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Flower power

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Filiformis 'Intermedia'

 
  • #162
More D. echinoblastus
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  • #163
I was able to catch one of the flowers open on the D. ultramafica × spatulata.
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  • #165
D. hamiltonii Esperance, SW Australia
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  • #166
Hamiltonii continues to elude me
 
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NaN you post the loveliest flower shots.
 
  • #169
real nice pic NAN,do you get seeds from hamiltonii?no matter how much i stare at mine there is still no sign of a flower:-(
 
  • #170
real nice pic NAN,do you get seeds from hamiltonii?no matter how much i stare at mine there is still no sign of a flower:-(

'Same here! It is a pleasure to see yours blooming so fully.

I meant to comment on the amazing orange color of the D. echinoblastus. A stunning color. The only other orange-flowered Drosera that I know about is a variety of aff. paradoxa.
 
  • #171
real nice pic NAN,do you get seeds from hamiltonii?no matter how much i stare at mine there is still no sign of a flower:-(

The species appears to be self-incompatible so no seeds so far. I hoping these are a different clone from the plants I had before. Those are flowering too but are 2-3 weeks behind these. I'm storing pollen so maybe if they are different clones I can get seed that way.

Have you tried deep pots? At least six inches seems to make a difference. Check with Stephen Morely on winter temps as cool winters seem to matter too.

'Same here! It is a pleasure to see yours blooming so fully.

I meant to comment on the amazing orange color of the D. echinoblastus. A stunning color. The only other orange-flowered Drosera that I know about is a variety of aff. paradoxa.

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  • #172
thanks for your reply NAN,i took your advice and planted a couple of small plants in deep pots,i will see what happens
 
  • #173
Nice macro! The orange color is a nice break from pink or purple Drosera flowers.
 
  • #174
thanks for your reply NAN,i took your advice and planted a couple of small plants in deep pots,i will see what happens

You should see a difference in growth. They don't send out nearly as many offshoots in deep pots. I hypothesize that rather then spending resources on offshoots the plants can put the energy into flower production.
 
  • #175
the first D.slackii flower this year
 
  • #176
I have yet to get that species to flower.
 
  • #178
I was thinking the same but it doesn't produce offshoots the way D. hamiltonii does, even when I had it in a tiny 3.5 inch pot.
 
  • #179
Very impressive, Corky.

My slackii produce offshoots but perhaps that is due to the way I often cut away old dead leaves and plant the whole plant deeper when I repot. I never get flowers but I don't think I have sufficient winter temperature drops.
 
  • #180
thanks,just luck i leave the plant on a south windowsill and the temps and photo period must be what the plant requires to flower,never had any offshoots and the plants are in relatively small pots,this flower was on a plant from leaf cutting and is two years old
 
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