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  • #61
Aww yes, the ultimate limiter, the money.

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the whole light vs. money thing. I'm not sure if it's against the rules to say that I just went to the local walmart and got those huge lights that are several feet long. they are pretty cheap even though you gotta replace the bulbs once a year. Of course, at the height of my collection I still had fewer plants than you do so...

I'm in college also, and purposely let this hobby slip away from me, as I know how much time it can consume (as well as money).
 
  • #62
The main lights I use are the T8 shoplights of various lengths you can get from Walmart or Home Depot. I have a couple stronger lights set in already, and yeah they don't require being replaced as often, but the T8 bulbs last some time and are rather cheap...
 
  • #63
My thoughts exactly, the t8 grow-lights are pretty nice, and you can get them pretty close to the plants if you are willing to sacrifice surface area.

This is exactly the setup Sundewman uses, tray method with t8s. He stacks the lights though and puts them as close to the plants as possible, 3 inches or fewer away sometimes.
 
  • #64
That is a hell of a drosera collection, just gorgeous.
 
  • #65
And very soon to get larger.....pics to come in a week or so :)
 
  • #66
So the new plants aren't here yet (hopefully by Wednesday), but until then more shots of the plants I do have :)
D. platystigma A. I'm hoping for flowers soon, the one plant that flowered in early summer was just a tease
D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Also like to see flowers from these : citrina var. citrina
D. citrina citrina by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Also hoping to see gemmae from my D. roseana and paleacea trichocaulis. Neither have produced yet for me, though they experience the necessary seasonal changes. Any thoughts?
D. roseana by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Also waiting on D. scorpioides "Pink Flower"
D. scorpioides by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
aliciae x sp. Lantau, a new hybrid
D. aliciae x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
and sp. Lantau x spatulata 'Tamlin'. The plants don't look to great, probably in need of a repot, but the flowers are nice
D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Tiny D. felix plugging along
D. felix by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
spatulata 'Tamlin' x "white flower"
D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
still my favorite hybrid yet, sp. Lantau x capensis typical
D. sp. Lantau Island x capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
southern sun coloring up the tokaiensis x spatulata "white flower"
D. tokaiensis x spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
I think some of the plants in the 'Tom Turpin' pot are the result of selfed seeds,as there is some variation now. Still great looking though
D. 'Tom Turpin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. 'Tom Turpin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
This is the true 'Tom Turpin'
D. 'Tom Turpin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
anglica Alakai Swamp HI. Very different from my Oregon plants, a thinner profile overall
D. anglica Alakai Swamp Hawaii by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And the mystery hybrid that popped up with their seeds
D. anglica Hawaii hybrid by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
one of my forms of tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin'
D. tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And lastly, graomogolensis doing amazingly well
D. graomogolensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #67
More pics!
D. schizandra are starting to take off. The cooler winter temps and lower light (plus addition of fresh sphagnum) are doing them well
D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
The mass of rotundifolia
D. rotundifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
filiformis typical. I believe this one is going dormant now, so pics may be a while from this one
D. filiformis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
sp. Lantau Island, always in flower
D. sp. Lantau Island" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
madagascariensis
D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
anglica Oregon is falling asleep as well
D. anglica Oregon by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
the burmannii "Humpty Doo" haven't been fed in a while, so they're in fully flower and fully red
