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Encouraging Roots on a Basal Phalaenopsis Keiki

Rooting Hormone + Darkness for Basal Keiki

Mix powdered rooting hormone into petroleum jelly; apply at keiki attachment point. Or use gel form. Dark treatment (7–10 days) may help. Roots may take up to a month to appear.

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