Love this video. Just wanted to pop a message tho. If you did end up buying a plant with a spent node don’t go all screamy and bashing the seller online off the bat. Chat to them first. I sent a plant with a spent node in a trade once because I too did not know what that meant but when it was brought to my attention I sent another plant
Yasssss! Finally! I’ve been asking for a video of this! Can you do a part two and actually show a plant you will cut and has an auxiliary bud and what it looks like when someone cuts off the bud?
When you said an alocasia tuber rooting in water won’t grow a new plant, did you mean to say an alocasia petiole rooting in water? Tubers can and will grow a new plant. Also, spent nodes don’t really apply to hoyas, I’ve seen the same node grow back 3-4 times.
Auxiliary vs axillary (aks sel air ee) - Auxiliary means to help, axillary refers to the bud (aka lateral bud) which is a shoot on the axil of a leaf. Each bud has the potential to form shoots, and may be specialized in producing either vegetative shoots (stems and branches) or reproductive shoots (flowers).
I thought the same however (and although it takes a loooooooong time) a new tiny "gem" grows from the spent node. I have a variegated monstera adansonii currently doing this. I thought the same, contacted the seller and he told me to wait and also showed me some of his plants with the same happening. Hope it helps... ;) DON'T THROW THE PLANTS AWAY!
I had a similar experience. I bought an N'joy single leaf cutting last December which grew loads of roots but no new leaves. When I posted a picture to my Facebook group, they pointed out there were three bits of cut stem (one on one side of the petiole and two on the other) indicating that the node was spent. I was pretty upset because N'joy are expensive in my country. I didn't have the heart to throw the cutting away, so I slathered the node in cloning paste and just kept caring for it as normal. A couple of weeks ago I noticed the leaf was starting to turn yellow and die, so I figured it was time to toss it out, and when I picked it up to look closer, there was a growth tip poking through the soil! I now have not one but two growth tips producing tiny leaves. I don't even know how that is possible, but I'm delighted nonetheless. So I agree, don't give up until the original leaf has completely died - sometimes you can get lucky.
Yup!! There is no scientific evidence for the phenomenon of a "spent node." It's just been memed into existence by the houseplant community to excuse prop failures, imo
Hi Ashley! I have to disagree on the first example with the vining philodendron you gave. The node of the main stem which grew the new shoot is spent, yes, but the way you cut the new shoot, you actually left the lowest node of that new shoot on the the initial cutting. You can clearly see this viable node in the video at 02:08, it’s very close to the main stem. So even though the main stem node is spent, the cutting would still have one perfectly fine node to grow from.
Hi! I was talking about the original node that had grown in. The new node that grew did have a node on it, but i feel the example is viable because it demonstrates what im talking about about new growth coming in and then being chopped back. Thanks for ur thoughts tho!
@@PlantingAshley Hi Ashley! As I said in my comment, you are completely right that the main stem node is now a spent one. So i absolutely agree with you here. However I really feel the example is misleading, as you did say you had cut the new shoot (purposely) in the wrong spot and you are specifically showing this cutting as a ‚bad’ example to watch out for when buying, without pointing out that there is a new viable node. In my opinion, that is a crucial piece of information.
im sorry but so much of the information in this video is incorrect. even the example Micans used has an auxiliary bud. This video was rushed with poor research. No. A spent node will not sometimes put out new growth. It probably grew another node that you were unaware of.
Love it!! Very good information to have! I would also note on the propagation graph that not all Pilea have to be divided to propagate. Like the Aluminum plant, Pilea cadierei. It can propagate from a stem cutting with a node. Also, I think I accidentally spent the node on a vine/stalk of my Fittonia. LOL. I clipped it in the same place too many times and it hasn't put out new growth from that particular vine since the last cut which was at least 8 months ago.
This is super helpful! Followup question: How does this relate to buying a top versus mid cut? I’m thinking a mid cut would always have spent nodes? Thanks anyone who can answer. Trying to process the new information!
The axillary bud is not the same as the normal apical growth. Each node will be producing the next leaf in line as part of the apical growth but they will all also create a separate axillary bud. So basically think of a new node as growing two buds - the apical growth which is where the next regular leaf in line comes from, and the axillary growth bad - the backup incase something happens to that new leaf coming out.
So happy to see this video pop up in my feed this morning ! This is super useful and I had no idea what spent node meant. Thank you for all the awesome videos!
