Drosera seeds..

[altrade212]

How long would it take for capensis, nidiformis, fiiformis & spat. to germinate?

 

[homer]

I noticed that my D. nidiformis started germinating after 12 days.  As for the other 2 drosera, I do not know.

-Homer

 

[Clint]

filiformis needs stratificiation,

the others i have germinated within 2 weeks ( i hate waiting on seed, i'm so impatient!)

 

[jimscott]

My only experience with filiformis is through a leaf cutting. It responds well to this kind of propogation. D. nidiformis and capensis took ~two weeks to germinate.

 

[HellzDungeon]

it doesnt take long for seed to germinate (a week fastest in my experience) unless it needs strat which it usually takes a couple months including strat
Hellz

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

2 weeks is a very good track record: some seed can take years to germinate, depending on species. Never give up on a sown pot! If nothing else, you can always use the medium to sow a different genera of CP in, then if the Drosera do decide to appear, you will know which species it is as long as you keep the original marker as well.

 

[altrade212]

Quote[/b] ]JustLikeAPill
filiformis needs stratificiation,

someone please explain..

 

[elarwhis]

Stratification is a period of colder temps, usually a couple of months, that some seeds(like filiformis) need to experience before they will sprout.

 

[altrade212]

ohh thanks a lot elarwhis!

 

[elarwhis]

glad to help.

 

[Clint]

some people do it in the fridge, i leave mine outside year round and after the winter, in the spring, they sprout.

 

[firewired]

Can they freeze and still sprout? It gets wwaaaaaaayyyyyyy below zero here in the winter.

 

[jimscott]

Perhaps Wesley or Plantakiss would know. The one is from N.Carolina and the other from Virginia. NC DOES see its freezes, but not to the extent that N. Dakota has.

 

[firewired]

I will probably just use the fridge to be safe. Thanks Jim