Hiya! I cut this Caladium leaf from my bottle rocket because it was Browning a lot, I'm not exactly sure why but I still cut it since it's the only Browning leaf. I'm wondering if I could propagate this. I keep seeing posts about tuber cells and I'm really not sure what those are. I just want to know if I can propogate and how to know if I have tuber cells
No, caladium are a bulb plant. Prop needs to be bulb division or seed. I have seen cut leaves grow roots, but they are a "zombie leaf" ie they will not produce more leaves/new plant, just keep the cut leaf alive.
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Interesting. Never knew they were bulb plants! When I first started as a plant momma, my sister got me caladiums and I overwatered and killed them. 😆 I have new ones now and I know better. But I never knew they were bulb plants. Thanks for sharing!
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0 likes Okay! Thank you! I've heard about people mentioning tuber cells that will let the plant grow new leaves but this makes sense, thanks so much!
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