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Post by roraima on Oct 2, 2014 22:08:40 GMT -5
Hello all, Well there are many good threads on this forum on Ceph leaf pullings, but I thought I'd share a recent small success. I've tried leaf/pitcher pullings a couple of times in the past but never had true success. Some of the the leaves/pitchers have lasted up to a year in media before finally dying with no sign of growth off the leaf/pitcher pulling. In the past when I've taken pullings it's because one of my Cephs isn't looking so good or is putting out weird/yellow growth and I'm try to get a healthy clone in case the main plant dies (fortunately for me the main plant never has died and seems to grow back with vengeance given time...I think Cephs are just moody plants). This time I tried a new approach, take a couple of leaf pullings off plants that are looking good and not sulking, who'd of thunk? Well after a month or so it looks like I've got some root growth off two leaves from two different clones. Pulling 1 in situ
New root growth Pulling 2 in situ Two roots have emerged Good growing.
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Post by Maiden on Oct 2, 2014 22:23:37 GMT -5
Well done guy ! Yes cephs are moody plants, but if they are happy, they are unkillable beasts, like helis. Keep us posted with your new growth. Good job, you are talented
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Post by ng on Oct 2, 2014 22:45:26 GMT -5
Awesome ! Lfs for the win!
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Post by canuk1w1 on Oct 3, 2014 17:10:08 GMT -5
Well done! Just remember to keep that moss trimmed ;-)
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Post by vivgrows on Oct 3, 2014 20:24:09 GMT -5
A root is a beautiful sight.
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Post by Dennis Z on Oct 3, 2014 21:18:09 GMT -5
Looks good! Glad it finally worked for you. I've tried pitcher cuttings twice, and both times, I failed miserably. My ceph isn't huge so the poor thing looked very misshaped until it sent out new growth.
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Post by roraima on Oct 4, 2014 15:55:31 GMT -5
Wow thanks for the kind words everyone! Francois I think the real talent is you, I just got lucky on this one. Ng gotta love the sphagnum! But I will need to pot up the cuttings soon as the layer of moss in the tray is pretty shallow. Canuck1w1 I will try to be diligent about moss trimming, though I've been known to let the Sphagnum flow in the past. Vivgrows it's amazing how a little translucent root can make ones day.
DennisZ I've never had success with pitcher pullings either as I find it hard to really get a good tug on those little pitchers. I think a big key to my success this time was carefully removing the leaves so that they detached right where the leaves emerge from the rhizome. But don't give up, persistence and (dumb luck) seem to pay off.
Thanks again everyone, I hope to keep posting as these little clones (hopefully) develop.
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Post by nwflytrap on Oct 4, 2014 19:17:37 GMT -5
Good job on the leaf pull. I think the key to success is patience. My first pitcher pull just sent out it's first leaves last week, after 3 months. The other two still haven't popped yet. BTW, that's some nice looking sphag.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Oct 9, 2014 20:29:01 GMT -5
...Congrats!!!, success is always welcomed, that's why we do this isn't it?, to succeed in our experiments. Good for you!!!
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Post by Dennis Z on Oct 10, 2014 15:59:50 GMT -5
Another one of my cuttings died sadly, but I aint going to give up that easily. I might try some rooting hormone next time. Thanks for the advice, have you tried root cuttings before? I heard that they are pretty effective as well.
By the way, the half buried pitcher looks pretty cool. It's like a pitfall trap!
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Post by Devon on Oct 11, 2014 0:52:59 GMT -5
Congrats on the strikes! It is indeed a happy sight.
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Post by roraima on Oct 11, 2014 1:12:00 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! Nwflytrap: Yes patience it seems is the virtue in CP cultivation . Awesome your pulling is producing leaves, mine certainly have a way to go. Thanks for the kind words on the Sphagnum, I'm kind of an addict and finally growing many species with decent success. Amanitovirosa: Thank you, I couldn't have said it better! I wish you the best of luck with your pullings they're the same two clones as the ones in the pics Dennis Z: Sorry to hear that, it took me awhile before I had success, so keep at it. I've never tried root cuttings on Cephs but I'm definitely considering it when I re-pot in early spring. I really like the half buried pitcher too, and it is full of springtails! Good growing everyone.
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Post by roraima on Oct 11, 2014 1:16:02 GMT -5
Thanks Devon! Your flytrap seedlings look so sweet
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Post by roraima on Nov 24, 2014 22:21:16 GMT -5
A quick update on the leaf pullings. I potted up clone/pulling 1 a little while ago and it's now started to develop a small rosette of new growth. Clone 2 remains unpotted but is in a section of the tray with deep LSM, it has a nice root system and its first new growth is developing. The pullings from the first two clones produced roots way before any new leaves emerged, but not the case for the third. I took this pulling off my third clone soon after I posted the initial thread, it developed a new leaf first, and then its first root. Mildly interesting!
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Post by ng on Nov 24, 2014 23:08:42 GMT -5
Awesome...
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