D. burmannii "Humpty Doo" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Not sure what it is, but I seem to have finally hit the magic mark with filiformis FL All Red. The big plant has flowered twice in a row, and all plants are in constant full growth now. Though I would love it if I could get rid of that moss and thread algae....
D. filiformis FL All Red by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
flower from spatulata "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" x anglica Oregon
D. spatulata "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" x anglica Oregon by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
graomogolensis
D. graomogolensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
burmannii green, still refusing to properly flower
D. burmannii green by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. burmannii green by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
tomentosa is still doing well
D. tomentosa by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
The mystery, supposed anglica Alakai hybrid is flowering
D. anglica Alakai hybrid by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And the true anglica Alakai Swamp, HI plants doing very well. I've noticed these plants have a much larger, thinner overall growth form than the Oregon plants
D. anglica Alakai by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
'Tom Turpin'
D. 'Tom Turpin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Also have a handful of D. neocaledonica seedlings I'm trying to get to size. It's slow going...
D. neocaledonica by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Still my favorite hybrid, Lantau x capensis typical
D. sp. Lantau Island x capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. sp. Lantau Island x capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. felix
D. felix by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
I have an unknown plant that has been growing in my flava "Blackwater" pot, that looks similar to a Lantau or oblanceolata cross, with leaves far thinner than any spatulata form I have. Ideas?
D. unknown by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. unknown by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
The white flowers of brevifolia are a stark contrast to the red rosettes
D. brevifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
tokaiensis x sp. Lantau Island
D. tokaiensis x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
The mat of tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin'. This pot is a mix of both F1 hybrids, and F2 seedlings form the plants that turned out semi-fertile. I've noticed the F2 tend to be smaller though, and more varied as is expected
D. tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
madagascariensis x affinis. I've decided affinis must be dominant in this cross
D. madagascariensis x affinis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
aliciae x sp. Lantau are turning out beautifully
D. aliciae x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. roseana. You can see the darker red plant near the middle. Under the same conditions as all the others, this one just seems to stay a deeper pinkish tone
D. roseana by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
capensis Wide leaf have taken off
D. capensis wide leaf by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. capensis wide leaf by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And lastly, a pot I don't show often because the plants are always in flux regarding appearance, the mat of D. pygmaea "green"
D. pygmaea green by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #68
last shot of the filiformis typical for this year, as it and many of the other temperate dews (all threadleaves incuded) are being put into dormancy
D. filiformis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
New arrival, D. villosa. It's put out 2 new leaves already in the week I've had it, and is full of dew
D. villosa by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Somewhat picky growers oddly, D. spatulata "Ivan's 3-way"
D. spatulata "Ivan's 3-Way" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
affinis x spatulata "white flower" may oust Lantau x capensis as my current fave hybrid
D. affinis x spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
A new contender hopefully is on the way though. A beautiful capensis typical flower, and it was pollinated with affinis pollen. It appears to have taken too.
D. capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
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  • #69
I really like the affinis x spatulata "white flower", too. There's something about the look of it that seem unique to me.
 
