King Tut revisited, revived!

It seems like just a day or two ago, but ten days ago I divided my 'King Tut' papyrus. It had been in the garage for a couple of months, and I was afraid that I had waited too long to bring a division inside under the lights.

Some parts of the plant look pretty terrible, but it's not all bad news.

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Remember, this is the division I crammed into a 5-gallon bucket, brought inside, and filled partway with water (since papyrus is a water or marsh plant).

So after 10 days, all of the tallest stems have died, or are in the process of dying:

But don't despair, as the smallest stems that seemed to have gone dormant in the garage have started growing again and their "tassles" have begun to open up:

There are new shoots coming from the base of the existing stems too, which is a definite sign that the plant is awake and alive:

I'm relieved, but I'll have to keep an eye on this guy now. If I remember right, the small divisions I tried to overwinter a couple of years ago started out fine, but didn't make it through the winter. I'm hoping the larger division and bucket of water will do the trick this year.

I really want to see what this plant will do in the ground this year!