TerraForums Venus Flytrap, Nepenthes, Drosera and more talk
Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Those D. cistiflora are excellent. I especially like the top shot in the last group - well worth clicking on to view at full size. Any idea what color those flowers are going to be?
Thanks mark.its been enjoying the winter sun indoors on a sunnyish windowsill i shall have to see how it reacts to outdoor life as soon as the threat of frost is over,does not look quite as good now,i have chopped off 3 nice leaves for propagation
Well the admirable one (D. admirabilis, holotype small form) is starting to flower once again.
This illustrates wth the"coccicaulis" label that is applied to the plant known as Drosera venusta or sometimes D. coccicaulis makes no sense. "Cocci" from Latin can mean berry bearing or scarlet from the Latin word "coccus" - the berry of the scarlet oak (used for red dyes). "Caulis" refers to the stem (flower). I don't see the "berry bearing" connection unless the you consider the flower buds as the berries. I do see the "scarlet" connection. However the majority of the South African rosetted species have red flower stalks and buds resembling berries at one time or another so why would this attribute be uniquely applied to one group of plants?
Odds are it is D. × corinthiaca a natural hybrid of D. glabripes and D. aliciae. I've never found a vendor in the US that sells true D. glabripes. The source in Australia sells D. x corinthiaca mislabeled as D. glabripes and that's where the US vendors get them from.
D. × corinthiaca
vs
D. glabripes
this is only about a third as tall as they've gotten for me
even when young they are quite different from the hybrid
The hybrid as a tough one to keep going long term too.
though the mother plant looks like crap. I thought I would leave the skirt on it instead of trimming it off and burying the stem when I last repotted it. Big mistake I think.
'Love the D. admirabilis. Those look great and remind me why I've been meaning to grow that one. My experience with my D. slackii when I trimmed the dead leaves and sunk the plant in deeper was it took months to start growing normally again. 'Thing is totally happy now but if I mess with its roots it pouts for many weeks. Younger plants don't seem to mind as much.
The presumed hybrid Byblis 'Goliath' × guehoi F2 generation. Seeds fell into pot when collecting the capsules, untreated with GA3. These took many months to germinate. The plants are much slower growing than the F1 generation. The wide plant I found growing in the water tray behind the pot. I transferred it into the pot. It's about 1.5 inches tall vs the 0.5 - 0.75 inches of the plants that germinated in the media. I gave away the plants I started with GA3.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.