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The D. auriculata has rose again!

Ok well some may remember my Drosera auriculata from last year and the year before. Its now in its 3rd year and i see one bulb sprouted so far and the rest should be up now that its been really cold lately. I usually get it to sprout outside late fall and bring in in case of frosts and freezes but it is happy outside in the cold weather and it gets it a jump start. Picture coming probably tomorow.
 
congrats!! my seeds of Drosera peltata still havent germinated. do you grow yours on a windowsill??
Alex
 
yea i grow them on a windowsill thats kinda drafty and cool and it loves it.
 
None of my tuberous seeds have sprouted yet. I have 4 different kinds outside at the momment in the sun. I hope they don't take 4 years like some folks have mentioned.

Way to go on the re-emergance of your Drosera auriculata!
 
Don't give up! there's still hope yet for those stubborn seeds to sprout. I planted a couple of tuberous seeds in Sept, gigantea <span style='color:red'>[Edit: actually Drosera gigantea]</span> and petalta var. foliosa <span style='color:red'>[Edit: actually Drosera peltata var. foliosa]</span>. Last week i found tiny tiny little sprouts in the petalta <span style='color:red'>[Edit: actually Drosera peltata]</span> pot. They now are showing tiny dew pads. I did collect the seeds myself this Spring, so i know they were fresh!
Peter.
 
I ordered my seeds from a guy in Austraila on Ebay. Gigantea <span style='color:red'>[Edit: actually Drosera gigantea]</span>, petalta <span style='color:red'>[Edit: actually Drosera peltata]</span>, stenofila(sp) <span style='color:red'>[Edit: actually Drosera stenopetala ]</span> and one more I forget off the top of my head. I didn't mark the date I plant the seeds like I should have. I am not going to give up I will keep them for 4 years if I have to to get them to sprout, but heck I paid about 20 bucks for all these seeds!
 
well tubers usually sprout before the seeds in my experience.
 
carnivorkid, pics?!?!??!

-Ben
 
yes, pics!

I had some seed sprout this May - I know, poor planning
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- I have kept them cool all summer, they are small rosettes, but I am moving them outside now that it is finally below 80F (most days...).

I'ld like to see what they could be.
 
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Yes I would like to see them too.
 
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ok going out to take some pictures as well as transplant the one as its growing up against the plastic pot.
 
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Note that my dog knocked the pot off the windowsill during dormancy so the tubers were misplaced so i left them as is and the tubers on top i planted them seperated in the pot. Well one happened to come up against the side of the pot so today i moved it more to the middle as they are just sprouting they have little root system but more as a tuber .

Before transplant(notice the one growing up against the side


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this is a sprout that shows really no sundew leaves yet.

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Dug out this tuber to transplant it (notice the tuber-pea shaped


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this is the transplanted one happily with room.


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Enjoy!!
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awsome!

Hope it lives well for you a for as long as you have it!
 
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Ya i had it for 3 years its basically a perrenial in the opposite seasons.
 
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has it flowered for you yet?
what does it look like when 'fully' grown?
 
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it flowers every year even as a seedling it did heres last years pic i couldnt find one with it in flower but this is the general height of one mature they get about 1 foot tall this picture shows buds. I know i have some better pictures. Well it hits peak around febuary- april and i will continually update as it grows. i am growing 3 new tuberous types that i have seeds for and waiting for them to sprout.

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