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Oct 3, 2017 4:24 PM CST
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Sure! Here's the basic timeline:

Week preceeding 14th April - my wife gave me a bunch of cut flowers (five stems); they slowly opened over about a week
Around 2nd May - noticed a couple of bulbils
11th May - planted two small bulbils off the first stem, which was going brown
18th May - planted three small bulbils from the second stem
20th May - planted three small bulbils from the third stem; noted that the fourth and fifth stems were still green and that two of the bulbils (one on each) had sent up a small leaf
22nd May - planted six small bulbils (two with leaves) from the fourth stem, plus the largest (with a leaf) from the fifth stem (probably the largest was around 8mm across)
24th May - planted the remaining few from the fifth stem, as it was going brown

The couple that had leaves died back pretty soon after planting (generally within a couple of weeks). The media used was Richgro Potting Mix with a small amount of Osmocote Indoor & Pot Plant slow-release fertiliser mixed in.

As for water, I only have access to tap water here. I don't recall exactly how often I changed the water and recut the stems, but I think it was about every 3-4 days, trimming off only a small amount at a time.

No cold treatment was given. Edit: the small planter they are in did sit outside in a coldframe from early August, though. Melbourne winters are mild, so they would not have gotten a proper cold cycle (none of my Asiatics do).

Hopefully that answers all your questions! Smiling
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