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title: "So I germinate corms all the time in water. Randomly a polly and a…"
description: "So I germinate corms all the time in water. Randomly a polly and a bambino corm (both amazonicas) decided to grow a beautiful first leaf without any roots. How…"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Gray"
published: "2025-03-13T09:26:33.967615Z"
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# So I germinate corms all the time in water. Randomly a polly and a…

_Posted by Gray on 2025-03-13_

So I germinate corms all the time in water. Randomly a polly and a bambino corm (both amazonicas) decided to grow a beautiful first leaf without any roots. How the heck did that happen!? I went to pot them up today (I always wait for a leaf to form before potting), but there were no roots so I put it back. Why are my corms playing tricks on me????

## 2 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-13

It's not super uncommon, ive had a few late rooters. Maybe a rooting hormone?

#### Gray replied on 2025-03-15

Gotcha. Thanks

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