Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Cultivation => Cultivation Problems => Topic started by: Gabriela on September 17, 2016, 01:59:00 AM
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In a hurry to move around some plants this evening I sliced my only Dactylorhiza (alpestris) :'(
Is there something I could do with these pieces? Thanks and no jokes please, I'm very upset.
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really hit very unfavorable :( my condolences!
average sprinkle with charcoal powder, plants and pray .....
Dactylorhiza luckily is a rather robust nature and has the ability to drive replacement bulbs.
I'll keep my fingers crossed
Bernd
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Replant both bits, Gabriela, I would expect them both to grow. When I split my clumps of dacts that often happens and I rarely lose any bits.
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What has happened is the food storage of the tuber has been removed from the feeder roots. That's my observation but could be wrong. I think the tuber fingers anchor the plant and the upper roots go out to feed. It could be OK
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Replant both part - with luck you'll get two plants. These tubers are rather fragile and this sort of accident can happen very easily.
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Thank you all; I've potted them up in early morning.
I'll post a picture next year if they survive. What kind of winter we get might have a say...
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The Searched feature worked very well and I would like to show my little sliced Dactylorhiza which last year put up only one leaf and went dormant fast, I though it gone for good.
But, here it is this year!
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Success! I love a great result!!
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Thank you Maggi :)
It was such a good feeling to see it emerging from the ground in late spring!