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Hi all
I have a cephalotus that has tons of non carnivorous leaves. i was thinking of doing leaf cuttings and neve did this with them.
If any one has experience in this, i would love to hear from you or gane any wisdom from all.
It is not too hard. You need to take the leaf away from the centre of the rosette, ideally right at the point where it joins.
The end of the petiole (stalk) is buried in your normal Ceph compost (or long fibre spagnum or pure perlite etc etc depending on who you listen to) to a depth of say 1/4" and leave the blade of the leaf flat on the surface.
Cover it or put it in a humid terrarium... and wait.
... after a while, wait some more!
It can take a month or more for small roots to form and then eventually a small plantlet.
Don't let the fact that the leaf starts to go yellow put you off. They can really die back before you see the plantlet or it may stay fully green!
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