Pamianthe peruviana

Diana Chapman rarebulbs@suddenlink.net
Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:36:00 PST
I would wait a couple of years at least.  They should detach very easily 
and have roots.  As long as they are firmly attached to the parent bulb, 
leave them alone!

Diana
> Thank you Diana
>   
> The 3rd picture shows the growth pattern exactly as mine will be. How long before the side shoots can be detached with a root system? I have space for one sided pots with metre long leaves but not a circle of such proportions. That is a bit daunting.
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> Brian
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>
>> ________________________________
>> I have posted some pictures on the blog:  http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/.
>> They are all older pictures, since the ones in my office are not all
>> open yet and still haven't developed their full form.  They open a
>> greenish yellow, but as they expand they turn pure white.
>>
>> Diana
>>> I have 3 Pamianthe (~35mm diam/1m long(tall?)) yet to flower) that seem determined to grow as epiphytes at 45% to the horizontal. I thought I had what appeared to be a root growing at right-angles to one of them, only to realise today that it has leaves and is a side shoot. I can find odd images online of some pots with 2 similar sized bulbs, very upright and parallel, but none with clumps, spreading or otherwise. Are side shoots unusual?
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>>> Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8 ish.
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