Drosera Leaf Cutting Propagation | Quick and Easy Ways to Propagate Your Sundews

A video showing 2 different methods on how to propagate drosera from cuttings via placing on moss and in water. These are great ways to start off almost all drosera species

[@bonho8913]

Would you make a video on plantlets from these cuttings, or even some time lapse video on these cuttings so we can see what to expect from these methods? Also, it would be nice to see how to transplant the plantlets into their permanent pots too.

[@mirnasimmi4901]

Holy smokes how do u not have more subscribers????? this was helpful asf omg

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Thank you ☺️

[@garygregory8025]

THANKS! Nicely done, informative and detailed keep up the great work!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Gary Gregory Thank you 😊

[@teetstreats5682]

I trust one carnivorous plant channel. Until today. Great information here.

[@MrKmoconne]

Thank you for your video. Very helpful.

[@PlantingMemories]

Brilliant! So informative and you make it look effortless! I was fighting my filiformis to try to get it off my fingers ha! Great video!!!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

PlantingMemories Thank you! Trust me, I was surprised how easily I placed that filiformis haha

[@garygregory8025]

Need to try this, thanks for the how to videos!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

You’re welcome, hope it helps

[@ericestrada5472]

I ended up trying it with 2 different Sundews! Thanks so much

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

No problem. I hope they grow well for you 😁

[@xxxxredxxxx]

Thank you!!! Love your accent ❤

[@reddevil9554]

Thank you. I will be trying to propagate some of mine. Will be nice to have more from the same plants, especially from a nice healthy plant.

[@JamesEndo1]

Very useful video! Looking to do my first drosera cuttings so thanks!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Thanks. Glad it was helpful!

[@_Brohan]

very educational and fairly easy. thank you!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Thanks 😊

[@ericestrada5472]

Thank you so much!!! I’m ready to try mine!!!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Hope they work well for you 😁

[@R0dan]

Great information…love your channel 👍

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Thank you very much :D

[@ligourinick]

Thanks for all the info 😁 lots of help

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Anytime, thanks for watching :)

[@stephencarr4208]

Worked like a champ. I propagated some drosera tracyi from a plant i purchased and today I noticed little plants growing from the cuttings. They're native to my area but there are few left due to poaching and habitat destruction. My hopes are to reestablish bogs to there glory.

[@ninakennett-estadocida3956]

Which method did you use if you dont mind me asking? Mine gave a huge flower stalk and i was considering harvesting it for seeds, but also trying the leaflet/stalk method. Thanks in advance

[@stephencarr4208]

@ninakennett-estadocida3956 I put my leaf cuttings in distilled water. It's been the better part of a month for the growth to appear, but I'd say I've got 12 plantlets from an 8 inch leaf that I cut into 2 inch pieces. I'm gonna try out some capillaris cutting on sphagnum and see how it turns out.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

So glad it worked well for you, I do love doing this propagation method as you often get many plants. I think it is a great thing you’re doing 😊

[@johno3326]

Will give this a try.

[@Tommyr]

Good video! I find that binata leaf cuttings strike ridiculously easy. Both regular binata and multifida extrema. In water or in peat/perlite mix. I got my first binatas last fall and I've started a number of pots of them since then. SO EASY!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Tommyr Yep I find the binata extremely easy! A great way to get loads of new plants

[@patpatterson6073]

Another great video thanks for sharing

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Thanks for watching

[@ClausCarnivores]

nice video, yes the sundews are quite easy, i never tried the water method though, I should do that sometime too. Looks interesting. I always put the cutted leaf into peat.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Claus' Carnivores Thank you! I usually just use peat for my propagation as well but I thought I’d just try a range of medium and found water is definitely a good go to

[@GlasshouseandGarden]

Great video thanks. Your channel is a really useful resource as well as an interesting record of your work. I have recently bought a few Drosera but your comment about them being tropical, sub-tropical or temperate has made me think I need to check which mine are. I was going to overwinter them in a cool glasshouse at 4-5 •C but I don’t think the tropical ones will survive that. Keep up the great work- it’s great to see younger people like you and Planting Memories so passionate about plants.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Glasshouse and Garden Thank you for commenting! I really appreciate it! If you have sub-tropical species they can also stay outside in a glasshouse over winter but instead of forming hibernacula like temperate species they’ll die down to the roots and come back the following year from roots. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@GlasshouseandGarden]

Carnivorous_plant_girl Thanks. That’s good to know - I didn’t want to bring them indoors if I could help it. Reduce the water, too?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Glasshouse and Garden Yeah if you are keeping them outside then reduce watering to avoid rot. But if you bring them in then watering as usual 😊

[@Porto_Pablo]

Thanks for the video. I'm in a flat so no garden but I like the water method which I'll try with a few of my Drosera.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Good luck!

