Alocasia Frydek Propagation | 2 Months of Corms vs. Stem Cuttings

[@LeafyLuster]

I always wondered if Alocasia can be propagated by stem propagation....so I just did it! For science 🤓. What are your experiences with Alocasia props? In my opinion I prefer the seperation of corms. It's much faster and less stressful 😅😅

[@florance17]

I didn't even know that this was possible with alocasias (so thanks!!) and was similarly unhappy with my leggy Frydek.. I started airlayering now and I'm very excited to be chopping it soon 😇

[@AraceaeFanatics]

I've propagated many Alocasia from trunk or stem cuttings over the years. Even large form Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma can be propagated this way. All produce cormels, or cormlets. But there are species that grow pups off the tuber or trunk instead, and they can also be cut off and started, even without roots of their own, if they have their own tuber, even if it's only a small portion.

[@iapprove8392]

But that's not a stem dear. Alocasias stems are tubers. The part there that looks like the stem of the frydek which is very stiff it is indeed part of the rhyzome that's why you were able to get roots. Otherwise the cutting would die.

[@handcraft1796]

With the steam propagation do u change the water? Or add more fresh from time to time?

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Wow, you buy Frydek EUR385? who long ago? in my country it just RM50 only medium size, and RM19-20 small size in 110-120 pot.

[@olag.103]

I LOVE your long term projects! Not a lot of that kind of content on youtube and it's a shame. This frydek baby omg!! Gorgeous!

[@LeafyLuster]

Thaaaank you Ola! I love making these longer term projects. At first it's hard to delay the instant gratification of a one day shoot. In the end I am way more proud of those well documented projects though😊. The Frydek baby is my pride & joy 🥰 it's so fricking cute!

[@MarvelousSpirit]

THANK YOU for showing so much progress, this is exactly what I needed to give me hope for a TLC plant I was given x

[@LeafyLuster]

You got this!

[@MagpieMalone]

Would love to see an update on them now ❤

[@janine7815]

One of the best Alocasia vlogs I've seen! The time spent waiting and monitoring those beatiful plants is so much to be appreciated for! Thank you

[@LeafyLuster]

Your words are much appreciated Janine, even though I have to practice a lot of patience with these projects, the outcomes are always the most rewarding 😁. Glad you liked it 💚

[@jordyn87]

The way I almost cried when you cut the stem completely!! I thought you wee just going to cut notches into it 😅😅😅

[@ElevateAestheticsbyGissele]

Absolutely love your dedication to the two month follow up 😍 It gives me hope!!

[@LeafyLuster]

I'm so glad!

[@eline95]

Can i just say how much I appreciate shooting your video's over a longer period of time? It really shows in the quality, and makes it so useful! Also I stem propagated my Alocasia cucullata once. Took forever for the remaining stem to sprout, but it did 'branch' out into two stems 😊 hopefully your frydek does too!

[@LeafyLuster]

It's so much more rewarding to document something over time, I agree. I have to practice a lot of patience though 😅. My motherplants also took really long to sprout but I experienced the same thing as you did. more branches with new healthy growth 👌😁 My vriegated Frydek hasn't really branched out from the stem but started to grow 4 corms from it's base 😅 I'm not even mad.

[@eline95]

@@LeafyLuster How can we ever be mad at our plant babies 😁 Interesting though! The stem is obviously still functioning, hopefully it will push out some branches too over time!🤞

[@rebeccahenderson7761]

I admire your courage to cut that gorgeous Frydek - I would not have been able to do it!!

[@LeafyLuster]

😁Sometimes I'm just in a choppy mood, that helps 😅

[@carolstuff]

I think your so successful with your plants because you’re ‘Kristina scissor hand,‘ you’re afraid, but you do it anyway. Congrats…thanks for sharing!

[@LeafyLuster]

Hahaha, yeah I like that nickname 😅. I don't know why but the curiosity always wins. I didn't have to necessarily cut the Micholitziana but I just wanted to see what happens. It is still so wild to me that plants can survice being chopped up like that and still keep coming back to life 💚🌿

[@reduced1674]

oooo a 2-month video! Very nice I don't know why I have so many gorgeous plants, but this alocasia is one of my favourites in my collection (and strangely, the one that has given me the most grief!). Thanks for your great video. I love your videos x

[@LeafyLuster]

Hihi, honestly I don't know why it's always done so well. Maybe because I already got it as a mature plant. It's just chilling in my living room and get's no special care at all. I struggle most with my alocasia polly, I just can't get it to grow (not even in a propbox 😅). Thank you for the sweet words Daniel, see u in the next one 💚😊

[@Littlesqueeze98]

Perlite and water is my favorite propagation medium EVER. It’s never ever failed me.

