Catha Edulis Red

Having grown just about all of the Catha Edulis varieties available i still have a fondness for C. Edulis Red. The glossy deep red coloring of new growth is truly incredible.

SWIM is currently attempting to take some Catha Edulis Red Cuttings and has just set them up in a sandy mix with cut in half coke bottles as humidity domes. The most frequently used method for reproducing catha edulis is seed or through suckers. Suckers can be formed from a Khat plant by placing a rock over a branch to hold it into the ground. 2 weeks to a month later it should have rooted and will begin throwing suckers, you can also just uproot this initial plant cutting its connection to the old root system.

Note: our cuttings in the coke bottles ALL took within 2 weeks and threw new leaves :)

The primary active active chemicals in khat are Cathine and Cathinone. it is reccomended that the plant material is chewed fresh.

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