PLEASE get your facts straight. The axillary buds may or may not be visible on a cutting initially. The cutting might spend energy on roots first ( Which is the right way) & then it might push out the bud later Please don't use any bud growth hormone/stimulator unless the plant or cutting have advanced root system.
Wow I wish i knew this two years ago. All I ever heard about was the monstera cutting needs a node. What they failed to say was every monstera cutting needs an axiliary bud!!!! Everyone needs to know this. 🙏. Thank you.
So if you use a mid vine cutting from a trailing plant like a Micans, will it not make more leaves?... Confused cause I can't see anything that looks like a bud, and it has 2 leaves either side of the node already... idk I'm confusion now...
I’m in need of some advice!! I have a VM cutting that HAD an auxiliary bud but I accidentally let the cutting rot a little. The bud was slightly rotted on the outside but it did manage to clean it off and save the cutting, it’s since grown amazing roots that I’ve potted up but there’s not been much movement in the bud, is it likely that it won’t grow anymore at all?? Or shall I cross all my fingers and toes that now it’s potted it might push out some growth? Help!
I bought a mature Deliciosa cutting (non var) with a node roughly 10-11 months ago. It rooted very well in water and the original leaf is still intact, but it hasn't produced any new growth. Since I learned about them about 6 months ago, I've been fairly positive it's a spent node. I've yet to take it out to check for an aux bud because I love the plant and if it is for sure a spent node I'm going to cry. However, now that I do know better I am confident in buying a replacement.
I have a few monstera albo wet sticks I got from my parents house. They have no roots and where the areal roots used to be are now cut. I’ve been propagating them on moss now for a few months and there is clear growth from the axillary bud but no signs of roots. Will there survive?
What is where the auxiliary node is had a leaf but the leaf died will it grow a new one? I have two philodendron squamifarium nodes that have auxiliary nodes. Both had leave at the auxiliary node growth point. One has done nothing while the other has started to grow a single new root.
I have a monstera albo cutting that been sold to me with a spent node but. There are 2 nodes on the stem close to each other and there is only one spent node. Anyone thinks there is still a chance for a new growth point fron the other node?
You can put all the heart pairs from the string on wet soil and they will root :-), there is a small ball every leaf pair grows from, it's a "node" ;-)
I had an albo node and aux bud that was green and bulging. It was a little woody but now the whole thing has gone superrrrrr hard. Hard and small. No soft or dark spots. Like it’s turned to wood. Why?
Stems will naturally harden over time! They just get more woody to protect themselves. I just gre an albo from a woody node and it went great! Dont fret!
@@PlantingAshley Had I put any thought whatsoever into this question, that would have been obvious. 🙃 So then, what is the benefit of keiki? Acceleration? Because if you have the ax bud, isn't it *almost* certain it will grow under the right conditions?
@@hollypuckett3931 keiki paste is great if you have a plant that lost a couple leaves and you want it to fill out a bit. It worked some magic on my angel wing begonia, and monstera peru.... however, I wouldn't recommend using it for unrooted cuttings. In my expirience the cutting uses all of its energy trying to grow a new growth point that it wont root, and then dies. Someone I used to buy cuttings from would pile keiki paste on the cuttings before I picked them up (I know she thought she was helping.) And they almost all eventually died.
i was wondering how mother plants work in the context of spent nodes…i’ve seen lots of videos where ppl will cut back the mother plant to it’s original growth (so all new growth is gone) and call that a butt cut/bottom cut. is it spent ? so confused
It breaks my heart when I see social media posts of pricey Albos purchased with spent nodes. I bought my first spent node as a regular monstera years ago and rooted the one node, but since it was spent, I own a huge, living, one-leaf monstera.
Hi Ashley, this was a very informative video on spent nodes! I had no idea! I learn so much from you and enjoy other videos like your guessing which plants was more expensive, yay Chris for getting the $100!
Thank you so much for this! I had no idea about the bud! I have a VM in soil propagating as it has lots of roots and thankfully I think there’s a bud! 😍 I have no patience for watching this stick produce some sign of life lol I check it every time I walk past 😂🙈 xx
Also - I appreciate SO MUCH the highly researched videos on your channel like this - you offer basically free classes on houseplants. Extremely kind of you to put these out.
In would like to add a couple of points I feel were missed here. First, a visible auxiliary bud is not needed for top cuttings, only for mid /stem cuttings. Second, the auxiliary bud is often covered but a sheet or the petiole that grew from the respective node. Third, this is my personal experience, I want to make that really clear, but for me personally I did have success with growing different monstera and philodendron from the actual node, not an auxiliary bud. For example, on my stem cutting of one node with a leaf of a Thai Constellation, the new growth from the auxiliary bud died off and was lost. It took very long but it did shoot out 2 new growths from that node. So I don‘t know if this is that much of an exception as Ashley mentions or if it‘s in fact very possible giving enough time.
