dcobbold Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I've got a Darlingtonia californica, which was passed on to me by a friend. It was in a sorry state at the time, but has recovered well, and has survived the winter on a windowsill in the house. When is the best time to repot, and divide the plant, and how should it be done? There seems to be a "baby" plant emerging on one side of the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike King Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 You can do it now, the baby plant is on a stolon and can be removed quite simply. Just pot it up separately like an adult plant... It is likely it will have run around the pot upto a couple of times before it surfaced so there should be sufficient roots.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I have a similar situation Mike, Should be leave as much of the stolon under the substrate (pure sphag) by wrapping it around the same way it was? Just that this stolon must be a about a foot long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike King Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 You won't need 1 foot of it, just a few inches with a few roots will be enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I had a long stolon last year that had roots all along it, I just chopped off the new plant with a little bit of stolon and roots, and replanted the remaining length of stolon in a fresh pot. A few weeks later the stolon produced another little plant. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langy Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hi, all I have just re-potted my Darlingtonia today. As I removed the compost 4 plants came away (still attached with stolons) from the 'mother plant'. 2 of the new plants have stolon grow themselves. So I have potted all 5 of them up in nice large pots so any stolon growth has enough room to develope. :wavey: Langy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcobbold Posted February 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I've just had a look at the stolon on my Darlingtonia, & it's less than an inch long. Should I leave it to grow longer before I detach it from the mother plant? Is it necessary to use pure Sphagnum as the substrate as Colin seems to be suggesting above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langy Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hi, David If your plants stolon has good pitcher formation along with root growth, then I would say yes its safe to remove and pot it up. The Darlingtonia that I repotted earlier today went into a mix of 50:50 peat and perlite (with a little bit of sand too). Then top dress the surface with about 1inch of Sphagnum moss. :wavey: Langy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Darlingtonia may be grown in a variety of media. I have plants growing in pure peat, peat/perlite and peat/grit. This year I plan to experiment with some mixes including granite chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul O'Keeffe Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I'm in the same boat in regards to new growth. I have two pots with adult plants but in virtually every corner there is a young cobra :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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