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Olafhenny · 09-05-2012, 04:45 PM

I don't have a whole lot of experience with chopped up corms. The few exposed corms,
I have seen all had nodes, which would eventually produce pups. Separated pups grow from
pieces of corm, although these pieces already have sprouts and may or may not have roots.

Here is, what I think would be an interesting little experiment:

- Inspect your pieces for nodes.
- Plant them all into a small area, may be 8'' apart or a foot, if space is not a problem
- But keep those with nodes separated from those without.
- Wait two or there months and see what happens

A 5' by 5' area gives you room for 25 specimens.
- If all grow, you have as many Orinocos as you now have pieces.
- If only the ones with nodes grow you have accordingly less
- In both above cases you have some plants and a lot of experience to share with us
- If none of them grow, you have lost the use of 2 to 3 square yards of yard space for 2 or
3 months and a bit of effort. - Not much of a gamble, if you consider the potential pay-off.

Good luck!
Olaf

09-05-2012, 04:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 294,781 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Growth from a flowered corm? I don't have a whole lot of experience with chopped up corms. The few exposed corms, I have seen all had nodes, which would eventually produce pups. Separated pups grow from pieces of corm, although these pieces already have sprouts and may or may not have roots. Here is, what I think would be an interesting little experiment: - Inspect your pieces for nodes. - Plant them all into a small area, may be 8'' apart or a foot, if space is not a problem - But keep those with nodes separated from those without. - Wait two or there months and see what happens A 5' by 5' area gives you room for 25 specimens. - If all grow, you have as many Orinocos as you now have pieces. - If only the ones with nodes grow you have accordingly less - In both above cases you have some plants and a lot of experience to share with us - If none of them grow, you have lost the use of 2 to 3 square yards of yard space for 2 or 3 months and a bit of effort. - Not much of a gamble, if you consider the potential pay-off. Good luck! Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.