  • #70
It is very unique. I don't know of any other similar attempted cross (though I think I may have hit on a cross of (ultramafica x spatulata) x affinis, the pod is swelling), and with the climbing nature and the wide leaves it doesn't look like any existing species I know of either. Hopefully I can get them propagated and start selling them so others can grow it...
 
  • #71
Out of one pack of seeds originally bought as D. trinervia, I ended up with some funky things. They included the plants currently labeled as D. aff. admirabilis and aff. slackii. Along with them came this little thing, assumed to be cistiflora or a close relative
D. "cistiflora?" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
trinervia however did make an appearance.
D. trinervia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. capensis "wide leaf" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. hookeri Orange/Red from Conara, Tasmania producing the first climbing leaf. Sadly, so far all the other leaf buds are malformed....
D. hookeri "Orange/Red, TZ" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Still figuring out the kinks on this one... the feeding requirements are ridiculous
D. regia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. capensis 'Albino' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
This plant still reminds me of a flat oblanceolata. Any ideas what it really is?
D. unknown by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. 'Tom Turpin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
anglica x ? I am assuming it to be x spatulata or tokaiensis, the flowers are sterile
D. anglica x ? by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
the Alakai plants are flowering, new crosses hopefully soon to come
D. anglica Alakai Swamp, HI by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
spatulata "Fraser" with an affinity for producing 6-petal flowers
D. spatulata "Fraser Island" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And the plant itself
D.spatulata "Fraser Island" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Lots of these
D. spatulata "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
New arrival, we'll see if the label stays true as it grows out
D. ultramafica by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. villosa by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Lots of Germans :)
D. anglica Germany by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Now for confusion: the two small plants pictured are for certain D. oblanceolata, though they don't look like it. The one to the left, when it arrived, had seeds I sowed into the pot
D. oblanceolata by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
These two big plants came from those seeds, but look nothing like the species. Is it just polymorphic under varied lighting, or are these hybrids?
D. "oblanceolata?" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. sessilifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. graomogolensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. prolifera by hawken.carlton, on FlickrThese guys have taken off in the cooler weather. So happy!
D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #72
Did some repotting, and the natalensis are starting to look decent again
D. natalensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. burmannii "Humpty Doo" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Hard to tell from the pic, but the biggest of my schizandra are nearing 2" across
D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
My 3 extant stolonifera are finally deciding to get moving
D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And, my first flower from 6 platystigma A plants that are blooming this year!
D. platystigma "A" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #73
I've noticed a lot of discussion over D. schizandra recently, here's mine again. They are nowhere near as yellow as the camera suggests, and evne in the very low light they live in have red tentacles. It's starting to look like a proper dewy carpet in here!
D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
One of their close relatives are also motoring along again
D. prolifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. intermedia Mt. Roraima by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. natalensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
I love the shape of anglica leaves
D. anglica Alakai Swamp HI by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
This hybrid is also of considerable interest for its shape. Still don't know what the other parent is; could be rotundifolia, spatulata, tokaiensis.... or any other closely related rosetted sundew :(
D. anglica Alakai x ? by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. madagascariensis x affinis is flowering! This hybrid seems to be quite a bit more robust than the affinis parent....
D. affinis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
My two biggest stolonifera are also growing out nicely. They're since gained a lot of size from these pictures, and more color
D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And lastly, with so many D. platystigma "A" plants flowering, I went a little pic crazy
D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #74
Awesome dews HC!

I have about 15 dragonfruit seedlings from the seed you sent me. I'll get some pics up for you. I really appreciate it!
 
  • #75
Cool! No sprouts yet from the Sarr seeds, but my dragon fruits are growing again with slightly warmer conditions.
And thanks, I have quite a few dews doing well at the moment......
 
  • #76
Plant on the right is still growing, and getting ridiculously tall
D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Can't see it here, but after over 2 years I finally have trinervia flower stalks!
D. trinervia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Also definitely a cistiflora, now fingers crossed for a great color form! Though with cistiflora, is there even a bad one?
D. cistloflora unknown form by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. aliciae by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. scorpiodes "Pink Flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. madagascariensis x affinis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
"New" hybrid, actually made a while ago but only now looking nice
D. tokaiensis x capensis "typical" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. burmannii by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #77
The D. stolonifera is certainly spectacular and congrats on the D. cistiflora. I am still trying to get past the first dormancy on the latter one.
 
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  • #78
I still need to figure out how to get my purple flower form to the climbing stage though..... unlike this freeloader, that one is a pain....
 
  • #79
stolonifera got tall. No doubt next year it will flower.
D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. auriculata by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. trinervia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. cistiflora "unknown form" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. capensis "wide leaf" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. citrina citrina by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Thinking about naming a cultivar out of this batch
D. tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Or this one, maybe both
D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x tokaiensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. spatulata "Ivan's 3 Way" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. rotundifolia "Nieuwkoop, Netherlands" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. spatulata "white flower" x 'Tamlin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Confirmed 2 hybrids in this pot so far
D. sp. Lantau Island x brevifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Possibly a cultivar in this pot
D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
An definitely one here
D. sp. Lantau Island x capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. auriculata "Clare Vally, S. AU" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. hookeri "orange/red, Tasmania" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. spatulata Fraser Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
If planted separately these may be cultivar-worthy too
D. spatulata "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" x anglica Oregon by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #80
People say this looks like sticky lettuce. How demeaning
D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. capillaris "FL Long Arm" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. anglica Germany by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Only seen one other example of this: vegetative apomixis on D. burmannii
D. burmanii "green w/pink flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. binata Waihohonu by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. affinis x spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
D. venusta by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
Didn't get any gemmae from this species, but every pollinated flower produced seeds that I then sowed
D. platystigma "A" seeds by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
And still can't get these guys to climb
D. cistiflora "Purple Flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr
 
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