Hanne Popow problem to resolve

I have the above plant that has been in bloom for months while growing a
very large climbing growth. It's been air layered and has produced a large
new growth. Great, however, the new growth has developed only one very
large root. I think I have to make a decision...to detach the new growth
and plant in something (sphagnum?) like my regular Phrag. mix. Or should
I make a trellis arrangement and just let it grow on up the trellis? I have
the room for such an arrangement, but it will be a tad awkward. Any suggestions will be welcome. This is a great plant and I don't want to
screw it up!

Hi Angela,

Do you have a photo? If the single root is long and healthy, I wouldn't worry about potting up the new growth in fresh Phrag. mix, but a photo would be great.

Thanks, Tom

Tom, I have no camera, cell phone and other such related objects. I found
out some time ago that such things are a large, deep hole for me...like
an addiction of sorts...have to have all electronics updated constantly...a
techno idiot.

Did you ever get all your repotting done???

Repotting is finished except for the plants in bloom. I should have a division list by the end of next week unless the weather turns bad in which case I'll have it earlier.

Angela, phone a friend (they can photograph and post.)

On the trellis!? Really? Keep it like it was or plant it with some sphagnum just under the growth so it can set some more roots.

Eric, I air layered it some weeks ago with sphagnum. One (actually two) good
roots developed on the new lead. Today I unwrapped the air layered portion of the plant and discovered that the roots growing from the old growth, not
the new growth. Big Screw-Up. The new growth, almost as large as the blooming growth, had no roots and separated anyway. I potted the rootless
new growth in loose sphagnum because I didn't know what else to do. Oddly, the separated new growth had a very tiny nub of a new start on it.
Perhaps the thing will send out roots or I've killed them both. Actually, as
an after thought, the trellis might have been a better idea.

The new growth may send out a root, good luck.

KelpMax?