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Post by happygnome on Sept 4, 2007 7:50:30 GMT
G'day everyone,
I have a quick question which half an hour of surfing various cp forums has not yet answered (although i've probably just overlooked something very simple somewhere)
Anyway, my question is, how to tell if a nepenthes plant is completely dead? I have picked one up which looks not very well at all...in fact, it looks dead (ie. all brown and kind of shrivelled)
Is there any hope? should it be thrown out or is there a chance it will spring back? I know that Flytraps often get thrown out for looking dead and aren't (I make sure I nab them from the gardening store now when they are hoicking them out)
Anyway, thanks in advance
John
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Post by blueraine on Sept 4, 2007 8:16:07 GMT
i ve read in another forum, that somebody thought his plant would be dead and completely cut it down, and the nepenthes activated herself and started growing a new sapling... somebody answered to that that this would be normal.
im not sure if that is a good idea, but i would maybe try that before throwing the plant away. if nobody has a better idea, maybe you wanna try this.
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Clint
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Post by Clint on Sept 4, 2007 15:33:34 GMT
Whenever the apical meristem kicks the bucket, one or more of the nodes below it are activated because there is no more growth-suppressing hormone being released from the growth point. As long as the vine is still healthy then there's a good chance it'll start growing again. There's an even better chance if the roots are still healthy.
Cut off the dead tip, remove any diseased tissue and spray with a fungicide as a preventative measure.
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Post by happygnome on Sept 7, 2007 2:57:45 GMT
Thanks, I will try that as soon as i get home!
I just purchased a rafflesiana x ampullaria, so I'm in a heightened state of Nepethes excitement as can be imagined...fingers crossed i do as well with this new plant as i have with my flytraps and pitchers!
Thanks again, if it works (with the 'dead' plant) i will keep you all informed
John
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