Anyone want a bunch of pygmy sundews
This is kind of random, but recently I have run out of space due to tissue culture. I have a big tub of pygmies that has been neglected for the past year. They have not had a meal for this entire time. I've never had time to make gemmae, so I always leave my fixtures on a 16 hour photoperiod, which constantly triggers the flowering response, as you can see from the a few of the pictures
. If you let them make gemmae this year, you will have tons of them, and can repot them up in smaller containers that won't take up as much space.
Here's a link to a few pictures of what pygmies are growing in the tub (they are not currently labeled, but I have a key and will label them before I give them to you.):
Here is a link to an album on photobucket:
http://s451.photobucket.com/albums/qq232/sundewman/Pygmy Sundew Tub/Pygmy Sundew Tub/
The 12 (living) species that are in this tub include:
D. nitidula ssp. allanostigma
D. leucostigma
D. nitidula x pulchella
CAN look like this, but has not had this much light in a while:
D. occidentalis var. microscapa
D. omissa x pulchella
D. omissa
D. pulchella 'Salmon flower'=deceased, so I will replace with D. pulchella (Coral Pink, Red center, from Karidale, WA)
D. roseana- behind the D. nitidula x pulchella in the picture above.
D. scorpioides "Pink Flower"
D. stelliflora
D. x 'Lake Carbarup'
D. x 'Lake Badgerup'
The only thing is that I've invested over $100 into gemmae, plants, media, and (and a ton of time) so I feel as though I'd have to get at least half of that back to make me feel like I'm not throwing my money away...so I don't know if I can get some sort of commitment beforehand, or else I suppose I'll bring it along anyway and maybe trade it off or give it away if it comes down to that....
Also, keep in mind that these can/should be grown in a partly sunny location outdoors so that they're able to catch food on their own. Since my summer plans have changed, I will no longer be able to do this. Just make sure they don't dry out, and that they aren't subjected to scorching heat for an extended period of time.