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White flowers covered with magenta mottling P. micholitzii: Waxy, greenish flowers P. schilleriana: Pinkish, fragrant flowers Propagating Moth Orchids Moth orchids can produce plantlets called keikis on the flower stem.
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Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
To easily propagate this plant, simply pin a leaf bearing a plantlet to the soil to encourage rooting.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023
Kalanchoe is another family member, notable for the small plantlets that grow along the edges of its leaves and periodically drop off to give rise to new plants.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2020
What makes mother of thousands a good, solid houseplant is its ability to reproduce vegetatively, by growing plantlets along the margins of its leaves.
—Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2017
Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
To easily propagate this plant, simply pin a leaf bearing a plantlet to the soil to encourage rooting.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2023
Kalanchoe is another family member, notable for the small plantlets that grow along the edges of its leaves and periodically drop off to give rise to new plants.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2020
What makes mother of thousands a good, solid houseplant is its ability to reproduce vegetatively, by growing plantlets along the margins of its leaves.
—Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2017
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“Plantlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantlet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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