[@LeafyLuster]

Word! 😁😁😁

[@ManjulaPot]

This video is incredible!! Thank you so much for putting this together and capturing all this to share with us. I've just learned so much! So much appreciation. :)

[@LeafyLuster]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words 💚

[@thisisPnut-]

I'm so happy you uploaded a new video, I binged all of them over the past 2 weeks. Such a good plant to go get info from, because my corms began to grow and are now both just done with the 2nd leaf. 🥰 I literally can not wait to be able to harvest a corms.

[@LeafyLuster]

Hahhahaa, glad you like all of them! Love that💚. I swear repotting Alocasia is so much fun, cause it's a treasure hunt every time 😁. Hope you get to collect some soon 🤞 Greetings from Germany.

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

I actually did this with one of my spiderplants. Turns out you can propagate Spiderplants through stem cuttings, they just have to be pretty big and mature to do get it to work. Plus, you get a l o t of leaf loss when you do it. So yeahhh

[@srnx35]

Thank you to share your expériences 🙌 Good to know that, i just bought a Alocasia Frydek, if something turns wrong, i can have more option for my baby 💫

[@szymonlabedzki3896]

I had the same issues with Alosacias and switched to semihydroponics and it helped a lot;) can recommend it ;)

[@LeafyLuster]

Good to know! Maybe it's a good idea for the top cutting as well. It would definitely take a lot of pon to pot such a big plant in semi hydro 😅 I recently put one of my Alocasia Frydek in pon as well :)

[@fridabuer]

This is great! I love that you take so much time and put so much effort into making videoes, it really shows in good quality🤩 I just bought my first frydek a few days ago, really excited for propagations!

[@LeafyLuster]

Awwww thank you so much Frida 💚! Sorry for the late reply, I hope your Frydek is doing well 😱 how exciting! I'm glad you enjoy the videos and appreciate the way I make them. 🥰 See u soon.

[@notacloudinsight]

Thank you for this video! Such a cute baby Var frydek. Definitely keep it!!!!

[@LeafyLuster]

I'm glad you had a good time :) The Frydek is just the cutest! I think I'll hold on to it for a few more leaves & then decide 😅

[@florance17]

This was very informative and you have such a "tv personality", don't know how else to describe it. Very likable and great channel overall!🥳

[@LeafyLuster]

I'm glad you liked it. Don't worry, I like that description of me a lot actually 😁 didn't think I would come across like that, for me it sounds like i come across as fairly professional 🤓 love that. Thank you for the kind words Florance, see u in the next one!

[@andrewpuleo964]

OMG Im so glad Ive found your page! Love your content!! Very informational and love the little bits of humor throughout haha

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you Andrew, I appreciate your feedback. Glad you like the videos 😊 If you ever have ideas or wishes for videos, feel free to let me know 😉

[@whoever_you_want_me_to_be]

Well at first i was like this video is WAY to long, and i wasnt going to watch it ...buuuuuut your voice is so soothing to me, so i just watched the whole video!! lol !🩷 You just gave me the confidence to chop my alocasia up. Its HUGE so i was scared, but your video gave me hope 😊. I will hope it goes well, my big leaves are over 2 feet long, so im hoping for success!!!

[@samcarlile2094]

You are my absolute favorite on KZbin ❤❤

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Sam, sorry for the late reply. I am a little overwhelmed by all of the comments recently 😅. I'm so happy to hear you enjoy your time here so much. If you ever have any wishes or ideas for videos, let me know. See you in the next video 💚

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

9:45 Be cautious when using terra cotta, as it can wick the moisture away from the cuttings!!! If you use cling film make sure you wrap the whole thing and maybe water a little more to account for the moisture being drawn away.

[@alessandracarbone240]

Agree with the water dispersion. Maybe even include the terracotta pot in the wrapping? Or put the whole projects into a nice big clear plastic propagation bin?

