Cephalotus follicularis leaf cutting

[jimscott]

I've been in an experimentation mode with regard to leaf cuttings / pullings and haven't much success with the Mexican pings and limited success with VFT's. I am also trying D. filiformis and D. binata as leaf cuttings, in a 50 ml centrifuge tube.

I tried putting a C. follicularis, winter leaf, in substrate, in a baggie. For a full month that leaf neither turned black nor did anything exciting. I then tried it and others in a 50 ml centrifuge tube. The newest leaves haven't done anything, but the original leaf has roots. When and how should I introduce it to the real world of a pot and substrate?

 

[JBL]

I actually saw this creature in person at Jim Scotts place--it's alive! But being a one time Cephalotus owner and killer, I'll pass on my advice. Very

Jim

 

[Clint]

once it has leaves, open the bag bit by bit everyday. eventually when it's open, you can pull it down little by little untill it's exposed. i'd grow it in a terrarium though.

to pot it, scoop out the whole plant with a spoon and plop it into it's new pot. i use 50/50 lfs and perlite.

 

[elgecko]

What!! You're ripping about the plant I gave you!!

Not sure Scott.
I only have ever done my leaf cuttings by placing them in pots with LFS, peat moss, and sand. They can take a long time to decide if they are going to grow or die.

 

[jimscott]

Thanks, guys! Seems as though they need a humid and slow acclimating environment.

 

[Clint]

do you want to grow it in the open or in a terrarium?

if the terrarium is humid, i'd just pop it in and not worry.

 

[jimscott]

I do everything open tray.