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Carnivorous Plants - Nepenthes


Expert: Sarracenia Northwest - 7/10/2009

Question
Hi!I bought a nepenthes.But I don't know it's species.Can you tell what it's name? And how to leaf cutting propagation it? I put it outside my house on my garden.THANKS~~

-Eric

Answer
Hi Eric,

This looks like Nepenthes x "Miranda".  Its a hybrid of Nepenthes northiana and Nepenthes maxima.  It's a very easy grower, and gets very large.  In your climate, you can grow it outside year-round.  You probably have some native Nepenthes in your country.  Depending on your soil conditions, you might even be able to plant it in the ground, where it would become a scrambling vine.

Propagation of Nepenthes is by stem cuttings.  If you simply cut a section of a stem in-between leaf nodes, dip the cut in a little rooting hormone (optional), cut the leaves in half to minimize transpiration, and place the cut stem in some sphagnum moss or other moisture holding media, the cutting should root in about a month.  Just keep it partially shaded until it forms roots.  You usually know roots have formed when the cutting starts growing like a regular plant.


Good Growing!

Jeff Dallas
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