Binata cutting

[Sszvein]

Hello everyone!

I would like to start some Binata cuttings, but what would be the best way to achieve this? To follow the instructions here :
http://epm-britt.ucdavis.edu/Savages/LeafCuttings.htm
?
Which say basically to lay the leaves on sphagnum and covering them partially with more sphagnum?

Or maybe have them grow in a pot of water?

Thanks!

 

[Capslock]

Either way works. I've had great success just cutting a 2-inch section of leaf, and laying it on some peat/sand. I put a pinch of peat over the ends, and that's it. After a while little plants start springing up from it. In my experience, it's an easy one to make cuttings from.

Capslock

 

[BobZ]

If you are primarily interested in cloning binata, I have found root cuttings regenerate very easily. Simply chop the fleshy binata root into 1-inch segments and put them on sphagnum or peat, lightly cover them, and shortly you will have lots of plants.

Root segments work well with D. regia also.

 

[jimscott]

The partially covering method worked very well for me when I tried that with D. filiformis.

 

[pond boy]

It works great for D.spatulata...

 

[Sszvein]

So the sphagnum/peat method it is. Thanks guys!

 

[Capslock]

Hey, frankly I'd listen to BobZ. He has more experience than any of us, though I think both methods work, as well as the glass of water method. When it comes down to it, most drosera are pretty easy to propagate.

Capslock

 

[Tom]

Its works perfectly in RO water too, just enclose the leaf cuttings in a transparent pot (Masson type are perfect) close the lid, place it under light and wait. Most fungal attack are decreased this way, and it's a pretty lazy technique