[@LeafyLuster]

Very good concern Aiden, the terracotta saucers I use are usually coated with a watertight layer on one side. But wrapping it all around with cling film and watering more would be a great way to ensure the water staying in.

[@LeafyLuster]

It's like you're reading my mind Alessandra ^^ I actually had the saucer sitting in one of my big plastic propboxes 😁😁 It's still in there actually and the roots on the cuttings are finaly going crazy 🥳 Thank you for the input!

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

@@LeafyLuster Ohhhh ok gotcha

[@ancep82]

Just discovered your videos today and I have to say I love it! I love how much effort you put into them, I was looking for a good alocasia frydek propagation video for some time already and this was all I needed! Good luck further on!

[@eljardindesofi6288]

Me encanta tu alocacia

[@LeafyLuster]

Gracias! 💚

[@dansie87]

Sunday and a new video. Cant get better. 🤩

[@LeafyLuster]

You're the best!

[@LuckyGirl1333]

Great video. Thank you for sharing the process.

[@LeafyLuster]

My pleasure, that's what I'm here for 😁🌿

[@missluna]

Mine bloomed flowers this morning. My kitchen never smelled so fragrant!

[@Brian-qn2mx]

Does it smell nice or is it too strong

[@LeafyLuster]

Exciting 🥳🥳🥳

[@Anandamom]

Love it! Great job. I love frydek so much.

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you had a good time here, see u in the next video 💚😊

[@SirNomad]

I like to use a very sharp ceramic blade and a cutting mat that I make sure to wash first before cutting into stems. I'm not as experienced here, so I think this is the only thing I do that a lot of others might not.

[@missluna]

This video is amazing!

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you Luna, it always makes my day to hear you guys enjoy the videos 🥰💚 See u in the next one & sorry for the late reply 😅

[@zakariaelrhandouri3054]

perfect video ! top editing ! rich of informations ! thank youuuuuuuu

[@LeafyLuster]

My pleasure Zakaria, now stop being so kind and sweet!! 😁

[@agi5522]

Awesome helpful entertaining video~ I just carried a big frydek home and I kinda want a baby too so..

[@LeafyLuster]

That's awesome, good luck & thank you for the sweet comment 💚😊

[@gauravrathod4276]

Wow.... What I hv just witnessed

[@verrettjared]

Loved this video

[@Anil18834]

I love that you document the process so well. I'm familiar with tropical plants, but I moved to Philadelphia over 1.5 year ago, and this is my first time growing indoors. I love alocasia. I've had 4 since. All die come winter. They are so finicky. I moved and they also died, they didn't like the change. The bulbs have survived, but every time I have to start again from scratch. They give me little warning. They start getting yellow and before I find if they need more light, less light, or less water, they're gone. Help please! I'd appreciate any advice you can offer in terms of light and water indoors 😢

[@tddas8008]

Give them a lot of light and you'll see it. Led lights work very good also.

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Wow beautiful Plants ^^ Like 197 My friend, thank you for good sharing

[@LeafyLuster]

I'm glad you enjoyed 💚😊 Thank you for watching!

[@lindsayfraser1944]

Thank you for your video! I’m still trying to learn about these beautiful plants. I’m trying to save my longlobia variegated! I’m wondering how long did you wait for the top cuttings to dry before you popped them in water?

[@LeafyLuster]

Honestly I do not remember, I'd say maybe 0.5 to 1 hour should be fine. You can just check if it's dry to the touch. Best of luck with your Longiloba, I hope you can save her 💚

[@lindsayfraser1944]

@@LeafyLuster thank you so much!

[@hippo8049]

Really cool! what sort of soil do you recommend for a Frydek? i feel like they always give up on me and it comes down to me either overwatering them or them having no roots at all somehow and yeah idk.. never had proper soil for them? :(

[@LeafyLuster]

I had mine in my self made Aroid mix for the longest time. Approx: Orchid bark 20% Perlite 25% Coco Coir 25% Soil from the store 25% Worm castings 5% Very much eyeballing everything 😂😂😂 I had trouble with the roots on 1 out of 3 of my Alocasias as well. I also think it might have been inconsistent watering. As of lately I potted lots of my cuttings into SYBASoil Aroid mix shorturl.at/hjrN8 . All of them are growing extremely well in there. New leaves look great but I recently saw they also have extra Alocasia mix. Oooor if soil is not working for you try Semi hydroponic substrate. There are some people who swear on that stuff when it comes to Alocasias. I have one in pon as well. It's always well watered and the roots grow really well in there.

