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My botany teacher is giving me a chance to grow any plant I want.
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What are the criteria for a grade & how long until you're evaluated for the grade?
I would recommend something that few people have seen & has a bit of a 'wow' factor. Cephs are obviously 'cool' but quite slow-growing - as are many Neps.
Without knowing the answers to the questions above, I'd recommend a floriforous / robust Utric like the white form of U. sandersonii. The constant stream of beautiful flowers will impress and you can work on getting microscope pics of the bladders to help your grade. Another plant that could be impressive is S. psittacina. When it goes dormant, do a longitudinal cross section of a pitcher showing the lobster-pot trapping mechanism (& windows) with the backward-point hairs (definite "A" material).
In your climate, don't consider Darlingtonia -- yikes!
Its a plant for the entire school year. The greenhouse can hold tropica,l temperate, "outdoors", desert, and has lights. It also has this miniroom that can change temperatures much more extreme. A material is really having a plant that survives nicely, I also need to keep journal entries.
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That sounds like one I could go for.
Wee with any sundew, you could show leaf cutting and how they grow into new plants. You could also show how leaves curl over their prey, maybe make a picture chart of some sort showing when the fly landed on the plant and when the sundew unfurled and the fly was dead.
Maybe a Capensis "Giant" or Wide leaf?
Maybe a Capensis "Giant" or Wide leaf?
Sundews are 2easy.
Ya, personally I think that a large sundew could have tons of potential tests and cool observations. Plus, they definitely have sufficient wow factor. When I showed my clump of D. indica to people at a summer camp I worked at, they were blown away. I had left them outside for a few days, and they had tons of flies stuck all over them. D. indica would be cool to have, as it's fast growing, strong, and very aromatic, but you can't really do the leaf cuttings brinkerh420 made the great point of.
D.regia is just a ticking time bomb for the first 2 years. It's just waiting for you to fall behind before it explodes, so i'll pass.
Isn't your teacher buying these for you? I'm sure a capensis under lights in a greenhouse would do fine. But if you don't like that idea, I think you could return to the N. miranda. Maybe a raff or bical? I'm growing an ampullaria in a terrarium with only a window to heat and light it, and it's doing fine. A large Lowland nep would be sure to please. Or maybe U. gibba? It's incredibly easy to care for and displays it's traps well.
Yes she is, but I agreed with that I wouldn't grow anything that I already have great experience in.
