Would they bloom the same way as the parent plant?

Some parent plants may be several hundred years old.

Identifying the parent plants of a chance seedling may be difficult.

The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.

New shoots can appear over 20 feet from the parent plant.

They tend to form at the sides of the parent plant and are most often located near the soil surface.

The plantlet can then be removed from the parent plant in 7-10 days.

First, seed survival is often higher away from the parent plant.

The result is a genetic clone of the parent plant.

If the seeds take root nearby they will compete with each other and the parent plant.