calek Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Hey everybody! As I'm sure plenty of you know i only just got my first carnivorous plants. I've been wondering what 'leaf cuttings' exactly are . Are they ways of using leaves of Carnivorous Plants to get more carnivorous plants or what? Also when searching about 'leaf cuttings' I've seen that the words 'strike rate' are used and if strike rates are better or worse, etc etc. Could someone please explain all this to me please? Thanks! bye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Some plants such as some drosera can be mulitplied by cutting a part of leaf of the plant off then this is grown as a new plant. Say if your strike rate were 80% then 4 out of 5 plants would have produced a new plant. The plant is a clone of the parent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calek Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks a ton!Does the type and age of the plants matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 The easiest plants for this purpose are D. binata, D. filiformis, the whole Mexican ping complex, VFT's, and C. follicularis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgarry Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Check out this thread for details of propagating Drosera by leaf cutting: http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?s...=14707&st=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calek Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Are Drosera Capensis and Nepenthes x Ventrata relatively simple to make leaf cuttings of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calek Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Wowza!!! Thanks a ton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Never tried D. capensis but they are prolific via seeds. I have done several N. ventratas, though. Tou can put a cutting in a vase of water, for instance. I'll post a picture later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 For Nepenthes you do not take LEAF cuttings - it won't work. You have to take a stem cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Check out this thread for details of propagating Drosera by leaf cutting:http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?s...=14707&st=0 cgarry - great guide for drosera cuttings First time I've seen this! Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 A picture is worth a thousand words: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calek Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 A picture IS worth 100 words indeed. Thanks a ton!!!Only one small question: is there a specific place to take the stem cuttings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) mature leaves I believe are the best, that does not mean old leaves, so healthy, mature leaves I believe would give you the best chance or success Edited April 26, 2009 by Stefano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 If you want to make a stem cutting, cut the stem between two leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calek Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) Sorry for being so slow at grasping this, but, what do you mean in the middle of 2 leaves? The leaves sorta grow in layers on my plant.Thankee!!! Edited April 26, 2009 by calek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) well, let me post a picture. http://learnplantsnow.com/wp-content/uploa...05/1-node-1.jpg leaves come out of the nodes, the space between the nodes is called internodes. If you make a nep-stem-cutting, cut approx. in the middle of an internode. Edited April 26, 2009 by Amar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calek Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Ohhhh, OK, thanks a ton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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