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Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:20 pm
by michijake
Hi all, I recently cut these pieces (about 2 inches each) of rhizome from my S. Leucophylla green. My question is, would you cut into the rhizome to encourage growth points? It seems some people do while others just let them be.
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:26 pm
by thepitchergrower
Chipping it up does help. Not necessary, but it does encourage growth.
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:39 am
by tib777
I was wondering the same, my sarr is growing from only one side of the rhizome, and it’s just waking up I want it to grow from both sides and I wonder if I can split it. It’s a 2yr X (guess the variety
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Guess the variety D0E254AD-672D-4A13-B87B-A28DB5E26A42.jpeg (3.94 MiB) Viewed 2784 times
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:45 am
by Panman
I always take a few nicks out of the rhizome with a knife. It seems to promote growth.
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:05 am
by michijake
tib777 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:39 am
I was wondering the same, my sarr is growing from only one side of the rhizome, and it’s just waking up I want it to grow from both sides and I wonder if I can split it. It’s a 2yr X (guess the variety ) D0E254AD-672D-4A13-B87B-A28DB5E26A42.jpeg
Ooh is it…S. rubra ssp. gulfensis??
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:03 am
by Huntsmanshorn
michijake wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:20 pm
Hi all, I recently cut these pieces (about 2 inches each) of rhizome from my S. Leucophylla green. My question is, would you cut into the rhizome to encourage growth points? It seems some people do while others just let them be.
No I would not, considering how easily, and quickly, Sarrs develop new growth points on their own without any interference, it never even crossed my mind to try this.
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:31 am
by tib777
michijake wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:05 am
Ooh is it…S. rubra ssp. gulfensis??
Close, but not quite
hint: the name starts with J, don’t look at my growlist
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 2:51 pm
by michijake
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2022 4:51 pm
by tib777
Close, but not quite, I guess it’s hard to guess because this pitcher looks nothing like the mature ones last year. It’s a Judith Hindle
I guess I don’t have pics of mature big pitchers but gere are some dormant ones with the correct color of pitchers.
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2022 11:07 pm
by michijake
Oh cool! I need to get me one of those. I had one but ironically, it was the only one of my plants to die from root rot last year. Glad yours is doing well!
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2022 1:35 am
by Bird
I also have a Judith hindle but it’s kind of small right now
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:02 pm
by michijake
Thanks @thepitchergrower, @Panman, and @Huntsmanshorn, I decided to leave them be for now but if I get antsy I might try cutting one of them for a comparison. Hopefully later this season I’ll be posting pics of the new growth.
Re: Sarracenia rhizome question
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:52 am
by steve booth
You can put V shaped notches across the rhizome, to just less than half the rhizome depth, which encourages growth from adjacent the notches.
Cheers
Steve