QuestionI have my Nepenthes rafflesiana for almost four years now and its growing amazing, Its located on a small greenhouse, watered multiple times on the day to keep humidity... but I have a little concern, it's growing so good that Im worried is going to get too tall!
The vine is thick and strong and the plant is arround 3 feet on lenght, the leaves are huge and the pitchers go from 4 to 8 inches on size, if it keep geting biger at this speed I'm going to need a steep lader soon! it is there something that I can do to make it generate some off-shots and make it bushier?
AnswerHi Fernando,
Sounds like it's time to take some cuttings. You can clip rafflesiana quite a bit and it will shoot from dormant nodes. Leave at least a foot of growth on your plant. Since it's spring, it will recover fairly fast. N. rafflesiana also roots fairly easily. We have detailed instructions on our volume #3 DVD on that process if you've never taken stem cuttings before. http://www.cobraplant.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=38&products_id=...
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
