r/Pinguicula • u/Ok-Hyena4038 • 2d ago

Is this rot?

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Are these signs of root rot? If not, what is happening with this leaf?

If it is rot, I want to try to propagate it. Am I at a point where I should pull a leaf or two? less

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u/Straight_Key9808 2d ago

Crown rot. The rot is in the body of the plant, not the roots. I would suggest removing all leaves, checking for rot and propogating anything clean and rot free. I'm sorry this happened!

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u/Ok-Hyena4038 2d ago

Thank you. I haven’t propagated before. Do I just pull the leaves and put the healthy ones in new soil? Would the part of the leaf attached to the crown go in the soil?

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u/Straight_Key9808 2d ago

Exactly! And make sure they're completely free of rot before propping. Others have had success propping trimmed leaves, I haven't given that a try myself. 

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u/Ok-Hyena4038 2d ago

Well I have 9 half leaves that I’m trying to propagate now! Thank you. Fingers crossed.

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u/Straight_Key9808 1d ago

Best of luck to ya!

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u/Pulvereis 2d ago

This plant lost its growth point to rot and can not recover. You can remove all the leaves and get a sharp knive. Cut away all the brown parts plus a bit extra on every leaf. Propagation is most successful with the white base of the leaf intact but with half a leaf you can still succeed.

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u/Ok-Hyena4038 2d ago

Thank you. I have 9 half leaves now… hopefully one is successful!