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Growing plants in water
with JAMES WONG — Ethnobotanist, broadcaster, best-selling author. Youngest winner of RHS Hampton Court Flower Show.
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Many popular indoor plants will grow in water without soil. In this lesson James schools you on how to grow beautiful plants with only water.
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Growing Plants in Water
Many popular indoor plants will grow in water without soil. In this lesson James schools you on how to grow beautiful plants with only water.
Plants Used:
- Epipremnum aureum 'Devil's ivy'
- Tradescantia fluminensis 'Small-leaved spiderwort'
- Chlorophytum comosum 'Spider plant'
- Monstera deliciosa 'Monstera deliciosa'
Lesson Summary
- Plants from humid places are programmed so that as soon as they hit water roots will develop from them.
- Chlorophytum and Tradescantia will start to root within 48 hours, meaning you will start to see their roots growing.
- Leaves will rot underwater, whilst stems won't.
- Wherever you slice and regardless of the conditions, these plants will be very keen to grow.
Your Notes
Look at the plants you already have in your home. Which species can be grown in water? Buy some glass vases and cut off a few stems and grow them in water.
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Your Instructor
James Wong
Ethnobotanist, broadcaster, best-selling author. Youngest winner of RHS Hampton Court Flower Show.
Often referred to as the nation’s favourite botanist; plant scientist and gardening expert James Wong is a self-proclaimed botany geek, award-winning garden designer and a Royal Horticulture Society ambassador. He’s an internationally best-selling author with the inspirational ‘Grow Your Own Drugs’ and ‘Homegrown Revolution’, has presented multiple TV programmes, and is listed by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 20 most influential people in horticulture. James is perhaps the most passionate person in the world about plants; with over 500 houseplants in his tiny London flat.
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