Post by tom on Jun 9, 2006 9:45:45 GMT -5
A brief look on whats going on in my collection lately...
-Utricularia calycifida seedlings! I got seeds a few weeks ago and feared the worst when i saw D. capensis sprouting... but they were there anyway apparently! But i do wonder how cape sundew got in there, the seeds looked clean and i dont have any flowering plant nearby... But you all know what this means: U.calycifida plants will be up to trade shortly
-Drosera glabripes. Got the seeds from Andy 2 years ago, got only 2 seedlings, this one survived my movings Oddysey! Seem to be the right thing, but Droserae left me very doubtful/paranoid in the last years, everytime i receive something new... Too much midIDed on the seeds market!
-Pinguicula lusitanica with a flower stalk. With a break of 2 years from cultivating this species, I've decided to try it back from the CCPS seedbank. And as usual, this tiny plant gave me satisfaction of its flowering. Never find it hard to grow, but can mosses can choke small plants quite easily. I'll try to post a few pictures when the flower open.
-Cattleya aclandiae seedlings in vitro. Yes, I know, I cheated, it's an orchid... But its only to prove you that TC can be done without expensive equipment (but expensive equipement make your life easier... but not your budget!). A boiling pan of water, a pressure cooker, baby food jar or Masson jar, media (some can be homemade), patience and rigor (sorry, this can't be bought in a store near you).
-Pinguicula vallisneriifolia 'pale blue flower' (#2 Rio de Borosa, Sierra de Segura, Spain, 850-900m). I grew this plant from seeds from BCP 5-6 years ago. It still refuse to flower for me, but produce 1 gemmae/year (Martin will got it this year). I grow it in an acidic media, but I would like to try a more calcerous one soon, perhaps on a porous rock... We will see, but I always fear to lose it, since it not a plant that can be find again easily (as almost any CP in Canada anyway! ). As you can see, it begins to produce its caracteristic long and narrow carnivorous leaves. i already got a 4" leaf, but it is far from the reports I've read on plants in habitat...
-Utricularia livida in bloom... nothing much to say here...
-How many Byblis liniflora one can need? I tried making cuttings on plants and rooting them with rooting powder. Works quite well, lost only 4 plants (out of 40) in the rooting process and acclimatation. The others losts, as you can see, is due to a lack of watering (yup, my plant worst's enemy is still me!)
-Pinguicula agnata 'scented' x sp 'Guanajuato'. I think it might be P. 'Titan' but I prefer to distribute it under the name I got it. Got this plant a few years ago from Frank Breil and it has been a very shy grower. i moved it on pure sphagnum 2 years ago and growth was a bit better but still wasn't satisfied. I tried a inorganic substrate, similar to the one Eric Partrat use, and got it to flower 2 times since september! The plants diamater is a bit more than 6". The only downside of this mix is that you should water more frequently though...
-Utricularia gibba flower stalk. That's the pile of mud I was talking about! I was quite surprised to find this bud this week, I dont usually look at this plants very often... And rejected ones often bloom when you don't look at them . I grow it in a glass container and a lid (kind of a cookie jar). Evaporation is minimal and the plants grow undisturbed: I dont remember having add water in this pot since I put it in (in february). The plant seems to have grown hi flower bud when I began to raise the light duration in my plants corner. For multiplication and rapid growth, I keep a bit of U. gibba in my aquarium where it get plenty of nutrients from the fishes, fish food and plants decay (nutrients + CO2). When the tank is overwhelmed, I take a nice clump of it and put it in a closed plastic bag, waiting to be traded.
To be continued on June pictures 2...
-Utricularia calycifida seedlings! I got seeds a few weeks ago and feared the worst when i saw D. capensis sprouting... but they were there anyway apparently! But i do wonder how cape sundew got in there, the seeds looked clean and i dont have any flowering plant nearby... But you all know what this means: U.calycifida plants will be up to trade shortly
-Drosera glabripes. Got the seeds from Andy 2 years ago, got only 2 seedlings, this one survived my movings Oddysey! Seem to be the right thing, but Droserae left me very doubtful/paranoid in the last years, everytime i receive something new... Too much midIDed on the seeds market!
-Pinguicula lusitanica with a flower stalk. With a break of 2 years from cultivating this species, I've decided to try it back from the CCPS seedbank. And as usual, this tiny plant gave me satisfaction of its flowering. Never find it hard to grow, but can mosses can choke small plants quite easily. I'll try to post a few pictures when the flower open.
-Cattleya aclandiae seedlings in vitro. Yes, I know, I cheated, it's an orchid... But its only to prove you that TC can be done without expensive equipment (but expensive equipement make your life easier... but not your budget!). A boiling pan of water, a pressure cooker, baby food jar or Masson jar, media (some can be homemade), patience and rigor (sorry, this can't be bought in a store near you).
-Pinguicula vallisneriifolia 'pale blue flower' (#2 Rio de Borosa, Sierra de Segura, Spain, 850-900m). I grew this plant from seeds from BCP 5-6 years ago. It still refuse to flower for me, but produce 1 gemmae/year (Martin will got it this year). I grow it in an acidic media, but I would like to try a more calcerous one soon, perhaps on a porous rock... We will see, but I always fear to lose it, since it not a plant that can be find again easily (as almost any CP in Canada anyway! ). As you can see, it begins to produce its caracteristic long and narrow carnivorous leaves. i already got a 4" leaf, but it is far from the reports I've read on plants in habitat...
-Utricularia livida in bloom... nothing much to say here...
-How many Byblis liniflora one can need? I tried making cuttings on plants and rooting them with rooting powder. Works quite well, lost only 4 plants (out of 40) in the rooting process and acclimatation. The others losts, as you can see, is due to a lack of watering (yup, my plant worst's enemy is still me!)
-Pinguicula agnata 'scented' x sp 'Guanajuato'. I think it might be P. 'Titan' but I prefer to distribute it under the name I got it. Got this plant a few years ago from Frank Breil and it has been a very shy grower. i moved it on pure sphagnum 2 years ago and growth was a bit better but still wasn't satisfied. I tried a inorganic substrate, similar to the one Eric Partrat use, and got it to flower 2 times since september! The plants diamater is a bit more than 6". The only downside of this mix is that you should water more frequently though...
-Utricularia gibba flower stalk. That's the pile of mud I was talking about! I was quite surprised to find this bud this week, I dont usually look at this plants very often... And rejected ones often bloom when you don't look at them . I grow it in a glass container and a lid (kind of a cookie jar). Evaporation is minimal and the plants grow undisturbed: I dont remember having add water in this pot since I put it in (in february). The plant seems to have grown hi flower bud when I began to raise the light duration in my plants corner. For multiplication and rapid growth, I keep a bit of U. gibba in my aquarium where it get plenty of nutrients from the fishes, fish food and plants decay (nutrients + CO2). When the tank is overwhelmed, I take a nice clump of it and put it in a closed plastic bag, waiting to be traded.
To be continued on June pictures 2...