Question on making Nepenthes cuttings.
Email Mujahideen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Tue, 3 Dec 91 11:33:30 PST
I've been considering pruning my N. X. boissiense for a while,
to gain space and encourage bushiness. My only doc on how to
do this is a late '70's CPN which says to take the first cutting
3-4 leaf-nodes down from the meristem, to get a mature, non-"soft"
part of the stem to root. Is this correct? Do you still cut
half the leaf off when doing this initial cutting?
BTW, how long does a cutting take to root? My khasiana #3 is still
not showing any signs of growth, though it is still alive. I've
not pulled the cutting out to look for roots since I don't want
to disturb it.
Robert