Tissue culture plants arrive as fragile in vitro plantlets grown in sterile flasks. Before they can live as normal houseplants they must be acclimated— deflasked, weaned off 100% humidity, and hardened until their leaves grow a protective waxy cuticle. Each guide below is a genus-specific, week-by-week protocol covering deflasking, the substrate recipe, humidity-dome venting, watering, fertilizer timing, and how to tell normal leaf melt from fatal root rot.
Alocasia
Acclimate Alocasia (Elephant Ear) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Anthurium
Acclimate Anthurium (Flamingo Flower) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Begonia
Acclimate Begonia (Begonia) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Calathea
Acclimate Calathea (Prayer Plant) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Dionaea
Acclimate Dionaea (Venus Flytrap) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Ficus
Acclimate Ficus (Fig) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Heliamphora
Acclimate Heliamphora (Sun Pitcher) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Hoya
Acclimate Hoya (Wax Plant) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Monstera
Acclimate Monstera (Swiss Cheese Plant) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Musa
Acclimate Musa (Banana) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Nepenthes
Acclimate Nepenthes (Tropical Pitcher Plant) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Philodendron
Acclimate Philodendron (Philodendron) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Pinguicula
Acclimate Pinguicula (Butterwort) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Platycerium
Acclimate Platycerium (Staghorn Fern) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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Syngonium
Acclimate Syngonium (Arrowhead Plant) tissue culture plantlets in 8 weeks: deflasking, humidity-dome weaning, substrate recipe, watering, and how to tell normal melting from root rot.
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