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« Thread Started on 21 Aug, 2007, 10:23 »As I know, Sundew can propagate by leaf cutting. Any one try it before? when plug sundew leaf, it is done by plug a whole leaf? or???

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Leaf cuttings work very well with sundews, moderately well with butterworts and fairly well with Venus Flytraps. This is best done in the early growing season of Spring. Cut off a fresh, healthy, mature leaf at the base of the petiole with a clean, fresh, single-edged razor blade. Place the entire leaf right-side-up on a bed of moist, finely chopped green Sphagnum. The lower side of the leaf must lie flat on the Sphagnum. You can do this by placing a single layer of cheesecloth over the leaf or by pinning it down with toothpicks. Place your pot of leaf cuttings in the shade into a plastic bag or other high humidity area. Choose a warm, but not hot place. Plantlets will occur in several weeks. Let them develop their own root systems before separating them and planting them in a CP soil mixture. Slowly acclimate the new plants to their normal growing conditions. Leaf cuttings also can be placed in water to develop plantlets. This is especially useful with the sundews.

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« Reply #1 on 21 Aug, 2007, 12:28 »hey there Casey...

yes, propagation by leaf cuttings work. it works for most sundews except d.regia & d.burmanii i`m told.

you can just snip or cut the leaf off cleanly from the mother plant & place it on moist/ wet spag moss and keep it covered within a clear plastic container and put in a bright area. no direct sunlite until the plantlets appear.

if you are asking about any specific sundew , then do let me know & i or someone else in the forum can try to advice accordingly.

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« Reply #2 on 21 Aug, 2007, 13:45 »I place my cutting on wet tissue paper, and its work! Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedcaseyhoo
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« Reply #3 on 21 Aug, 2007, 16:13 »Normally, it will take how long? Wanna try it soon... Link to Post - Back to Top LoggedBest Regards,
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« Reply #4 on 21 Aug, 2007, 21:37 »tried propagating d. adelaea in water.... took me about a month to see the result... d. spatulata cutting was tried at the same time, until now nothing happens... so it varies between species you're trying to propagate, i guess... Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedtarence
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« Reply #5 on 22 Aug, 2007, 8:33 »Casey: it takes about 2-3 weeks for the plantlets to show up. place the cutting in bright light but no direct sun. only after the plantlets appear can you slowly introduce to sun.

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« Reply #6 on 22 Aug, 2007, 9:16 »Hi all,
have anyone tried to propagate d. indica using leaf cutting?
my indica seems to have a broken main stem, we have a very heavy rainfall last nite here in melaka would be happy if someone can advise. Btw, it is trying to shoot flowers. Id dont know wether it wil successfully bloom it.. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged[Naj Grow List] --- [Naj Wanted List]tarence
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« Reply #7 on 22 Aug, 2007, 10:30 »Naj, it should work...try lah. i will try it this weekend if i am free.... Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedartificialive
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« Reply #8 on 22 Aug, 2007, 11:18 »Alright, will try. But im out of peat moss. Luckily have some sphagnum moss in my gardening box. Hope i can root the indica leaves. Thanks Tarence. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged[Naj Grow List] --- [Naj Wanted List]tarence
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« Reply #9 on 22 Aug, 2007, 13:12 »in that case Naj, i will also try it this evening, then we`ll compare notes ! heheh.... i will use peat moss under the leaf cutting, top up with shredded spag moss to hold the leaf in place. bright lite, leave pot uncovered, water tray method. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedcindy
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« Reply #10 on 22 Aug, 2007, 15:35 »Casey, I usually cut the leaves and put them in clear disposable plastic containers with tap/distilled water. They are place in a bright and cool place and left there until the leaves start to produce the offshoots. It usually takes about 2-4 weeks depending on the species. If any of the cuttings turn brown, remove it and change the water to prevent fungus growth on the rest. Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedartificialive
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« Reply #11 on 23 Aug, 2007, 11:37 »Bifurcatum: what species did u propagate on the wet tissue?

Is it important to pluck the drosera leaves to the petiole for propagation? It is important for VFT leaves because the white base is where the plantlets will emerge. What about drosera? The plantlets will emerge at the edges/ sides of the leaves, not from the base. Link to Post - Back to Top Logged[Naj Grow List] --- [Naj Wanted List]tarence
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« Reply #12 on 23 Aug, 2007, 12:35 »to me, drosera cuttings not important to get the whitish part of it.....the plantlets emerge from side and tip of leaves.....

have you done the indica cutting Naj ? i did it last nite at 11 p.m.....while it was raining coz i remembered telling you i`d do it. heheh... Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedartificialive
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« Reply #13 on 23 Aug, 2007, 12:43 »heheh Tarence, i remembered that u wanted to share notes. I did it yesterday at 7pm. It was already dark because the weather is cloudy.
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« Reply #14 on 23 Aug, 2007, 13:46 »i hope both ours gets plantlets. i`m so tempted to do 2 more leaf cuttings...anyhow, 1 of mine is also having a small flower stalk , but not sure if it`ll materialise into a flower, it failed last time. If it does, I`ll just let it.... Link to Post - Back to Top Loggedartificialive
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« Reply #15 on 23 Aug, 2007, 14:03 »Yep, hope both of us will get plantlets. My indica is blooming, and i think ill let it be. Hope it will produce viable seeds « Last Edit: 24 Aug, 2007, 11:48 by artificialive »Link to Post - Back to Top Logged[Naj Grow List] --- [Naj Wanted List]bifurcatum
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« Reply #16 on 23 Aug, 2007, 18:40 »
Quote: Bifurcatum: what species did u propagate on the wet tissue?


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« Reply #17 on 24 Aug, 2007, 11:15 »Hehehe... Tarence and Naj... I did my D. indica cutting last week.

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« Reply #18 on 24 Aug, 2007, 11:50 »And i suppose u are trying to propagate it using water method, isnt it? hehe
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[arvin555]

Would like to request and update or follow up on the possibility of sucessful propagation of D. Indica using Leaf cuttings? Would apprecaite very much.

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Originally Posted by arvin555

Would like to request and update or follow up on the possibility of sucessful propagation of D. Indica using Leaf cuttings? Would apprecaite very much.

TTFN
Arvin

I got 2 D. indica that growing (at last) in my garden. Will try it and update here. Probably need to wait for 2~4 weeks only do the trying, because, the plant is still not so big yet.

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Thanks KC for the reply. Maybe the others that have tried it haven't seen the new question post. Appreciate it KC if you can update for Indica and if ever other droseras that you have. I have only 2 Indicas and I am not ready to do any cuttings yet because I haven't received any confirmation that it will work and they are precious to me as they are seed grown, seeds courtesy of friends in this forum.

I can confirm that Binata and Filiformis will form plantlets from leaf cuttings, I have personal experience. Maybe we should really update this topic with all the drosera leaf cuttings that we all can confirm to be sucessful.

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Below is update of my drosera propagate by leaf cutting

Success list
D. intermedia 'cuba'
D. intermedia 'great swamp'
D. spatulata
D. capensis 'giant'
D. adelea
D. madagascariensis


Leaf pulling
D. paradoxa
D. dilatato-petiolaris


Failed
D. burmanii
D. capensis 'typical'

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I have done alot of leaf cutting with capensis, spatulata, binata, curviscapa, aliciae, madagascarensis, filiformis. I tried with villosa and pygmy sundews with no luck but it can take a couple of goes to get the conditions right.

I going to try and do stem laying on rupicola this season to see if is possible to form new tubers this way.