On another note, I have a strange situation. I recently received a cutting of
N. hirsuta and with barely four leaves it is about to bloom. My first
inclination was to cut the bloom off, unfortunately it has not produced a new
sideshoot or growing meristem yet. An axial bud at the base of the first
inflourescence is producing a second flower bud which complicates things
further. One option is to let the bloom continue to develop and hope that a
new sideshoot develops shortly. Is a bloom likely to be more taxing to a new
cutting than the development of trap producing leaves? Since it is such a
small cutting, I don't know how many other nodes are available for budding.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
- Yes, I think its female.
Tom in Fl.