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  • #142
Drosophyllum lusitanicum:
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  • #143
Way cool! Excellent photo of how they sprout with the seedling sprouting out of the seed first and then forming the root, the same way they sprout in soil. I have yet to be able to snap a good shot of that process. Your photo demonstrates the importance of not disturbing the seedling too soon after germination, or being very careful in doing so, as that root is very fragile at this point and can break off with the slightest touch. It also can take a few days for the root to find its way down into the soil and get established.

Could you post that photo on the sundew forum as well, for those looking specifically for info on Drosos? I have not seen photos of Drosophyllum seed in tissue culture before, nice job!
 
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  • #144
Way cool! Excellent photo of how they sprout with the seedling sprouting out of the seed first and then forming the root, the same way they sprout in soil. I have yet to be able to snap a good shot of that process. Your photo demonstrates the importance of not disturbing the seedling too soon after germination, or being very careful in doing so, as that root is very fragile at this point and can break off with the slightest touch. It also can take a few days for the root to find its way down into the soil and get established.

Could you post that photo on the sundew forum as well, for those looking specifically for info on Drosos? I have not seen photos of Drosophyllum seed in tissue culture before, nice job!
Thanks, DJ! Once the root started to poke out, it took off! If you check on it twice over the course of several hours, you can notice some growth. It's crazy. It's funny how they can take so long to germinate, but once they do, they grow so quickly.

As for not snapping the root, I had them on different media when they germinated, and wanted to move them, but I was worried about that, so I was super careful. That's why the root isn't shoved into the gel. I didn't want the resistance to snap it, when it can just bury itself in the coming weeks. The inside of the jar should be near 90-100 humidity, which should keep the exposed root happy, and the base of the plant is stuck in the gel a little bit, so it does have some support.

I'm just hoping that I didn't introduce any contaminants while replating this seedling and the other un-germinated droso seed that was in the same jar. As of right now, it still looks good, though.

Also, sure! I'd be happy to post it in the sundew forum. I was actually considering making a follow-along thread so people could track the progress of this droso, from Day 1.

Thanks, again!

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**Update** [MENTION=8688]DJ57[/MENTION]...My Drosophyllum lusitanicum Thread
 
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  • #145
D. burmannii "Humpty Doo":
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D. burmannii "Humpty Doo":
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D. capensis "Big Pink":
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D. capensis "Big Pink" cutting:
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I'm pretty sure it caught that bug while it was floating, and tonight when I checked it, the tentacles had moved back to normal "resting" position.. so weird.
 
  • #146
Finally lit up my culture shelf:
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I got a second Droso seedling going. I'm curious to see how it does with the lights, and starting out completely submerged. I think it'll look much more normal than the other:
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The first Droso seedling is still etiolated from the time without lighting, but growing nonetheless:
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D. nitidula:
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  • #147
I'm guessing your lightless Drosophyllum seedling will pull itself together quickly now. 'Looking forward to seeing how the seeds you have set up will do.
 
  • #148
I'm guessing your lightless Drosophyllum seedling will pull itself together quickly now. 'Looking forward to seeing how the seeds you have set up will do.
I think it will, too. Hopefully it does, and puts on some weight, before outgrowing the jar and requiring a cutting. I'm planning on having to possibly cut it in half and then trying to root the top half.

And thanks! I'll be posting lots of updates now that more stuff is growing.
 
  • #149
D. burmannii "Humpty Doo"
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  • #150
'Nice color on that one!
 
  • #151
'Nice color on that one!
Thanks! Drosera burmannii became a favorite of mine very quickly, once I started growing them for the first time, this year. This is my oldest one. I want to repot it before it gets too tall for its own good, and dies like my second oldest one.
 
  • #152
Cephalotus follicularis (front/back/top):
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D. falconeri rescue mission progress:
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Darlingtonia's first mature pitcher:
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C. follicularis:
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D. capensis "Big Pink" w/ U. bisquatmata:
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D. oreopodion (or dichrosepala) making a spectacular recovery after being bagged (hence the blurry picture and bad angle):
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D. falconeri:
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D. sp. "Floating":
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  • #153
Those are some happy-looking D. falconeri.
 
  • #154
Those are some happy-looking D. falconeri.
Thanks, man! That's good to hear, coming from the resident Petiolaris pro. I've said it before, but D. falconeri is quickly becoming one of my favorite species. I can't wait to start propagating them.
 
  • #155
Cephalotus follicularis update:
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Cephalotus follicularis (older specimen) with/without flash:
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D. falconeri (Rescue Mission: Success) actually coloring up already, despite being in a bag. I have been opening the bag a little more every few days, to acclimate it to room humidity, like my larger specimen:
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D. burmannii "Humpty Doo" that divided itself:
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D. nitidula (jar isn't perfectly smooth, so focusing on them is pretty hard. Some jars are easier than others, to take good pics through:
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  • #156
Look at those cephs go!

Coming from someone who knows very little about tissue culture - what is the clear medium you have your seedlings in?
 
  • #157
Look at those cephs go!

Coming from someone who knows very little about tissue culture - what is the clear medium you have your seedlings in?
Thanks! I'm really happy the new ceph baby is doing well. I was a bit worried because it was really small.

As for my tissue culture jars, I am using MS media for nutrients, and Gellan gum as a gelling agent. It's much clearer and neater than the agar I was working with before.
 
  • #158
Progress through the year of 2016:
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D. nitidula:
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D. natalensis:
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Drosophyllum lusitanicum (second seedling):
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C. follicularis with a spike tooth:
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  • #159
D. sp. "Floating":
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P. vitticeps (Pancake):
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  • #160
Those floatings are lovely. And I had no idea you kept a bearded dragon.
 
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