Yes, plants want to live! This video is moreso advice on buying plants, and what to look for when buying albos or other expensive plants from bare roots :) amazing points here!
Thank you for saying this! I bought a 800$ red moon cutting and there is no where else for a new auxiliary bud to grow because it is spent so now I just have an 800$ rooted leaf 🥴
This was so helpful, I think I may have screwed up while propagating my Thai Constellation, I cut between 2 nodes and there is no sign of an auxiliary bud. I had concerns as soon as I cut it. Thanks for the video 💚
If you have a node I wouldn't worry too much - she posted this graphic with the aux bud on IG and I was really worried because my albo node was very small, but it produced new growth from almost directly opposite the leaf on the node, not as far away from the node as in the picture.
Pretty sure i said that new growth can happen bc plants want to live, but that you shouldnt *buy* plants with spent nodes bc it could be a waste... but anything to make yourself feel better and smarter than others ig 🥴
The node is where a cutting sprouts roots. A "wet stick" can make a viable propagation. I'm confused. Why must my cutting have an auxiliary bud unless it's a type that must be separated as opposed to rooted?
It's great that you're putting this info out there, but 12 mins to explain this is not necessary. New plant parents have a lot of information to take in, and when you don't get to the point (maybe for more ad time?) It can be extremely confusing.
Love this video. Just wanted to pop a message tho. If you did end up buying a plant with a spent node don’t go all screamy and bashing the seller online off the bat. Chat to them first. I sent a plant with a spent node in a trade once because I too did not know what that meant but when it was brought to my attention I sent another plant
The seller is probably more likely to listen/help if you're nice anyway! :) I had no idea about this concept until this video!
I'm. So. Confused. I need to watch this in slow motion and take notes.
Yasssss! Finally! I’ve been asking for a video of this! Can you do a part two and actually show a plant you will cut and has an auxiliary bud and what it looks like when someone cuts off the bud?
agreed. i think a lot of us were confused and need to see it in action!
When you said an alocasia tuber rooting in water won’t grow a new plant, did you mean to say an alocasia petiole rooting in water? Tubers can and will grow a new plant.
Also, spent nodes don’t really apply to hoyas, I’ve seen the same node grow back 3-4 times.
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Some philos can also grow from the same node multiple times, so it’s not cut and dry one and done
Auxiliary vs axillary (aks sel air ee) -
Auxiliary means to help, axillary refers to the bud (aka lateral bud) which is a shoot on the axil of a leaf. Each bud has the potential to form shoots, and may be specialized in producing either vegetative shoots (stems and branches) or reproductive shoots (flowers).
So where’s the right place to cut and what are we looking for? I’m so confused
I thought the same however (and although it takes a loooooooong time) a new tiny "gem" grows from the spent node. I have a variegated monstera adansonii currently doing this. I thought the same, contacted the seller and he told me to wait and also showed me some of his plants with the same happening. Hope it helps... ;) DON'T THROW THE PLANTS AWAY!
I had a similar experience. I bought an N'joy single leaf cutting last December which grew loads of roots but no new leaves. When I posted a picture to my Facebook group, they pointed out there were three bits of cut stem (one on one side of the petiole and two on the other) indicating that the node was spent. I was pretty upset because N'joy are expensive in my country. I didn't have the heart to throw the cutting away, so I slathered the node in cloning paste and just kept caring for it as normal. A couple of weeks ago I noticed the leaf was starting to turn yellow and die, so I figured it was time to toss it out, and when I picked it up to look closer, there was a growth tip poking through the soil! I now have not one but two growth tips producing tiny leaves. I don't even know how that is possible, but I'm delighted nonetheless. So I agree, don't give up until the original leaf has completely died - sometimes you can get lucky.
Yup!! There is no scientific evidence for the phenomenon of a "spent node." It's just been memed into existence by the houseplant community to excuse prop failures, imo
This is correct information!
I wished more plant tubers would speak more of this - such great info
Hi Ashley! I have to disagree on the first example with the vining philodendron you gave. The node of the main stem which grew the new shoot is spent, yes, but the way you cut the new shoot, you actually left the lowest node of that new shoot on the the initial cutting. You can clearly see this viable node in the video at 02:08, it’s very close to the main stem. So even though the main stem node is spent, the cutting would still have one perfectly fine node to grow from.
