Rajah Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Hi! I wanted to share this picture of a cutting from my Nepenthes x Linda. The cutting was taken 2-3 months ago and rooted in water. Two weeks ago I transplanted it to a mix of LFS/perlite/orcid bark. To my surprise I discovered yesterday that it was starting to flower. It's the first time a Nepenthes flower for me. Never thought it would be a cutting! So what do you think of this? Will the cutting have enough "strength" to pull this through? Also is it safe to presume that the vine would have flowered if left on the mother plant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 Good questions, not sure of the answers but its happened to me a few times as well. Could be the stress of being cut encourages them to flower, not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Linda is male so it wont take so much out of the cutting as a female flower spike would, but if I were you I would cut it off to allow the cutting to establish properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 "Linda is male" so long as she is comfortable with her lifestyle that's fine. Cheers, Steve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepXGorgicus Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 I would cut off the flower since the cutting is not fully established yet. It could end up just being an energy drain that prevents it from getting off the ground and growing. If it already has some roots and a growth node started, you might be able to get away with leaving it on, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajah Posted August 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the feedback. I have one more cutting thats doing fine so I will take my chances with the flower just to see how it goes. Edited August 13, 2014 by Rajah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North West Neps Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 "Linda is male" so long as she is comfortable with her lifestyle that's fine. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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