[@scarydebbie]

Thanks for the great video…I’m also new to carnivorous plants and all your videos are so helpful. You mentioned using the “propagator” for the gemmae…is that a special type of light/environment that is best for seedlings? Thanks!

[@Nelsonramirez100]

Thank you very much. I'll try it.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

You’re welcome and good luck 😁

[@Nelsonramirez100]

@@carnivorous_plant_girl thanks

[@ladyjrider666]

Thanks for this. Really helps to see before and after. Love your channel as a new grower any tips for newbies in future videos would be appreciated. Thanks

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Thank you, much appreciated! I will continue to add as much information as possible! Don’t hesitate to ask any questions you may have 😁

[@Kyddoemiko13]

Is there a part two of this video ? I am very curious to see the progress technique of each cutting. Especially those growing in rain water under the grow light.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

I unfortunately never did a full video detailing the outcome yet the plants were featured briefly in another video. This year I am aim to do the process again and give a detailed outcome video as well as dividing and repotting the propagations 😁

[@slewins4978]

thanks!

[@Abel_NK]

Finally my Drosera has grown enough to try this c;

[@GedWilmot]

Thanks so much for this video! I followed your exact method with distilled water in the curry pot and have successfully grown some teensy plantlets from some Drosera Capensis. The plantlets are very fine and about 1- 1.5cm long (growing from the original leaf cutting) and I'm unsure when to remove them from the water? I have some carnivorous plant potting soil - should I remove the plantlets and lay them on top of the soil? Or leave them until they are bigger?

[@duncanpage1556]

Hello, I love all your vids ! I just got a Drosera ditchatoma giant this summer and wondering does this go to sleep with my Saras and VFTs or under my winter grow lights here in Alberta Canada?? Thanks

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Hi, I keep my dichotoma outside year-round, it will die down to the roots and re-emerge from the roots in spring.

[@adrianabonitaaziz]

I need to see this with my own eyes 👀

[@monke1919]

Would it work if I just cut a leaf off and put it in the same pot as the plant I cut it off of?

[@seanburrows3808]

Hi . Love your channel. Would like to know how you got on with using fertiliser on your plants and what fertiliser you used?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Sean Burrows Hi, Thank You. For my drosera regia I used slow release high nitrogen pellets whereas for my sarracenia I used a foliar feed. I may do another video soon explaining it all and how it effected the plants

[@seanburrows3808]

@@carnivorous_plant_girl Thankyou and stay safe.👍

[@somedude7040]

Thanks for the video. So should I put a lid over the container for higher humidity or not? Also, are artificial lights better than indirect sunlight?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

I put a lid over mine for higher humidity but just make sure it is not too wet otherwise they may rot. I always use artificial light and say it is better in starting them off however bright indirect light also works

[@joellaisabelle5342]

Could I place my cuttings direct on the soil or do I always need sphagnum moss? Thanks!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Yes you can place your cutting directly on the soil, no need for sphagnum moss. I have only recently started using sphagnum moss for propagation and get similar results between both media

[@xxnetherxx1]

How long did it take before you saw plantlets growing from the leaf cuttings?

[@tim3780]

I have a small Drosera Anglica and i want to try this with one leaf but it has only 4 and 1 is growing right now, do you think i still could try it out with 1 leaf?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Yes, if you have a decent sized leaf then definitely give it a go, with plants that you want more of but don’t have much propagation material I usually will just take one leaf and often get success

[@tim3780]

@@carnivorous_plant_girl Thank you very much!

[@tonybezanson9625]

Can you do them from flowerstalk cuttings like flytraps?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Yes a few drosera species which have larger robust stalks can be propagated. I have had success with capensis, aliciae and binata

[@lily-annevereecken53]

thanks for the very informative video! can you also propagate Drosera regia by leaf cutting? which method is best? in water - peat or peat moss? When is de best time to take leef cuttings of Drosera regia, Thank you for your response!- greetings from Belgium!

