Potato Plant Progress!
By Toni
@toniganzon (72279)
Philippines
March 24, 2021 5:09am CST
Would you grow something from a mere bulb or caudex?
Stephanie Erecta is also known as a potato plant because of its caudex that looks just like a potato. I purchased a dormant caudex last December. It did really look like a potato even the texture. Placed it on top of a succulent mix in a 3x3 pot and covered only 1/3 of the caudex.
For three weeks there was nothing, it stayed dormant. So i placed it next to my humidifier. Watered it only once a week making sure the caudex stayed hard and not soft.
After almost two months, i saw a green thing sprouting from the top and i knew my potato plant was sprouting. From then on the stem became longer and longer.
Now i’m just waiting for the leaf to grow bigger because at the moment it’s so tiny you can hardly see it.
I think i might buy more plants like this. What do you think?
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
It actually already has leaves but you can’t see it coz it’s too tiny. I will try to attach a macro shot of the leaf here.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
@LadyDuck The leaf shape is actually circle and they look nice when they grow bigger.
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@LadyDuck (459863)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 21
@toniganzon This is so pretty, I love the little young leaves.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
25 Mar 21
@DianneN This plant is considered a succulent to it shouldn’t be watered often if you want it to live. And it’s could stem without soil. All you need is pumice. No dirt needed!
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
Yes I'm growing my Stephania Erecta and can't wait for the leaves to grow bigger. They're a also grower. But it started from a dormant bulb so it's ok. I can patiently wait. The beauty of this plant is all worth it.1 person likes this
@DianneN (247219)
• United States
24 Mar 21
@toniganzon I will look it up online. Good luck. I’d probably kill it.
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@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
29 Mar 21
it seems to need a certain temperature? We only grow the easy ones here.
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@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
31 Mar 21
@toniganzon I can't seem to get Succulents to last
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
31 Mar 21
@stanley777 You might be someone who likes watering plants a lot. Succulents are the type of plants that should be ignored. When you ignore them, they thrive. And they survive in sandy soil.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
30 Mar 21
No it doesn’t. Succulents thrive well in the Philippines and so does this plant.
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@Letranknight2015 (51538)
• Philippines
26 Mar 21
It's gonna grow that's for sure. My supposedly small hydroponic pots didn't work as the seeds didn't grow from my pots.
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@arunima25 (85786)
• Bangalore, India
24 Mar 21
I thought you will talk about growing potatoes to eat. I have done that few times in pots and it was successful.
You should soon be seeing leaves there
You should soon be seeing leaves there1 person likes this
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
I know. You have a stephania erecta too?
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@arunima25 (85786)
• Bangalore, India
27 Mar 21
@toniganzon No I don't. I am talking about the real edible potatoes.
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@freelancermariagrace (27240)
• Philippines
25 Mar 21
I remember growing potatoes when I was younger
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@LindaOHio (157971)
• United States
25 Mar 21
That's really cool. I think you should definitely buy more if you enjoy them.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
25 Mar 21
There are so many varieties of plants like this and they’re all beautiful and so unique.
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@aureategloom (8344)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
24 Mar 21
aaa i remember we had to plant a bean in elementary school and check on it each day to see what happens to it. it was fun.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
Mongo bean. We had to grow that too from different medium like moist cotton. They can grow pretty quickly.
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
24 Mar 21
The fact that it already sprouted makes this plant already stable. And there are so many varieties i can have.
