Drosera leaf cuttings propogation

[caseyhoo]

Originally Posted by Cindy

Casey, petiolaris complex plants propagate better if you tear the whole plant into clumps i.e. a bunch of several leaves attached together as opposed to individual leaves.

What worked very well for me..

D. petiolaris
D. paradoxa
D. broomensis
D. derbyensis

Yea... From experiment, agree with what Cindy and others said. But, what I did is, I use knife . For D. petiolaris, I cut it to 2, but, try to make sure the mother plant have root attached. Then replant the mother and the "cut". End result is, I have 3 plant totally.

Originally Posted by marvin1997

So,you can just pop them into the water?Won't the water become gooey?

If that happen, change water...

Originally Posted by kentosaurs

Hi...Just a thought after they sprout like those pic you guys post how do you put it in a pot>????? When will it root?

Ken

Use tweester to replant it together with mother leaf. Cover the pot.

[shawnintland]

Okay, I tried some D. binata 'Multifada Extreme' leaf cuttings in water (cut on March 18, 09) and just checked the results (April 9, 09);



The browned out ones are pieces of leaf stem, just as an experiment. The wider top portion of the leaf (with the sticky glands) seems to do much, much better!

[wasabi8888]

HI all


I am trying these methods due to a recent aphid attack which I need to throw the parent plants away.

My question is :

After cutting the leaves and leaving in media and water, I covered the tub with a lid. How long do I leave the tub covered? I mean, i see water droplets forming now.. Can I open and check etc?

[rsivertsen]

No need to throw away the entire parent plant, just rinse off the old media from the roots, and rinse off the aphids as best as you can, and submerge the entire plant in shallow distilled water, and soon it will recover and produce small plants on their leaves and even roots. A quarantine separation from the rest of your plants for a few weeks like this should be adequate. - Rich

[wasabi8888]

Originally Posted by rsivertsen

No need to throw away the entire parent plant, just rinse off the old media from the roots, and rinse off the aphids as best as you can, and submerge the entire plant in shallow distilled water, and soon it will recover and produce small plants on their leaves and even roots. A quarantine separation from the rest of your plants for a few weeks like this should be adequate. - Rich

Thanks for the advice. How long does one need to submerge the entire plant to get rid of the aphids?