A Drosera - Byblis Predicament
I got some seeds that were supposed to be a Byblis species. Later, I was told they were a Drosera species, by someone more experienced in seed ID than me. I figured I'd just plant them in a 3-way split pot (think pie chart) with some D. tokaiensis and D. capensis seeds.
So a couple months have gone by and I have D. tokaiensis growing in their partition, D. capensis growing in their partition, but nothing is growing in the Byblis/Drosera area. This gave me two ideas. The first, is that these are Drosera seeds, but they just need time to sprout and I should wait. The second is . . . what if they are actually Byblis seeds? If they are Byblis, they need a "smoke treatment" in order to sprout.
So here are the questions . . .
Can I do the "smoke treatment" (pot in plastic bag with smoke) with a bunch of sundew seedlings in the pot? Or will the smoke harm the seedlings?
Or if I wait for all the sundew seed to sprout, and remove them from the pot, will the Byblis seeds still be viable (and treatable with the "smoke method") after sitting in moist substrate for several months?
Note:
The "smoke treatment" I'm refereeing to, is one of the methods suggested in The Savage Garden by Peter D'Amato. I chose this one because it would be easiest for me. However, instead of a lit cigarette (as suggested in the book) I would use smoldering incense.
How would you deal with this Drosera-Byblis predicament?
I got some seeds that were supposed to be a Byblis species. Later, I was told they were a Drosera species, by someone more experienced in seed ID than me. I figured I'd just plant them in a 3-way split pot (think pie chart) with some D. tokaiensis and D. capensis seeds.
So a couple months have gone by and I have D. tokaiensis growing in their partition, D. capensis growing in their partition, but nothing is growing in the Byblis/Drosera area. This gave me two ideas. The first, is that these are Drosera seeds, but they just need time to sprout and I should wait. The second is . . . what if they are actually Byblis seeds? If they are Byblis, they need a "smoke treatment" in order to sprout.
So here are the questions . . .
Can I do the "smoke treatment" (pot in plastic bag with smoke) with a bunch of sundew seedlings in the pot? Or will the smoke harm the seedlings?
Or if I wait for all the sundew seed to sprout, and remove them from the pot, will the Byblis seeds still be viable (and treatable with the "smoke method") after sitting in moist substrate for several months?
Note:
The "smoke treatment" I'm refereeing to, is one of the methods suggested in The Savage Garden by Peter D'Amato. I chose this one because it would be easiest for me. However, instead of a lit cigarette (as suggested in the book) I would use smoldering incense.
How would you deal with this Drosera-Byblis predicament?
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