carnivorousDan Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Hello just received my plants of Raymond and they are beautiful plants. I purchased eden black leaf cuttings of him and he sent me some sphagnum moss also and said keep leaf in the sphagnum. I have a few questions: Do i just use sphagnum in pot and put leafs on top or do i use peat aswell? Do i cover top with cling film or lid to create humidity.? Do i feed from bottom ? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I normally lay the leaf the right side up flat on the moss with the cut end covered . I don't bother covering with cling film but I use clear plastic takeaway containers half filled with sphagnum , so I suppose humidity near the surface of the moss is quite high. I make sure the moss is nice and moist but not particularly water logged , growth should start from the cut end and I am patient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Hi Dan, I would do the same as Corky. Keep the moss moist in a food tub with lid and reasonable light but not too hot. If the leaf is green... keep waiting. If it goes brown from the tip... keep waiting. If it goes brown from the petiole (stalk) then you may have lost it! Remember it will root first which you won't see in the moss and that may 'only' take 4-5 weeks but you may need to wait much longer before you actually see a growing cluster of leaves. The new roots are fairly delicate so I would avoid digging it up repeatedly to check it. Just be patient. Cheers Steve Edited May 22, 2015 by CephFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ahrens Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I just pulled four leaves off of my Ceph last Summer and poked them into pots. They have stayed green all the time so I am optimistic. They haven't sprouted yet but hopefully they do later. I accidently dried out the mother plant and I may have killed it but I am waiting for it to come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Hi David, If they have been green for that long then they have almost certainly rooted. Now you just need to wait for that first little cluster of leaves. Good job 'backing up' your Cephalotus, always worth doing! Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivorousDan Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 The method i used was a layer of peat moss/perlit on bottom of pot topped with sphagnum moss, i have poked the leaf i to the sphagnum and covered it with cling film. I have it sitting in small tray of water. I am opening the cling film each day to give air circulation as i read the sphagnum can go moldy. Does this method seem appropriate.thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Is it green live sphagnum or the dried stuff? I have had mould on the dried stuff but not the live. Sounds like a good set up though Dan. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivorousDan Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Is it green live sphagnum or the dried stuff? I have had mould on the dried stuff but not the live. Sounds like a good set up though Dan. Cheers Steve Its live, it is mot fully green as of yet, i was sent it with the leaf cuttings from raymond which was very helpful. Can i take leaf cuttings of a plant at any time, also are pitcher pullings just the same or do they take faster. Thanks for the advice steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I have some trials running at the moment. Both pitchers and leaves will root at about the same rate. Sealed in a box with live sphagnum is looking like >90% success rate at the moment. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivorousDan Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I have some trials running at the moment. Both pitchers and leaves will root at about the same rate. Sealed in a box with live sphagnum is looking like >90% success rate at the moment. Cheers Steve Do you use plastic takeaway containers to do the leaf cuttings.thanksDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Here is to get an idea. Those are cuttings from Cephalotus "Brewer's Red" clone that I took early in the spring... The container with live sphagnum. There is a lid of the container that stays closed to keep the humidity high ( 100%), although in my greenhouse the humidity is 70% - 80% but seems not enough to root them without an extra container. The root system. Once they are rooted, they are ready to be potted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivorousDan Posted May 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Here is to get an idea. Those are cuttings from Cephalotus "Brewer's Red" clone that I took early in the spring... The container with live sphagnum. There is a lid of the container that stays closed to keep the humidity high ( 100%), although in my greenhouse the humidity is 70% - 80% but seems not enough to root them without an extra container. The root system. Once they are rooted, they are ready to be potted. Thanks dimitar the picture has just made it clear what they will look like,hoping for the best. The 2 leaf currings are TriffidAlbany Black (TAB).Thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Dimitar's using similar pots to mine. I have used many sold as 'chutney pots' on eBay. I am also using the rectangular type used for Chinese food or curries in the UK (although I buy them new for £1 for 8x. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivorousDan Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Update to my leaf pullings, checked them today and after 1 month they have small roots like the picture shown above. Do i keep these in here untill the roots are longer or can i transplant them now? Thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 I lost a couple of my earlier leaf pullings during the transplanting stage. When I transfer into peat now I keep the roots surrounded by sphagnum and then pot the sphagnum into the peat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ahrens Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) These leaf cuttings can take a while. I took four leaf cuttings last Summer. The leaves are still green but no other signs of life yet. I take it that this is normal. Edited June 29, 2015 by David Ahrens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivorousDan Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 These leaf cuttings can take a while. I took four leaf cuttings last Summer. The leaves are still green but no other signs of life yet. I take it that this is normal. Mine have got roots after a month, they havent showed any sign of new growth yet i am looking to transplant them to there pots soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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