D. zigzagia

[rattler]

 

[uphwiz]

wow what a cool flower how far does the dew grow out of the picture,look like it trails quite a distance.

 

[rattler]

5 or 6 inches

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

I've never heard of this dew. Is it a new one or a fancy hybrid, or... ??

Whatever it is, it looks neat!

 

[jimscott]

Cool flower! Looks like a tuberous type.

 

[rattler]

its a tuberous species that was described in 1999......seems to be an easy one that doesnt require a dormancy like some of them.....been trying to get this pot to go into dormancy for over a year now and it refuses to go down.....so instead of keeping it in a tray like my other dews i treat it like a house plant and let it dry out between waterings to help keep any tubers from rotting and it keeps growing.....

 

[Ant]

Nice looking plant. Do you get any seed from it on a regular basis? Looks like it is doing well without dormancy.

 

[rattler]

actually have never checked for seed.......hell this is the first time ive confirmed a flower has actually opened.....i see flower buds regularly but they kept looking like they never opened and just died off.....

 

[Ant]

Hmm, interesting. Have you ever tried to make a time lapse with it? It would be cool to see how long flowers remain open for or to confirm you flowers tend to die before they open.

 

[rattler]

i dont have the time to do that.......im generally lucky to look at them once per day, sometimes it might be 3 days a week i look in on them....

---------- Post added at 11:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:26 AM ----------

figured i would add, that the seeds in that pot of zigzagia were planted in March of 2007....individual plants may have died down for a dormancy and came back but there has been active growth in the pot at all times since May of 2007 when the first seedlings popped up....

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

If you do get seeds, let me know!