Adventitious Growing

This morning our teacher brought in a big leaf. The class was curious to know what plant the leaf was from. She told us that it was a Begonia lotusland. She asked us if we were interested in starting new plants from pieces of the leaf. We all responded "yes". She helped Daniela and Leslie to cut the leaf in smaller pieces.

Daniela and Leslie combined sphagnum moss, perlite, potting mix. First, they got the begonia leaf  pieces and  planted the leaf pieces in plastic bowls.  Before they put the pieces in they sprayed the mix with water and made spaces in the medium to put the leaves in. Finally, they put the lid on the bowl. The leaves will be placed in a shady place in the garden and hopefully grow.

 Now we will wait to see how long it will take for the new plants to start growing.

We did a survey to see how long it will take and most people said it will take between 1 to 2 months.
When they start to grow the garden department will auction some off and keep some for the school garden.

Written by Natalia and Laila
Pictures by Natalia

The center piece of the leaf.

Begonia lotusland

   

This is Leslie making spaces and putting the pieces in the medium.