Re: Leaf cuttings will not work!!!

From: Hayes7@aol.com
Date: Thu Sep 23 1999 - 11:45:19 PDT


Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:45:19 EDT
From: Hayes7@aol.com
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3316$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Leaf cuttings will not work!!!

Amy,

> I have tried so many times to propogate my plants by
>leaf cuttings. I took very many leaves (leaving some of
>the petiole on) of all my sundews (such as adelae,
>capensis, aliciae, and D. filliformis tracyi) and my
>VFTs. I laid them all on a bed of sphagnum moss.

~snip~

what are you doing for light? I have great success soaking leaf
cuttings in a superthrive solution of 10 drops per quart for 1 minute.
Then I place them in petri dishes, under 12-14 hrs of artificial light,
floating in water. Live sphagnum also works. I have much more hit or
miss luck in a greenhouse or outside - they seem to like the more
regulated environment inside. Hope this helps.

Take care,

-Thomas Hayes

DANGEROUS PLANTS
www.dangerousplants.com



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