same here.. I've tried to do leaf pullings for 8 months now.. not a single one struck. Trying in a ziplock bag now with lfs and very wet conditions in a bright south facing window but no direct sunlight as it will boil them...
What are my odds?
same here.. I've tried to do leaf pullings for 8 months now.. not a single one struck. Trying in a ziplock bag now with lfs and very wet conditions in a bright south facing window but no direct sunlight as it will boil them...
What are my odds?
I struck before by having it in a ziplock in my terrarium (I left the baggie open a bit to let it have come circulation). I kept it very moist, but not completely wet and only used a peat/perlite mix. After The first leaf was forming, I took off the baggie. The first leaf would´ve formed and the plantet live, but I killed it with Superthrive.
Nice strikes btw
Here's a shot to show the "missing' vft.
Also, the photos above are hosted on photobucket. I would suggest they be resized to 640X480 (like this photo) so they fit on ou screens and no "side schrolling" is needed.
I made sure to pull downward and get as much of the rhizome off as possible. I'll try with artificial lighting next.I've done the zip-lock bag / live sphagnum technique with some reasonable success -- around eighty percent. The most important thing to do with Dionaea leaf-pulls is to ensure that a bit of the whitish rhizome (or corm) tissue is included, that they are kept at about room Tb, in bright but indirect light, and not saturated. The only time a leaf pulls have failed was when I didn't manage to collect enough rhizome.
Occasionally, I've have also used Rootone (which has a fungicide) and / or Clonex to encourage root formation but the plants seem to do that readily on their own.
Good luck . . .
I made sure to pull downward and get as much of the rhizome off as possible. I'll try with artificial lighting next.
Any success with 100% submerged in water cuttings? Also any success in striking using peat only?
I have also used a compost of milled sphagnum, which has the texture of a fine peat (and prevents damping-off in seeds), and horticultural sand in a 2:1 ratio -- when establishing Dionaea leaf-pulls simply in small pots. Sphagnum peat on its own retains far too much moisture in my opinion and invites rot.
I have never attempted to root the VFT leaves directly in water; Nepenthes cuttings are a surer bet with that method . . .
you can root neps in pure water?