Darlingtonia Californica Root

Darlingtonia Californica Root#116143

By winterk423 -  Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:03 pm
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- Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:03 pm #116143

My cobra lily decided to stick its root outside of the pot....is this a good or bad thing and what should I do?

(Sorry for blurriness, I was using my phone)

Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#116171

By dmagnan -  Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:43 pm
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- Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:43 pm #116171

Those are great pics for a phone! I don't know about darlingtonia in particular, but I've had plenty of plants which have grown roots out of their pots, carnivorous and not, and it's never caused a problem.

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Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#116656

By MICKEY -  Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:32 pm
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- Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:32 pm #116656

maybe you can do root cuttings ,I don't know if it works with darlingtons

Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#116686

By David F -  Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:29 pm
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- Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:29 pm #116686

Personally I would just take it as a sign to repot this beauty, so its roots can spread, from what I know darlingtonia adore very wide pots so their roots can really get going.

If your afraid you would break the roots, I would just go ahead and carefully tear up the pot until you can remove everything safely.

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Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#116755

By jht-union -  Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:18 pm
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- Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:18 pm #116755

I would go with what David F said,

That's a sign that the plant is asking for a more taller pot and needs repotting.....thought i have never had this happen to me, and if people say it doesn't affect the plant, then you can decide whether or not to repot.

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Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#116781

By winterk423 -  Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:19 pm
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- Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:19 pm #116781

Thanks everyone! I think I'll repot because if more roots start growing out then I might damage them while trying to repot it then.

Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#118460

By snapperhead51 -  Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:42 am
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- Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:42 am #118460

Hi
yer give that little beauty some more grow room , 4 or 5 times times the pot size even bigger will not got astray , nice growing
J

Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#118747

By Darkrai283 -  Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:52 pm
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- Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:52 pm #118747

Also, in a bigger pot, the plant can make stolons further out to the edge of the pot so you can have like a "mini-field" of darlingtonias!

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Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#118895

By linton -  Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:05 am
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- Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:05 am #118895

It's not a root, it's a stolon. Usually they will encircle the inside of the pot (sometimes several times) before forming a new plant at the very end. The new plant can be detetched & potted once it has it's own root system.

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Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#118898

By Daniel_G -  Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:38 am
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- Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:38 am #118898

I'm with linton, it is a stolon.
I've got two on one of my plants.
I grow these in cat litter trays, so they have more room to grow outwards. That way you can get way more stolons popping up!

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Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#119050

By Darkrai283 -  Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:47 pm
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- Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:47 pm #119050

Daniel_G wrote:I grow these in cat litter trays, so they have more room to grow outwards. That way you can get way more stolons popping up!

Exactly what I mean!

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Re: Darlingtonia Californica Root#119057

By Dubstep13 -  Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:16 pm
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- Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:16 pm #119057

cut the root and grow another one!

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