Thank you!!! I was screaming at my phone "MISINFORMATION" 😂😂 and she even provided pictures of why shes wrong lmao
Hi! I was talking about the original node that had grown in. The new node that grew did have a node on it, but i feel the example is viable because it demonstrates what im talking about about new growth coming in and then being chopped back. Thanks for ur thoughts tho!
@@PlantingAshley Hi Ashley! As I said in my comment, you are completely right that the main stem node is now a spent one. So i absolutely agree with you here. However I really feel the example is misleading, as you did say you had cut the new shoot (purposely) in the wrong spot and you are specifically showing this cutting as a ‚bad’ example to watch out for when buying, without pointing out that there is a new viable node. In my opinion, that is a crucial piece of information.
Great info!!!! This should deff be included in most people’s “beginner plant advice” !
Not me watching 12 of these videos before I realized the countdown intro wasn't some mental health 'two minutes of calming' ad 😅🥴😩
@KC Vlogs No? Just me?? Cool 🙃🤣
im sorry but so much of the information in this video is incorrect. even the example Micans used has an auxiliary bud. This video was rushed with poor research. No. A spent node will not sometimes put out new growth. It probably grew another node that you were unaware of.
Ax-ill - ary. Love your content but this mispronunciation is just bugging me.
DUDE FINALLY! I’ve been asking EVERY plant “influencer” I follow to make a video about this
wait?? I'm really new to all this..I just plant some photos cuttings can these have a spent node?
Literally saving so many new plant parents!! No one else talks about this! Thank you for this great video love them so much!!
Great awareness video on dem spent nodes 👏🏼👏🏼thanks!
Love it!! Very good information to have!
I would also note on the propagation graph that not all Pilea have to be divided to propagate. Like the Aluminum plant, Pilea cadierei. It can propagate from a stem cutting with a node.
Also, I think I accidentally spent the node on a vine/stalk of my Fittonia. LOL. I clipped it in the same place too many times and it hasn't put out new growth from that particular vine since the last cut which was at least 8 months ago.
This is super helpful! Followup question: How does this relate to buying a top versus mid cut? I’m thinking a mid cut would always have spent nodes? Thanks anyone who can answer. Trying to process the new information!
The axillary bud is not the same as the normal apical growth. Each node will be producing the next leaf in line as part of the apical growth but they will all also create a separate axillary bud. So basically think of a new node as growing two buds - the apical growth which is where the next regular leaf in line comes from, and the axillary growth bad - the backup incase something happens to that new leaf coming out.
Is it just me that has successfully made a ‘spend node’ grow a new shoot again? I’m confused now😅
So happy to see this video pop up in my feed this morning ! This is super useful and I had no idea what spent node meant. Thank you for all the awesome videos!
Oh man! This information isn't fully accurate! You can definitely grow from a stem without an auxiliary bud present. Even if the bud has been cut off.
PLEASE get your facts straight. The axillary buds may or may not be visible on a cutting initially.
The cutting might spend energy on roots first ( Which is the right way) & then it might push out the bud later
Please don't use any bud growth hormone/stimulator unless the plant or cutting have advanced root system.
Wow I wish i knew this two years ago. All I ever heard about was the monstera cutting needs a node. What they failed to say was every monstera cutting needs an axiliary bud!!!! Everyone needs to know this. 🙏. Thank you.
So if you use a mid vine cutting from a trailing plant like a Micans, will it not make more leaves?...
Confused cause I can't see anything that looks like a bud, and it has 2 leaves either side of the node already... idk I'm confusion now...
I’m in need of some advice!!
I have a VM cutting that HAD an auxiliary bud but I accidentally let the cutting rot a little. The bud was slightly rotted on the outside but it did manage to clean it off and save the cutting, it’s since grown amazing roots that I’ve potted up but there’s not been much movement in the bud, is it likely that it won’t grow anymore at all?? Or shall I cross all my fingers and toes that now it’s potted it might push out some growth? Help!
I bought a mature Deliciosa cutting (non var) with a node roughly 10-11 months ago. It rooted very well in water and the original leaf is still intact, but it hasn't produced any new growth.
Since I learned about them about 6 months ago, I've been fairly positive it's a spent node. I've yet to take it out to check for an aux bud because I love the plant and if it is for sure a spent node I'm going to cry.
However, now that I do know better I am confident in buying a replacement.
