Taking the whole plant out of the pot and shaking off the soil would have allowed you to see where the roots are so you can cut them easier. You have to re-pot the mother anyway since it is lopsided now.
I think this is such an underrated plant. My son bought me one while I was preg almost a year ago, and it sent me on my plant journey. I'm now up to 52 plants, and the Birkin has been one of the easiest by far. I was able to seperate mine and I now have 2 and it seems to be doing even better now that iv dun so. The leaves are growing even bigger. My question is I was thinking about staking it with a wooden stick (square shape) would this work, I'm trying to get my leaves BIG . Also, when separating mine I took out the planter washed off all the dirt and literly slowly just pulled them apart, no cuts . Took some time. But I was terrified to hurt my roots . So that would be my suggestion . Not sure if this is a proper way but it worked for me 🤷
Hello, 👋. With my philodendron Birkins. I decided to just separate mine completely. And keep more of the root system. Mine are growing nicely. Have a great day.!!!
Hi Laura I can tell you so many options but I recommend banana peeling juice. Put a banana skin in a container (500 ml)with water for a week and then use the juice to water any of your plants once every two weeks with this. Guaranteed results :)
I did this to my birkin too, the top part that i cut is now rooted, so yay! The mother plant is giving me new pups too, but the original leaves of the mother plant are slowly turning yellow, so i checked the roots for a possible rotting, but it turns out there are like 4 new pups under there too, maybe too much energy needed so the older leaves are yellowing? Not sure. Thoughts?
I love Birkins. I bought a rescue and some leaves had the lines in the leaves. Now it is completely green. Can it turn back to the original plant with the lines again
