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D. ordensis, seedlings

Hello everyone,

Its been awhile since I posted a message. I've been involved in cross-pollinating and germinating various Petiolaris Complex specimens in my collection this past six months. Drosera ordensis has been my choice species, as I've had the fortune of having 2 clones flower at the same time! The trick was to be home during the 1-3 hour window on weekends and pollinate the flowers
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So here's the deal: The first photograph shows the two clones, one with the "yellow pads" and the other with red. Sorry for my lack of scientific word descriptions.

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Second photograph illustrates the few (less than 10% of seedlings) that show traits of the "yellow pad" ordensis.

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Third photograph shows the typical "red" looking padded plants.

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It's interesting to note that seeds from both plants were collected, and that over 90% of the young show the "red" trait.

-Homer
 
Homer, very interesting post! I love to see seedlings from the petiolaris group.
Keep up the great work!
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Peter.
 
Gr8 pics, Homer.
Also thanx for sahring the info.
Lois
 
What a beautiful set of plants! I admire the white coloration of this species. It is so different than the usual green & red we normally see.
 
Great work Homer.
 
Very nice!Thanks for sharing!


Jerry
 
Those are awesome pics and it is very cool to see the difference in them as they grow up. Tamlin sent me some D. ordensis seed recently, I think he got them from somewhere here, I'm not sure... (he also sent a few D. ordensis x falc seeds that havn't sprouted) But this morning I took a picture of them (too bright) but I think they're doing pretty good. This is a 4" pot, and the plants are 1.5-2 months old probably.
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Can't wait to have adult D. ordensis plants AGAIN hehe
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Andew
 
andrew, did it take long for the ordensis to sprout? I have some petiolaris seed that i planted 3 months ago and still no signs of life!
Oh well, i hear it can take a loooong time.
Peter.
 
These did not. Although I did sow more than 6 seeds. So perhaps some are waiting. I think maybe a month or so? As I said the hybrid ones I was sent still havn't done anything. But i've not lost hope yet
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I'm still waiting for D. regia to sprout too.
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Great shots, nice plants-- I have been waiting on some falconeri x paradoxa 'swamp form' seeds for about 2 months and no sign of germination yet. Homer, do you keep the potted seeds in the exact same conditions as the parents or hotter?
 
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Quote[/b] ]Homer, do you keep the potted seeds in the exact same conditions as the parents or hotter?

For the most part, yes. The real difference is that the pots with seeds are placed in ziplock baggies for high humidity. As for heat, they are placed on a seedling heat mat.

Keep in mind that I'm not thrilled about the germination success currently. I have a couple plans to get better germination rates. If and when they succeed, all post another discussion.

regards,

Homer
 
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Homer: Where do you purchase these heat mats?
 
  • #14
McLendon's. Its a local hardware store. To be honest, they are more expensive than Exo-Terra from Petsmart, etc. They warm the tray, but nothing too special. I'm working on other heating methods.

Homer
 
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