So I had tried to grow drosera regia, drosophyllum and given up when both had sprouted two seedlings each that promptly died. I left the pot with drosophyllum seeds in a corner of a tray and forgot about them. I sowed some spatulata seeds from a spatulata that had flowered in the pot that had the regia seeds. The spatulata seeds germinated a couple of months ago.
Today I got drosophyllum seeds that [MENTION=3500]jeff 2[/MENTION] had generously sent me, so I remembered my sad little pot with the non-starter drosophyllum seeds.... and found two seedlings!!!
A second surprise was when I looked at the pot with the spatulata seedlings and thought one looked rather big for its age and.... I had a drosera regia seedling too. Regia germinating in neglect with the balcony hitting 30 degrees + around noon? Go figure. And here I'd obsessed with how to keep them cool only to have them die.
https://twitter.com/Vidyut/status/963716867939622917
Both the regia and the drosophyllum have grown more than the previous seedlings that died.
Next time I eagerly want any seeds to germinate, I'm going to plant them and FORGET about them.
Today I got drosophyllum seeds that [MENTION=3500]jeff 2[/MENTION] had generously sent me, so I remembered my sad little pot with the non-starter drosophyllum seeds.... and found two seedlings!!!
A second surprise was when I looked at the pot with the spatulata seedlings and thought one looked rather big for its age and.... I had a drosera regia seedling too. Regia germinating in neglect with the balcony hitting 30 degrees + around noon? Go figure. And here I'd obsessed with how to keep them cool only to have them die.
https://twitter.com/Vidyut/status/963716867939622917
Both the regia and the drosophyllum have grown more than the previous seedlings that died.
Next time I eagerly want any seeds to germinate, I'm going to plant them and FORGET about them.