Nepenthes Cutting help?

[bianchi914]

Ok so i would like to get some cuttings from my nepenthis does, could someone show me how it would be very helpfull.

A website, photos, or even a diagram would be extremely helpfull

Thanks,

-Flash

 

[phissionkorps]

from my nepenthis does

ummm....huh?

Is your plant vining? Even so, taking a cutting ATM might not be a good idea if the plant isn't large enough. Pictures please.

 

[D_muscipula]

vining is when the plant is growing in between each new leaf.

 

[Capensis]

I've heard that you shouldn't cut them until they make another rossette (may be misspelled) of plants. I'm not exactly sure of it but i guess it's true. I don't remember where I read it though.

 

[phissionkorps]

Some people are afraid that if you cut the stem and there are no basals or other activated nodes, the plant could die. I guess it technically could, but I've taken probably 50 cuttings and never had anything die. I've knocked the growth tip off my alata giant x spectabilis 2 times, cut it twice, and its fine (in fact, now it has 2 growth points lol).

 

[bianchi914]

Some people are afraid that if you cut the stem and there are no basals or other activated nodes, the plant could die. I guess it technically could, but I've taken probably 50 cuttings and never had anything die. I've knocked the growth tip off my alata giant x spectabilis 2 times, cut it twice, and its fine (in fact, now it has 2 growth points lol).

Could you maybe post a pics or a diagram of what i should do?

 

[phissionkorps]

Lol...MS Paint ftw

 

[bianchi914]

Sweet ok i dont think my nep is ready than to be cut but thanks anyway


.... and yes M.S. Paint is the stuff

 

[jimscott]

Not sure if this will help, but here is a cutting I made from a ventrata:

 

[bianchi914]

Yeah it helps alot but mine aint vining yet so I am not gonna cut it yet but thanks to everyone that was able to help me out it is very nice.

 

[neps]

There is some information available on the web if you just search. Try using Google and searching on the words "nepenthes propagation" or "nepenthes cuttings".

 

[Fryster]

I like PK's rendering of the scissors.

I'm gonna get that tattooed below my belly-button.

 

[bianchi914]

Dude i got it tattooed on my arm it looks sooo cool

 

[Courtney]

Lol...MS Paint ftw

This is the most awesome diagram ever.

I was researching on how to take a cutting from my ventricosa because it is growing pretty fast and also has two basals quickly approaching 4" across. However, the distance between each of the mother leaves is only 1 inch, not 2. I suppose I should wait a big longer before doing anything to the mother or the basals.