Hi Bill :-)

There is indeed a (remote) chance that plantlets may develop at those leaf axils. It rarely occurs by itself though. Some people use keiki paste to induce a plantlet to grow there. But that's pretty advanced and the paste is expensive, so it's usually not done on a supermarket rescue....

You can cut off the bloom stalks, crop them to about 1/2" below the little leaves and plant them like you would a leaf for propagation (put it in your propagation medium down to the two little leaves).

Like the keiki paste, this is a way to propagate/multiply chimeras and other varieties that do not come true from leaf often.

Maybe overkill, but certainly a good experiment or test run for future application :-)

Karin

Karin, Thanks for the info......Always looking for a new "toy" to play with. Learning all the time.

Bill

It might be a good idea to leave the stalk alone on the plant to see what develops. It may have a better chance of growing as it might be very small and get damaged when you try to remove it .

I saw pictures somewhere recently of all the places where plants can develop on AV's. It is almost everywhere, the tips of leaves, the top of blossom stalks, anywhere along the stem, along the petiole of leaves. It is not uncommon for AV's to sprout plantlets just about anywhere on the plant.