Chamaedorea cuttings

[Robbertico18]

Hey y’all 

This evening the dog decided to run head into my poor chamaedorea costaricana and snapped the main stem off. I didn’t notice until it after dark an hour or so after her zoomies, so I rushed out and cut all but the most recently opened leaf and its next spear. Scrapped the main stem a bit, dunked it in some rooting hormone and stuck it back in the ground in a shadier spot. 
 

I saw on some posts people saying they were able to take cuttings of certain clustering chamaedorea, but not specifically naming which ones. Was hoping someone would have some experience in this department. 
 

thanks!

[Robbertico18]

Bump

[Darold Petty]

It is highly unlikely that your broken tip will strike new roots.  I did successfully air layer a Chamaedorea metallica several years ago using a device called 'rooter pot'.  This was place on the stem for several months before severing the top from the lower stem section.  Only certain Chamaedorea species can do this, not all.  If you examine the stem of C. metallica the small bumps above the leafbase scars are the adventitious roots.

  I would discard your top piece, but we won't learn anything new by sticking with the conventional wisdom, so give it a try, and keep us informed.    

https://www.rooterpot.com/index.html

 

[WaianaeCrider]

1 hour ago, Darold Petty said:

It is highly unlikely that your broken tip will strike new roots.  I did successfully air layer a Chamaedorea metallica several years ago using a device called 'rooter pot'.  This was place on the stem for several months before severing the top from the lower stem section.  Only certain Chamaedorea species can do this, not all.  If you examine the stem of C. metallica the small bumps above the leafbase scars are the adventitious roots.

  I would discard your top piece, but we won't learn anything new by sticking with the conventional wisdom, so give it a try, and keep us informed.    

https://www.rooterpot.com/index.html

 

Ya can kinda do the same w/a empty *of course * cream cheese container.  Cut a hole on each narrow end for the stem, pack it w/damp moss or something like that and then wrap w/a large baggie and seal w/duct tape.

[PalmatierMeg]

I agree with Darold. Toss the stem. Chamaedorea costaricana is a clumper and should keep on growing.

[Robbertico18]

6 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

I agree with Darold. Toss the stem. Chamaedorea costaricana is a clumper and should keep on growing.

It already had two more shoots coming up but they’re only about 4-6 inches high so far. Was hoping to save the tallest stem, I stuck it in a shady part of the garden and it’s out of the way. Maybe I’ll get lucky who knows 

[iko.]

On 9/14/2023 at 2:12 AM, Robbertico18 said:

I saw on some posts people saying they were able to take cuttings of certain clustering chamaedorea, but not specifically naming which ones.

I have been able to propagate Chamaedorea Hooperiana from a broken trunk. I just stuck it in a pot in the shade. For almost two years the plant was green but not really growing. In the last months, I have started to see new leaves and roots coming from the base of the pot.

Edited September 17, 2023 by iko.

[happypalms]

I also had a similar experience with chamaedorea Ernesti augustii with it being broken I just pushed it back into the ground and it’s still alive 

[Robbertico18]

2 hours ago, iko. said:

I have been able to propagate Chamaedorea Hooperiana from a broken trunk. I just stuck it in a pot in the shade. For almost two years the plant was green but not really growing. In the last months, I have started to see new leaves and roots coming from the base of the pot.

That gives me hope since costaricana and hooperiana are very similar !

 

thank you