Never tried out the horizontal method, but I heard it works too.
Change
7
Growing a VFT from a flower stalk
Started by
HugoMorse
, Jun 29 2008 15:15 PM
#21
Posted 14 May 2011 - 14:58 PM
Amar
-
- Full Members
- 2,137 posts
- Gender:Male
- Location:Basel, Switzerland
- Interests:single malt whisky, irish/scottish music, tin whistles, low whistles, and yes, carnivorous plants.
Back to top
#22
Posted 14 May 2011 - 15:30 PM
alanbower
-
- Full Members
- 103 posts
- Gender:Male
- Location:Plumstead, SE London
Done......3 flower stalks all chopped to various lengths and inserted to various depths.....and one lying horizontally....
Fingers crossed!!
Any idea how long it usually takes?
Fingers crossed!!
Any idea how long it usually takes?
#23
Posted 18 May 2011 - 09:24 AM
HugoMorse
-
- Full Members
- 270 posts
Amar,
When a stem is planted vertically, the new plants form where the stem makes contact with the peat moss / sphagnum moss. Horizontal increases the contact area and allows more plants to form along its length.
Alan,
To increase success, I would use live sphagnum moss on top of the peat moss. A top layer of live sphagnum moss works wonders on all aspects of VFT propogation in my experience, but you do need to keep it under control. Also, heat helps. I have much better success when my coldframe is like an oven than in colder weather. In a terrarium or indoors under growlights, you should have excellent success.
Your peat moss, looks very waterlogged though - it is unnecessary to grow VFT's in such wet conditions and this can cause a variety of problems to VFT's. It all depends on your environment (some people keep theirs permantely in water without issue, but my conditions do not allow that). You may find on this experiment that it will cause the cut stems to die more quickly and allow mould to form if left unchecked. Don't worry if the tips turn black and die. The new growth starts before the entire stem dies.
You should see signs of new growth within a few weeks. Look out for tiny nubules that look like tiny aphids where the stem makes contact. These quickly grow.
When a stem is planted vertically, the new plants form where the stem makes contact with the peat moss / sphagnum moss. Horizontal increases the contact area and allows more plants to form along its length.
Alan,
To increase success, I would use live sphagnum moss on top of the peat moss. A top layer of live sphagnum moss works wonders on all aspects of VFT propogation in my experience, but you do need to keep it under control. Also, heat helps. I have much better success when my coldframe is like an oven than in colder weather. In a terrarium or indoors under growlights, you should have excellent success.
Your peat moss, looks very waterlogged though - it is unnecessary to grow VFT's in such wet conditions and this can cause a variety of problems to VFT's. It all depends on your environment (some people keep theirs permantely in water without issue, but my conditions do not allow that). You may find on this experiment that it will cause the cut stems to die more quickly and allow mould to form if left unchecked. Don't worry if the tips turn black and die. The new growth starts before the entire stem dies.
You should see signs of new growth within a few weeks. Look out for tiny nubules that look like tiny aphids where the stem makes contact. These quickly grow.
Community Forum Software by IP.Board 3.3.4
Licensed to: Carnivorous Plants UK
