Her's the accidental cutting of Supersweet-100 that I took, after the stem of my small plant was eaten by a slug. I made a clean cut, using a razor blade, put the cutting into water, and kept it in a window in partial sun. So that was 14 May, making it 14 days.
I planted it in a small container in pitting soil, today.
Here was the original cutting.
Now I'll gradually acclimate the cutting as it settles in and starts growing. We'll see how it does.
Here is the red Valentines Day rose that I bought in early March and bare- rooted, then up- potted on 16 March. The first new flower appeared about a week ago.
I wasn't sure I liked it but now... a very nice, reblooming miniature potted rose.
It can't take full sun. The flowers get sunburn.
I'll add to this post, after a doctor's appointment yesterday, I stopped at the Safeway next door. I thought this one there, marked down (post Mothers' day) would be fun to treat the same way.
I didn't wait this time. The original peat medium is just too finicky. It dries out too fast, sometimes overnight, leading to dead flowets and crispy leaves. I bare-rooted it by un- potting and swishing around in a bucket of water.
There were three plants. A good number for a group pot. Not a lot of roots. No wonder they wilt so quickly in peat.
I planted in regular potting soil (I use Black Magic).
I try to spread the roots out as much as possible. Also, I went from about 4" pot to about 6" and a bit deeper.
Watered in. They can be floppy at first, so a stake might be a good idea. I didn't but I might tomorrow.
Bare rooting while in full bloom seems drastic, but each time I do it, the plant doesn't miss a beat. The new soil and larger volume to keep the current flowers blooming longer and set it up for future success.
Edit: From the list of choices on the container, this is Felicitas Kordana Light Pink. I can't be 100% certain, but it's the closest match. The grocery store plants are meant to enjoy and discard, so not sold with cultivar names.
Edit: corrected some typos.
These are the last of the main collection of Schlumbergeras. The first group is sending out new growth where I pruned them, so I wanted to complete the job.
As I did with the earlier plants, I changed from plastic pots to glazed clay. They should be more stable, less likely to tip over. Especially when in bloom. I used a knife to slice off about an inch from the sides of the root ball, and the bottom, then used a general purpose soil. They have about 50% more growth medium than they did before up-potting.
Here is the hybrid hibiscus plant that I bought.
From the tag, I thought I was buying a yellow hibiscus with red flame edges. Oh well.
Here is the clematis vine that was dug out by accident, because it looked dead (oops) then left to dry out for a day, then trimmed and potted on 12 April.
It has a vigorous main shoot now, and more new shoots emerging from the roots.
Here it was when I discovered the dug-up roots on 12 April.
