Finally success

[SirKristoff]

i dont know why it couldnt get it to work before...
but this time i got it LOL
i pulled some D. intermedia leaves and left em in some peat/perlite in full sun for a few weeks, and did the same with some D. filiformis 'red' but i cut those up in the pieces...
i looked today, and finally sprouts lol.
so i took em up, potted them into more peat/perlite with a top dressing of live LFS and put them in my old terrarium which i am now using a propogation chamber/seed germination area. ill get pics later when i find some new batteries for the camera rofl.

 

[watnazn]

Nice, It always feels good to get a strike lol.

 

[jimscott]

Ya know, I always throw whole binata and filiformis leaves in water. But it makes things harder to separate into plants later on. Maybe chopping them up into 1 inch pieces would be better? I still don't trust myself after a bad experience with 10th grade Biology class and a Planarian we were supposed to cut into 3 pieces and all 3 of mine died.

 

[SirKristoff]

rofl
planarians....funny looking things
ive taken em in a biology class and split their heads till the regenerated 2 heads, then did it a couple more times...

 

[Adam]

Jimscott...
Do you need to have the spaghnum in the water container for cuttings?

 

[CPlantaholic]

no you don't, awgaupp. you can just put them in a cup floating or submerged in water. You can also use a bottle. The more light, the better. I generally start mine indoors since it's a bit cooler, but the easier ones like D. binata and D. filiformis can strike outdoors.

 

[jimscott]

I wanted to have the leaves in a swampy environment, so that when the time comes when the water level drops enough, I can just take a clump out with the media and put into a pot, for easier transitioning.