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D. graminifolia

nepenthes gracilis

Nepenthes Specialist
Heres a little beautiful treasure a gift from Mr. Gagliardo!
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Very nice--looks like there's a bunch there! Looks like they're doing well in LFS.

I have only one mature plant, but ever since I transplanted it from a 1:1 peat:sand mix to pure LFS, it has vigorously produced new leaves and two baby plants from its base.
It's definitely one of my favorites.

And it's growing faster as the temps drop into the low 70/60s
day/nite. Not surprising considering this brazilian species is said to like cooler temps.

Have you grown this plant before? How have you grown it?
 
Wow, what an amazing looking sundew! I don't think I've ever seen it before...

Chloroplast, you say it's Brazilian? How interesting. It looks almost like a smaller version of D. regia.

Add one more sundew to my "Must-have" list
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These guys end up looking more like sparse filiformis than regia. Nice work Dustin, they should pick up in size as they get going, I'm up to 8-10"
 
[b said:
Quote[/b] ]Add one more sundew to my "Must-have" lis

Yes, it's a elegant-looking plant you should give a try. Just be sure to give it the cooler temperatures (<80F) that it likes because it can be finicky when they go higher (at least for me). The problem with these guys is that they usually don't have more than 4-5 thin leaves, so there isn't much for them to lose before croaking.

[b said:
Quote[/b] ]they should pick up in size as they get going, I'm up to 8-10"

Wow! I await the day that mine produces leaves that long.
 
Some clones can take heat. I know a few growers here in Atl that have them in their greenhouses where they get 90F temps in the summers. And I knew one grower who had a large pot of them outside during the summer as well.
 
Here's mine, ~15 months old, and far less impressive than Dustin's:

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I may just have to put up a trade request for this plant on the Trading Forum. It's just too cool to let pass by
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See I knew it was Brazillian but wasn't sure of what temps it preferred....ANOTHER sundew I can grow, because I am cheap when it comes to heating the greenhouse!
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8-10" holy cow, gigantic beastly plant! Thats bigger or as big as my D. dichotoma "giant" form.

Chloroplast the reason I have so many is because these are just out of vitro, a few months old. And no this is my first try with it, I did my homework before getting it out of the TC flask. Tamlin said just give it living Sphagnum minced, so out came the blender, and it likes a well drained pot, yet submerged conditions, so I took a nail, heated it with a propane torch and melted a TON of holes in the pot, so it looks more aerated than a strawberry basket you'd find in the grocery store! Just keep the water level just below the soil surface in the pot and change weekly. So far so good, I've had this plant, S. x heterodoxa and D> stolonifera do good out of vitro...only plant that doesn't look so hot is D. cisitflora.
 
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The cistiflora are a bit touchy, what do you have them in?? If they are not already in it I suggest a switch to a media of 1:3-4 peat:sand. Water by tray but let it dry before adding more. And go for a pot at least 4" deep.
 
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Thats pretty much what I have them in Travis, really sandy and just a touch damp, same mix I use for my tuberous, a sandy, light airy soil.
 
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[b said:
Quote[/b] ]See I knew it was Brazillian but wasn't sure of what temps it preferred....ANOTHER sundew I can grow, because I am cheap when it comes to heating the greenhouse!

And from what Travis mentioned, it seems some clones tolerate hot temperatures.....just in case your also cheap when it comes to cooling the greenhouse in summer!
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[b said:
Quote[/b] ]Here's mine, ~15 months old, and far less impressive than Dustin's

Jim, I think they look nice and healthy. Did you grow these from seed?
 
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[b said:
Quote[/b] (chloroplast @ Dec. 05 2005,7:22)]Jim, I think they look nice and healthy. Did you grow these from seed?
Thanks. Yes, I received a packet of seeds last summer.
 
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