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Post by tarence on Apr 25, 2008 17:19:58 GMT 8
Bactrus, quite a few droseras can be grown from leaf cuttings. D.Intermedia included. It also works for d.filiformis, d.spatulatha, d.capensis, d.binata. d.adelae etc. Some like d.paradoxa will need you to tug or pull off the whole leaf stem including the whitish part for it to germinate.
Have fun.
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Post by bactrus on Apr 26, 2008 10:42:39 GMT 8
First time experience. Excited.
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Post by ameliepoulain on Apr 26, 2008 10:45:59 GMT 8
the pot looks somewhat very familiar  |
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Post by bactrus on Apr 26, 2008 11:35:18 GMT 8
Ahem! Hehe  |
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Post by undentified on Apr 26, 2008 22:45:49 GMT 8
swt.....i though only adelae can do that
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Post by cindy on Apr 28, 2008 15:39:04 GMT 8
I used to give out D. intermedia leaves to my students in those mini chilli sauce containers, filled with tap water. Within 2-3 weeks, a plantlet would sprout in the middle of the leaf. They really enjoyed themselves...maybe except for the ones who kept killing the leaves by putting the container out in the hot sun. |
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Post by undentified on Apr 28, 2008 22:06:52 GMT 8
hmm, just curious. did you pull the leaf off or use a scissor to cut it off to propagate?
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Post by tarence on Apr 29, 2008 8:31:48 GMT 8
which sundew are you referring to plse ? from my own collection, only d.paradoxa needs the whitish part of the leaf stem so it needs to be pulled off. the rest, leaf cutting s/be fine.
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Post by undentified on Apr 29, 2008 8:40:05 GMT 8
oh. even filiformis? i am trying to use germinating soil to propagate. guess it will not work. but just experimenting
i am referring on intermedia.
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Post by bactrus on Apr 29, 2008 10:43:34 GMT 8
Dear Unidentified, I used a tweezer to pull out the side shoots to germinate. The leaf sprouting is by accident. it is actually the leaves of teh side shoots which are touching the media sprouting. So no I have just yanked a couple of leaves, placed on wet peat moss to try.
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Post by jonathan on Apr 29, 2008 14:01:10 GMT 8
Hi Ba...
I think you would wanna place them on wet chopped long speg moss rather then peat... this work better for me... just base on my own experience...
Cheerio
Jonathan
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Post by bactrus on Apr 29, 2008 14:13:48 GMT 8
Yup Jon you're right. Wait till I report them later. Check last night after I got back from Ipoh, no roots yet. So I tot the peat moss will supply more liquid to the stem.
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Post by undentified on Apr 29, 2008 23:28:48 GMT 8
erm....will the rise of humidity effect the chances of success?
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Post by bactrus on Apr 30, 2008 10:38:05 GMT 8
Brother, your guess is as good as mine. Robert once told me that the humidity in Malaysia, which is 80+%, is sufficient already. You try and let me know.
BA
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Post by undentified on Apr 30, 2008 19:59:37 GMT 8
hmm, i think i will try on 100% humidity using peat moss and one using spag. moss. just get a hand on pure peat moss. last time got peat moss with added fert in it. makes my little ping die. turns out it is used for seed germination, full of mineral and nutrients. swt, even lim use it and his specimen like half die le.
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Post by hongrui on Apr 30, 2008 20:28:28 GMT 8
erm....will the rise of humidity effect the chances of success? be careful that the increase in humidity may lead to fungus growth on your leaf cuttings. |
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Post by undentified on Apr 30, 2008 20:42:44 GMT 8
erm....will the rise of humidity effect the chances of success? be careful that the increase in humidity may lead to fungus growth on your leaf cuttings. don't know if apply some fungicide to the cutting and medium will help. |
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Post by hongrui on Apr 30, 2008 21:49:02 GMT 8
applying fungicide should help, but i'm not sure. hehe leaf cuttings of D. intermedia strike well enough for me to just pluck them out and ignore them.
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Post by undentified on Apr 30, 2008 21:58:50 GMT 8
swt, just make some intermedia cutting in sphag. moss and peat moss. curios weather if i could chop filiformis's leaf into few parts and propagate them, since the leaf is so long. one leaf produce one plant is kindda slow. think this will work?
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Post by hongrui on Apr 30, 2008 22:16:00 GMT 8
a 2inch length of a D. filiformis leaf will be sufficient to give at least 1-2 babies
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