[@hippo8049]

@@LeafyLuster Thank you so much for the advice! :) i'll try out some of your suggestions! really appreciated!

[@brianhardaway9716]

I have 13 various Alocasia and most are in Semi hydro. They love it. My Frydek gives me a leaf every 2 weeks. The soil mixture should include perlite, orchid bark, I also use Lecha balls, worm castings, charcoal. They also love it. Although semi hydro is easier I enjoy the soil potted babies because the corms can be stuck right ack in the soil. Buy a moisture meter if You haven’t yet. Takes the guesswork out of the hobby. Good luck.

[@brianhardaway9716]

Great experiment. Do you give the Variegated Frydek much Licht or just room environment light? Just got a huge semi hydro baby. She was totally pot bound and after getting 18 corms and 2 babies I will be planting her in a bigger clear pot or a glass vase. Although the green version is fairly easy to grow I have my worries about the variegated ones. She is to date my most expensive plant (12 leaves 8 x ca.25cm long costed 70€!!) Can’t wait for the babies to grow whiter markings. I would like to she her enjoy her life with me. Thanks for for the

[@celinegralow9522]

How long did you leave it for drying? 😊

[@LeafyLuster]

An hour maybe. You can just check by touch if its dried out enough 😉

[@EsmariePerez-br7we]

If the root system is small should it be in a smaller pot? I just redid mine and put it in a bigger pot and buried the base of the plant a lil deeper.

[@aridwn]

did u get those variegated one from the non-variegated mother?

[@amalia2669]

Watching this whilst sitting in my section at a plant swap is this my final form????

[@LeafyLuster]

I don't know, that must be the highest form of plant enthusiasm i have witnessed , so far 😁😁 Happy trading 💚👋

[@cuclainne]

How do you keep them so healthy? Mine got covered by spidermites pretty quickly 😢

[@LeafyLuster]

I really don't know. They are just chilling in my living room, no special care. I have to say with little baby propagations of alocasia I had spider mites as well. Especially once I take them out of the propboxes. I guess they are more vulnerable than the mature plants and also the sudden change in humidity isn't helpful at all. With my little Alocasia Polly I am also struggling quite a bit. I seem to only be able to care well for frydeks and micholitzianas 😅 Maybe I was just lucky the spider mites weren't able to get to where my main plant collection is situated. As a suggestion maybe try some predatory mites to prevent the spidermites from appearing on your plants 😊I am also getting some as a preventative measure for spring/summer.

[@AraceaeFanatics]

If your plants are indoors, a routine of spraying them down in the shower regularly and receiving plenty of bright indirect sunlight helps. Treating the soil for pests is also important, so if you treat regularly, be sure to include the soil where their eggs can hatch days later.

[@barbelgotz4402]

Meine hat nur ein Blatt und jetzt kriegt sie ein neuen Stil freue mich

[@wlhc5579]

My roots just didn’t grow even after a month in the water 😢 is there something I can do to encourage root growth?

[@jessicabey275]

Thank you!

[@abhilashasgardening1641]

Beautiful 👌 😍 👍👍

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you 💚

[@Mandy_Fallngrow]

How long did you leave the ends to callus over before you put them in water? Also what is that cool knife/pen thing? lol ❤

[@Charlestv23]

Add fertilizer or plant nutrition to the water propagated plants and they will thrive plus lots of light and roots grow like crazy

[@RADCOMJ1]

Does it grow in the caribbean or rhe Pacific islands...I'll go with you to see a giant one in the wild lol

[@LeafyLuster]

I think it’s from the Philippines. Also a nice place for a vacation 😄

[@therightpaph]

I can barely keep a single leaf alive on my Polly - I’m horrified to purchase a frydek bc I wouldn’t be able to taking killling such a beauty 😫😩

[@LeafyLuster]

Oh no, I have same issue with my sad little polly. But both the Micholitziana and the Frydek are way more easy in my experience. Maybe you should give it a try 😉💚

[@aingealtara1479]

.. I gave my Alocasia to Leca and just keeps the water level up in cover pot (bucket) so the Leca won't dry out and the roots still gets what they need.. Water.. Problem solved and the plant is happy.. Even during winter and lower light, there's no drop of leaves or droopy leafs.. During summer it is outside in the shade of a butterfly bush.. We are on the 4th or 5th year now..

