manage okay. Maybe some dropped leaves at the start. I'll let you know once I move it.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41083949070026405652010-05-31T12:16:12.306-07:002010-05-31T12:16:12.306-07:00I wonder if it will be hard to transfer the roots ...I wonder if it will be hard to transfer the roots into soil after such a long time. They get adapted to the water and can get grumpy with the change.Nancy in Sun Lakes AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882208110664899569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-11728781158632804722010-05-31T07:11:37.546-07:002010-05-31T07:11:37.546-07:00It never in a million years would've occurred ...It never in a million years would've occurred to me to put a Dracaena in water! I would've cut the piece, and stuck it right into the dirt in the same pot. They don't need roots or anything. <br /><br />It is really impressive what you've done.Lizahttp://goodtogrow.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com