Winter activities: taking cuttings!

In a greenhouse, you can take cuttings and sow seeds all year round, even in winter…

These cuttings (Cephalotus, Dionaea, Drosera) were taken using 100 per cent sphagnum moss to ensure the leaves remained well-moistened, which is essential for their survival.

Here are some baby Nepenthes that are only a few days old. Like so many other plants, these carnivorous plants begin their lives as two small cotyledons (the first two leaves) that look quite ordinary. The next leaves will already be much more distinctive, and recognisable in particular by the tiny pitchers they will bear! Their diameter is currently around 1 cm.

Cuttings and seedlings are placed in these handy mini-greenhouses to get them off to a good start.