[@ThanhXuanDo-y9j]

Great

[@takethelcard7125]

What’s your soil mix

[@BuckWezr]

Were you keeping the rootless cuttings and/or corms in an extra high humidity setting? Sorry if I missed any reference to this in the video. Propagation is just fun!!! 😊

[@LeafyLuster]

No worries 😊, yes I try to keep them in a propbox or in a jar, to increase humidity while they sit in perlite, once they push out their first leave and grow some roots I transfer into soil and keep them in my normal living room conditions.

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

16:34 it's all worth it just for that tbh

[@LeafyLuster]

Agreed!

[@AraceaeFanatics]

It has been 4 months now, how about another short update video on all of these.

[@LeafyLuster]

You can check out my latest plant declutter video. You'll se most of them there :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH6tZJSejdGajs0 at 1:25

[@marryjane7764]

Hey! Meine Polly’s sterben ständig… ich weiß nicht wieso… ich habe schon versucht, junge und ausgewachsene Pflanzen in Blähton zu halten, hat nicht geklappt. In Erde ebenso wenig. Ich habe versucht, sie gar nicht zu düngen, dann doch zu düngen, dann viel zu düngen. Auch nichts. Ich liebe meine Polly’s, aber sie haben ständig nur drei Blätter und sterben dann. Das mal Blätter absterben, wenn ein neues wächst ist ja gut und schön. Aber wieso passiert das ständig :(

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi Marry, es tut mir furchtbar leid aber meine Erfahrung mit Pollys war leider ganz genau so wie du es beschrieben hast 😅Meine Frydeks sind viel leichter in der Haltung, Ich habe tatsächlich kürzlich erst meine zwei traurigen kleinen Pollys verkauft weil ich einfach aufgegeben hab 😅 Außer meine Frydeks habe ich auch keine andere Alocasien...meine Zebrina hat es nämlich auch dahingerafft. Ich bin also keine Hilfe und fühle mit dir 💚

[@yeganehbk]

Can you please share more videos? I recently found your channel and I like your videos sooooo much 🫠

[@LeafyLuster]

Next one is coming today :) I'm glad you enjoyed all the other videos I made 💚

[@iapprove8392]

You have wonderful videos but i must tell you that you cannot do stem propagations on alocasias. What you did was propagate by using the central rhyzome. The stems grow from the rhyzome and are tuber that cannot be propagated. Your frydek has a very long rhyzome that should be growing under soil which is what happens in tropical forests. Great video but thats a rhyzome.

[@phongdang2874]

The drooping is caused by photo toxicity. Too much light will cause variegated Frydeks to do this. I have 5 of them.

[@LeafyLuster]

Haven't thought about that I always thought they would only droop while it is sunny and then perk back up. Thank you for this crucial information! 🤓💚

[@bentot45]

👍😸 keep it up

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you, I try 💚

[@laidiilyase-zp7we]

جميل جدا. بصراحة أعشق النبات ولكن للاسف ما نفهم عليك. إلا العد فقط من واحد ،،،،،1..إلى خمسة ،،،،5 😂😂 شكراً

[@patriciajackson5414]

Thanks for sharing this video, it really gave me some insight on propagation. I’ll be looking for more of your content.

[@madiandrian1574]

🧐🤓

[@LeafyLuster]

Scientist at heart ^^

[@madiandrian1574]

@@LeafyLuster yeeah 😍

[@SirMopy]

what… ich wusste nicht, dass sowas möglich ist….. 😂

[@LeafyLuster]

Tsja ich auch nicht bevor ich es mal probiert habe 😂

[@Fetzenwolf]

Ich höre dein Akzent raus. 👀

[@LeafyLuster]

Erwischt 😅

[@trm75]

💕

[@LeafyLuster]

Hi 😊

[@thelioness3305]

Honey clean your pots. You put them in really dirty pots. You need fresh clean. Well maybe dirty works too.

[@LeafyLuster]

Thank you for reminding me to clean out my pots more often. I do it sometimes but you know, sometimes I forget or get lazy, so thanks for the little kick in the a** 😅. It luckily does work with dirty pot too. At least as long as there are no pests or disease on the previous plant.