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Drosera regia is rather tricky with leaf cuttings, although it can be done, not many have had success. Drosera regia takes better with root cuttings which I have had great success with on sphagnum moss. I take my cutting when repotting in cooler months

[@GreenPorridge19]

Hello I have a new Bird's Nest Sundew - Drosera Nidiformis starter and baby. I want to know if it still requires to live in mossey soil. I'm thinking of repotting in new soil.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Hi, it depends on how big the plant actually is but if you want to repot from sphagnum moss to a peat based media then you can. You can always send me a picture on Instagram if unsure 😁

[@Antoniocool86]

I'm not having much luck propagating sp. Lantau Island x tokaiensis. Which method do you think would work better? I've tried putting a leaf on the dirt, just under the surface and also directly in distilled water but nothing is working for me. I haven't tried in a sealed container or sealed bag yet. Do you think i should try that next?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Yes try a sealed container next, the added humidity helps the cuttings

[@shorthg91]

Great video! Any follow up for this?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Unfortunately I never filmed an update but because it has been highly requested I have refilmed this video this year and will post when they have produced plantlets

[@shorthg91]

@@carnivorous_plant_girl looking forward it thanks!

[@dennisx4492]

I couldn't hear what you said at 0:43, I have those exact plants. What are they called?

[@plantguy9]

Can you use the flower stalks of some species as well?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Yes, a few drosera can also be propagated via their flower stalk I’ve had good success on sub-tropical species such as capensis

[@plantguy9]

@@carnivorous_plant_girl no luck with them but I have tried.

[@particles343]

How long does it take to produce plantlets?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Some drosera are quite quick but it can take roughly a month for small plantlets to form :)

[@greenfingers9437]

I have growing sphagnum moss in my pots, can I use it to do the cutting? Or do I have to buy some more?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Yeah you can use the sphagnum moss for your cuttings. Growing your own sphagnum is a great way to have a renewable source of media :)

[@ellenbulger3807]

So if they are okay starting just floating in water, why is it an issue if the moss is waterlogged? Beginner here trying to sort it all out. :)

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

When you propagate them they do not have any roots so the plant material is gaining oxygen from the water. When they then produce roots and are planted up into the media the roots get oxygen from the air pockets within the media, so if that media was waterlogged it prevents to roots from getting oxygen which then causes them to die off

[@carloleone560]

Non parlo inglese ma dalle immagini sei stata molto chiara,non sapevo che potevo propagare anche semplicemente mettendole in acqua..come metodo son entrambi validi?Cioè il metodo "sfagno " ed il metodo acqua

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Thank you, yes both methods are very valid and have good results. I always find that water has better results for me!

[@carloleone560]

@@carnivorous_plant_girlok thank you for answer ,mi divertirò a provarci senz'altro

[@cassandracapobianco6867]

For the water method can you do it with any drosera?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

The water method you can do it with most drosera species. However you are unlikely to get success with pygmy drosera or any petiolaris complex drosera. Similar with drosera regia which can be done but has a low success rate. However most temperate and subtropical drosera will work with the water method

[@micholitzia5726]

So how long do they take? and what actually happens? You get multiple plants per cutting?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

They can take a month or so before you begin to see growth, sometimes longer. Multiple growth points will appear from leaf which can be divided into individual plants. I aim to make another video to explain the after process

[@weirdolangph6870]

[@johno3326]

Separate issue, when should I repot my sundews? (Time of year). There are some that have self seeded and one that has grown taller than its pot.

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

With sub-tropical sundews they can be repotted anytime of the year when needed. I usually repot mine when I repot everything else. But with temperate species they should be done in spring just before they come out of dormancy

[@johno3326]

@@carnivorous_plant_girl thanks. A few arewhite, a few red and two are the forked ones. I think they are all tropical

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

If you have drosera capensis then they are sub-tropical. And the fork leaf sundew is a drosera binata which is a temperate species

[@johno3326]

@@carnivorous_plant_girl I have drosera capensis and drosera capensis ‘Alba’ as it turns out.

[@johno3326]

When repotting, do I need to put any grit/drainage with my carnivorous plant compost?

[@ianmacleish839]

Sticky side up or down?

[@carnivorous_plant_girl]

Sticky side up 😁

[@oscarflores4162]

Whats rain water?..lol. ()113° F. West texas

[@danielspiotta]

Thank you for this. Just a suggestion, get to the point quicker. Too much. Short and to the point is best. Thx again. Very helpful, once I got to the point on how to do it.