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austinl01 · 07-08-2008, 08:40 AM

Hi, everyone. I just planted many musella lasiocarpas at school for a small project. They have very small corms with just a few roots, but they are rather large pups at an overall height of 3 feet. The plants are growing in full sun, and it's very hot outside right now (90-95F).

The musellas have many leaves, but I don't think they can sustain all the leaves given their small root systems and the hot weather. I was thinking about cutting off some leaves and leaving just a couple, but then again I'm thinking the plant needs those leaves for photosynthesis to make new roots. Could you experts please weigh in on this? What would you do?

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