denmark.dk Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 What does this mean?? Do you just break of new growth?? Why?? I really would like to know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travman Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 New growing points can be encouraged by cutting about halfway into the rhizome (notching)of a pooted plant. New growth should start on these cuts and then later divided up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denmark.dk Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Okay!!! What a cool thing... Must be going now to find a very sharp knife then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 .. I would dust cuts with sulphur afterwards, and cover with compost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 I have to do this on a division of flava. First time but it is a reccomended way of gaining new growth points. I shall see how it goes before doing this with other plants of mine. Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H-C Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Make sure you actually remove a 'v' shaped wedge out of the rhizone-don't just cut in to it. Cut to about half way, and then dust with sulphur or spray with a systemic fungicide. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwilson Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Notchers beware! The cutting of notches can allow fungal infections to invade the rhizome. Peter D'Amato managed to lose his only clone of the cultivar S. oreophila 'Donald Schnell' - the wonderful plant that can be seen in his book. This was because he tried to propagate it by notching it. I have to feel a little guilt here since he was attempting to propagate the plant for me! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Denmark, A safer way to encourage budding by Sarracenia is to just remove the old clasping leaf bases directly from the rhizome. Just strip them completely off, and new buds (growing points) will begin to form. Propagating Sarracenia is very easy. I don’t have enough water supply for all of mine anymore. And to Phil, Thanks for the S. oreophila ‘Don Schnell’ story. Peter told me about the loss, but I did not pry for information not wanting to upset him more. Brad Ventura California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Notchers beware! The cutting of notches can allow fungal infections to invade the rhizome.Peter D'Amato managed to lose his only clone of the cultivar S. oreophila 'Donald Schnell' - the wonderful plant that can be seen in his book. This was because he tried to propagate it by notching it. I have to feel a little guilt here since he was attempting to propagate the plant for me! Phil yes, I have to admit that I DON'T notch myself, after some losses. I wait for new crowns to form then break them off, or divide the rhizome and use as cuttings- at least then if you get an infection you only lose one of the cuttings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwilson Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Whenever I repot a Sarracenia and there is sufficient rhizome, I will trim this off. Partly this is because the remaining plant fits better into its new pot and I can leave it longer before it once again outgrows the pot. The other reason is I will use the rhizome for cuttings. This is common practice I guess with most growers. What I do that is different perhaps from some, is when the rhizome produces new shoots I wait until they have formed roughly 2-3 pitchers. I then slice them from the mother plant. Usually at this stage they will not have formed any roots but this is definitely not a problem. I either pot the severed plantlets into the existing pot around the rhizome, or sometimes into a fresh pot of soil. Even in hot weather the severed plants survive and quickly put down roots. If the weather is very hot the pitchers may start to wilt but even so, this is never a long lasting problem. The new plantlets will quickly form new plants and the existing rhizome will often form more new growth. From a single piece of rhizome I can get up to ten plants from a particularly vigorous clone. Interestingly I have never managed to get a rhizome to continue this trick into a second season. I've no idea why this should be so. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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