Hello, everyone. I recently bought this RLC/Potinara Dick Smith 'Paradise'. Lovely plant, amazing blooms, a smell to die for. The flowers recently faded and, as you see, I'll have to repot it. I also want to change the media to something more water-retentive. My question is: can I divide this plant? I'm not sure the yellow-ish bulbs can do it, and I am somewhat concerned since they do feel a little bit softer than the green ones. One of them feels actually softer on the lower part and harder on the upper part.
I was thinking I could divide in leaving the three most recent bulbs and the other ones in the other division. I read somewhere that was good enough for dividing (although the more the better, I know). The other option was to insert a nail on the rhizome as to stimulate growth behind the nail without having to completely separate the rhizome. What's your position on this?
I also include a picture of the flowers if you, as I, didn't know this hybrid. Ain't it gorgeous?
To divide or not to divide: that is the question
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