I have a few monstera albo wet sticks I got from my parents house. They have no roots and where the areal roots used to be are now cut. I’ve been propagating them on moss now for a few months and there is clear growth from the axillary bud but no signs of roots. Will there survive?
Learned this term yesterday and now I’m doing some digging. No wonder why my Jessenia Pothos one leaf hasn’t grown in months. It’s spent I guess.
What is where the auxiliary node is had a leaf but the leaf died will it grow a new one? I have two philodendron squamifarium nodes that have auxiliary nodes. Both had leave at the auxiliary node growth point. One has done nothing while the other has started to grow a single new root.
Your video is easy to understand and most of all *free* I love me some free edumacation. That color coded chart was the best
Im glad it was helpful 🥺
Me now thinking that my currsnt water props of micans that might be spent nodes but not sure... 😅🤪🥵☹
Great video! Can you tell if there is an immature axillary bud if it is not visible? Thanks
I just bought a propagated marbled queen and they’re spent..
Thank you for this video. Much easier to copy and paste this link than have a debate 🤣🤣
Hoya doesn't need a node with a bud. I have cut mine in the middle of the stem, stuck it in water and watched it grow!
I have a monstera albo cutting that been sold to me with a spent node but. There are 2 nodes on the stem close to each other and there is only one spent node. Anyone thinks there is still a chance for a new growth point fron the other node?
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You can prop string of hearts from their leafs? Like a begonia or pepperomia?
You can put all the heart pairs from the string on wet soil and they will root :-), there is a small ball every leaf pair grows from, it's a "node" ;-)
Ok, I knew about the nodes and the buttery method. I thought she was saying from just a leaf like begonias and pepperomia. I gotcha now.
i wish i saw this video sooner 🥺 got one the other day and realised it was spent so now i just have a petiole and leaf
Yeah I'm still lost 😭 you're a great teacher, I'm just a not so great learner
Edit: I understood everything except the anatomy
The alocasia part is not quite true tho. Otherwise great video
Oh wow! I never thought of that! It does explain a few of my attempts to propagate.
I still don’t understand nodes I try so hard
THANK YOU!! This is SO helpful and nobody talks about it!
Axe ill Larry Bud.
Also, those graphics are SUPER helpful as well! thank youuuu
This was really informative, thank you!
I had an albo node and aux bud that was green and bulging. It was a little woody but now the whole thing has gone superrrrrr hard. Hard and small. No soft or dark spots. Like it’s turned to wood. Why?
Stems will naturally harden over time! They just get more woody to protect themselves. I just gre an albo from a woody node and it went great! Dont fret!
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I thought Philodendron has active meristem so they are very unlikely to become a spent node unlike Monstera 🤔
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Here's my question- regarding both keiki paste and spent nodes... Can you use it and activate the node?
If theres an axillary bud yes, but if theres no bud, using it on a node wont make one appear
@@PlantingAshley Had I put any thought whatsoever into this question, that would have been obvious. 🙃 So then, what is the benefit of keiki? Acceleration? Because if you have the ax bud, isn't it *almost* certain it will grow under the right conditions?
@@hollypuckett3931 keiki paste is great if you have a plant that lost a couple leaves and you want it to fill out a bit. It worked some magic on my angel wing begonia, and monstera peru.... however, I wouldn't recommend using it for unrooted cuttings. In my expirience the cutting uses all of its energy trying to grow a new growth point that it wont root, and then dies. Someone I used to buy cuttings from would pile keiki paste on the cuttings before I picked them up (I know she thought she was helping.) And they almost all eventually died.
@@lrj222 interesting. Thank you!!
i was wondering how mother plants work in the context of spent nodes…i’ve seen lots of videos where ppl will cut back the mother plant to it’s original growth (so all new growth is gone) and call that a butt cut/bottom cut. is it spent ? so confused
Where are your white box terrariums from?!?! I can’t find them anywhere and I love them 😅
It breaks my heart when I see social media posts of pricey Albos purchased with spent nodes. I bought my first spent node as a regular monstera years ago and rooted the one node, but since it was spent, I own a huge, living, one-leaf monstera.
Hi Ashley, this was a very informative video on spent nodes! I had no idea! I learn so much from you and enjoy other videos like your guessing which plants was more expensive, yay Chris for getting the $100!
Thank you so much for this! I had no idea about the bud! I have a VM in soil propagating as it has lots of roots and thankfully I think there’s a bud! 😍 I have no patience for watching this stick produce some sign of life lol I check it every time I walk past 😂🙈 xx
This was SO informative and helpful! I appreciate you creating this video!
