Picavorus Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Is it possible for pitcher cuttings to root when placed in a suitable compost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Depends on which genera you want to try it with. Cephalotus work, nepenthes won't work and there is some talk about sarracenia and heliamphora working but haven't tried it myself with those two genera. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picavorus Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Thanks, It's sarracenia I'm wanting to root. I've popped a few cuttings in pots, so hopefully some will take. If they work it'll be great, if not nothing is lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Defo worth a try, I think it's best not to cut them off but pull downwards so you get as much of the pitcher base off as well. Good luck with it and keep us updated with how it goes. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Barry Rice wrote an article about it but the results of his experiment didn't yield a high strike count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picavorus Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Thanks. I'm not holding out much luck, but worth a shot rather than just throwing the badly bent pitchers. I've found the outcome with other plants very varied as to whether they actually root or not. I'll let you know what happens Barry Rice wrote an article about it but the results of his experiment didn't yield a high strike count.I'll have a hunt online for that article, thanks Edited July 6, 2016 by Picavorus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I recall that he also used hormone rooting powder. Â It's somewhere on the ICPS site under articles, which is searchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Here's the article. Â http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv33n4p123_126.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Thank you for this article. I'm happy to know I'm not alone to try this. I had success last year with alata A28 so I did a few cuttings this spring and we'll see. Laurent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picavorus Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundog Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I have had some root in pure sphagnum moss,also works well with sickly plants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picavorus Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 So far, one of the pots is starting to do something, so I'm quite pleased if it carries on 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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