D. Filiformis Propagation

[KKPsi08]

Hey I had a leaf break on my Filiformis about a month ago so I cut it into 3 1.5-2 inch strips and sat them on moist peat outside in full sun with the rest of my plants. All three have plantlets growing now that are still very tiny. One already has dew!!!! My question is, how long do I need to wait to transplant? And how do I transplant since there're multiple plantlets growing on each leaf

 

[jimscott]

You can do it at any time. Just make sure that you remove plant and surrounding media, so as not to expose the roots.

 

[lil hokie]

I still need to try this.

 

[DJ57]

What I do at this stage (the leaf with plantlets at the top of the pic) is carefully cut the leaf between each plantlet with small scissors, then wait until they have 3 or 4 leaves on them before transplanting so that the roots are more formed and less fragile. Filiformis are pretty touch though, so they may do okay if you separate and transplant them now.

 

[lil hokie]

So how do you do this? Just cut a leaf and lay it on the soil and it grows more amazing, little filiformis babies??

 

[sss]

So how do you do this? Just cut a leaf and lay it on the soil and it grows more amazing, little filiformis babies??

Yup pretty much. I did some of this last year but I just floated them in water.

 

[DJ57]

So how do you do this? Just cut a leaf and lay it on the soil and it grows more amazing, little filiformis babies??

I cut a leaf and lay it in LFS in a shallow container with the water level kept at the surface. Floating the leaf cuttings in pure water also works good. With the water floating method, after plantlets have started to form I move the leaves to very wet LFS and slowly decrease the amount of water to adapt them to growing in soil.

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These are the same leaves about three months later, badly in need of separating and transplanting.

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[JMN16150]

That makes a cool mini fili-forest. I like the look of it; is it detrimental for the plants' health to keep it like that?

 

[PiranhaPlant]

So how do you do this? Just cut a leaf and lay it on the soil and it grows more amazing, little filiformis babies??

I prefer putting cuttings in a test tube of water. Less chances of getting it moldy or when it rains heavily...and it gets buried and you have to dig it out and rinse it...which probably causes the cutting even more stress.

 

[KKPsi08]

Got the little leaf cuttings transplanted on Sunday in peat and silica sand, they're already showing more growth. I just used a spoon to scoop them up with the peat around them so I wouldn't disturb the roots

I have no clue as to what type of Sarr. This is I got it out of one of the dormant bug biting plants death cube starter kits from lowes. It's been in dirt for 2 months and is finally showing signs of growth so I transplanted it into the new pot with the baby Dews

The Three leaves laying down on the left came on the plant and it basically just used those for photosynthesis until its started shooting those two erect ones up. I'm still learning about CP's so watching this is amazing me lol

 

[DJ57]

That makes a cool mini fili-forest. I like the look of it; is it detrimental for the plants' health to keep it like that?

They will not do well longterm keeping them in the wet LFS in the shallow container, best to transplant into a pot with a standard soil mix. Plant them together for the "forest look," or better yet fill a large pot with seed. I will have lots of D. filiformis x tracyii seed come fall, so PM me then and I can send you some

 

[DJ57]

Got the little leaf cuttings transplanted on Sunday in peat and silica sand, they're already showing more growth. I just used a spoon to scoop them up with the peat around them so I wouldn't disturb the roots

I have no clue as to what type of Sarr. This is I got it out of one of the dormant bug biting plants death cube starter kits from lowes. It's been in dirt for 2 months and is finally showing signs of growth so I transplanted it into the new pot with the baby Dews

The Three leaves laying down on the left came on the plant and it basically just used those for photosynthesis until its started shooting those two erect ones up. I'm still learning about CP's so watching this is amazing me lol

Looking good! I have gotten a couple of those "death cube" sarrs and one turned out to be what looked like S. wrigleyana and the other a purp hybrid. Hard to tell what they are until they recover from the conditions they were in and start sending up new pitchers.

 

[KKPsi08]

These little guys are wasting no time getting big!!!!!!

This one even caught 2 bugs the other day!!!! I think the rain washed them off though