Darn it I just cut a Monstera Deliciosa propogation this morning but didn't get an auxillary bud. Should have watched this video earlier!
Also - I appreciate SO MUCH the highly researched videos on your channel like this - you offer basically free classes on houseplants. Extremely kind of you to put these out.
Your merchise is very nice but disability income budget is hard to spend that on myself
I got scammed with getting a node but no aerial bud. Luckily it was only $10 but still sucks
In would like to add a couple of points I feel were missed here. First, a visible auxiliary bud is not needed for top cuttings, only for mid /stem cuttings. Second, the auxiliary bud is often covered but a sheet or the petiole that grew from the respective node. Third, this is my personal experience, I want to make that really clear, but for me personally I did have success with growing different monstera and philodendron from the actual node, not an auxiliary bud. For example, on my stem cutting of one node with a leaf of a Thai Constellation, the new growth from the auxiliary bud died off and was lost. It took very long but it did shoot out 2 new growths from that node. So I don‘t know if this is that much of an exception as Ashley mentions or if it‘s in fact very possible giving enough time.
Yes, plants want to live! This video is moreso advice on buying plants, and what to look for when buying albos or other expensive plants from bare roots :) amazing points here!
Very useful video definitely going to be doing leaf props on my kalanchoe usually just cut there stems they grow so fast even in just water
I love your educational/informal videos! Thanks again Ashley! 🥰🌱✌
OMG I had no idea 😳 thank you so much for this information 💚💚💚
That was so educational . You Rock With this Video .
Ty so much Lady.
Can you Post the Chart somewhere, where we can see how to propagate wich plant?
Wow great information! There are always things to learn
Thank you for the video. Most of them can also be propagated by seeds.
omg thank you for this video i wish i had this as a beginner!!!
What an informative video! Thank you!
Oh man, I’ve seen it happen with too many people, so sad. Great information video
Thank you so much for this. I took a bunch of screen shots of the charts. Thank you 😊
Good information. Thank you for sharing 🙌🏻
Omg this video came at the perfect time and the graphics were so great!
Awesome info! Love this kind of video. Thank you!
thank you for the plant education!
I have so many videos to catch up on 🎉
Ferns also need division or spore props :)
Thank you! Great info!
TFS. I didn’t know this.
Great video... loved it
Up your arsenal 🤣
This is amazing. Thanks!
I appreciate this
Thank you never new
:) so kewlllll come with me to Sarasota next weekend - private green tour you’ll just melt! Dm me on it friend
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Thank you for saying this! I bought a 800$ red moon cutting and there is no where else for a new auxiliary bud to grow because it is spent so now I just have an 800$ rooted leaf 🥴
Omg; how annoying! I hope it lives a long time!!! 💚
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How can you tell if a Hoya has a spent node? I have a compacta that hasn’t grown since I got it at a nursery which was a year ago
Hoya can grow without a node as long as you have stem.
This was so helpful, I think I may have screwed up while propagating my Thai Constellation, I cut between 2 nodes and there is no sign of an auxiliary bud. I had concerns as soon as I cut it. Thanks for the video 💚
If you have a node I wouldn't worry too much - she posted this graphic with the aux bud on IG and I was really worried because my albo node was very small, but it produced new growth from almost directly opposite the leaf on the node, not as far away from the node as in the picture.
Thank you!!
I love you 💕✨
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Lies. I am currently proping a "spent" plant and it has roots and new growth lmao. But anything for veiws ig
Pretty sure i said that new growth can happen bc plants want to live, but that you shouldnt *buy* plants with spent nodes bc it could be a waste... but anything to make yourself feel better and smarter than others ig 🥴
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The node is where a cutting sprouts roots. A "wet stick" can make a viable propagation. I'm confused. Why must my cutting have an auxiliary bud unless it's a type that must be separated as opposed to rooted?
I thought everyone knew about spent nodes.
You can totally grow alocasia from tubers. It's very easy too
Not the petiole tubers which is what i was discussion. Alocasia can be grown from bulbs, but not propagated by their tubers
@@PlantingAshley oh, bulbs are also called tubers here 😅. Great vid!
It's great that you're putting this info out there, but 12 mins to explain this is not necessary. New plant parents have a lot of information to take in, and when you don't get to the point (maybe for more ad time?) It can be extremely confusing.
Me trying to figure out why the micans cuttings I bought online aren’t growing and just rotting🥲