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Post by Apoplast on Dec 26, 2011 15:16:52 GMT -5
As this the the height of the growing season (well for my tuberous dew species), I thought I'd share a few pictures and get opinions on something. I'm not the best photographer so please forgive the marginal picture quality. To lead off, I wanted to show you a shot of my D. tubaestylis as they spread across the pot. I like these little guys as they seem hardy and propagate quickly (well for tuberous dews). Next up on the hit parade, is a plant I am very proud of this year. This is my D. lowriei. It flowered already, but has now put out a new flower from what appears to be a new growth point. Actually, there seem to be three new growth points, though they are not easy to see under all the emerging leaves and under all the dew. See if you count more or fewer. But the real questions is: Will it divide into multiple tubers? Thoughts? Stay tuned for the definitive answer in a few months. Lastly, I have a question for you all. Many of my dews are adjusting to the northern hemisphere, and so are slow to emerge this year. This is true of the D. zonaria below. What I am curious about is the structure emerging from next to the main shoot. It looks like an emerging inflorescence in many ways, but I know this species is a very shy flower producer (flowers weren't observed on this species for 100yrs after it was described!). So a flower would feel like tremendous luck. Still, I can't help but wonder. Does anyone have any experience with this species flowering? Thanks for checking out my pictures!
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Post by lloyd on Dec 26, 2011 19:56:51 GMT -5
It does look like a flower but I don't know. Maybe a stolon? Nice tuberous dews.
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Post by Apoplast on Dec 27, 2011 15:11:40 GMT -5
Thanks Lloyd. I think I'm going to have to send the picture of the zonaria to my tuberous-dew-growing mentor and see what he has to say. I'll let everyone know of there is a final conclusion. And if it flowers... Well, expect me to post a long, long string of pictures crowing about that!
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Post by Apoplast on Mar 3, 2012 19:43:46 GMT -5
Good day all - I thought I'd post a tuber dew update. First off I did not get a zonaria flower. Bummer. In fact the silly little thing is being incredibly slow to fully expand it's leaves this year as you can see below. My tubaestylis are looking like they really want to finish their season soon. They still have nice dew but the leaves are looking a little tired. The magna is living up to its name. It's just an expansive carpet of dew covering the pot. It's colored up nicely too. The rosulata finally got itself going and is looking very happy. I really like this clone and I might have to get another rosulata in the future. And finally, my ever faithful lowriei. It always has dew, and never looks sad whether the conditions are ideal or not. With all of the growth points on it this year I am hoping the tuber splits for me this year. Wish me luck. I lied. That's not the last one. I decided to tack on a shot of my field of pygmy dews just for fun. I got all of them as gemmae this year and I'm looking forward to them growing a bit more. It's fun to have so much diversity in such a small space. Thanks for checking out my pictures.
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Post by Devon on Mar 3, 2012 22:26:31 GMT -5
Woooaahh. The magna really caught my eye. It looks like tongues or something..
Those pygmies pots look awesome with the silica on top.
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Post by Apoplast on Mar 4, 2012 10:23:11 GMT -5
Thanks Devon! The sand dressing of the pygmies is there in hopes of slowing moss growth. Against all advice, I'm also going to try to give them a bit of a summer dormancy.
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Post by peatmoss on Mar 4, 2012 18:31:14 GMT -5
Absolutely outlandish looking plants!
Those pygmies are looking good too.
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Post by dvg on Mar 4, 2012 19:13:36 GMT -5
Great job with your tuberous dews there Apo!
Truly some of the most beautiful of all the sundew groupings.
dvg
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Post by Apoplast on Mar 5, 2012 10:00:02 GMT -5
Thanks Peatmoss and DVG!
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 2, 2012 22:11:40 GMT -5
Good day - It's the end of the winter growing season fro me and I thought I'd put up a last few pictures before they all disappear for the summer. D. magna looking like it's going to be done in a week or two. D. tubaestylis which should be done very soon. D. rosulata hanging in there like a champ! My South African winter growing seedlings are also beginning to fade out for the season. I hope I see them next autumn. One of the D. cistiflora locations. My D. hilaris seedlings are looking tired too. Luckily the new tubers for the year and just popping up and will still give me a month or two of tuberous dew joy. D. squamosa such a harlet, but always a crowd pleaser. A new clone of D. tubaestylis just emerging. And finally what I hope will be a highly clonal form of D. erythrorhiza. Thanks for looking!
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Post by H2O on Apr 3, 2012 17:31:15 GMT -5
Your Drosera blow my mind, keep up the awesome work!
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 3, 2012 22:06:11 GMT -5
Thanks H20! There is still heartbreak involved, but it's worth it in the end.
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Post by Devon on Apr 22, 2012 20:25:15 GMT -5
squamosaaaaaaa!
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 23, 2012 21:18:50 GMT -5
Hi Devon - I'm glad you are so excited.
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Post by shoggoths on Apr 23, 2012 21:37:24 GMT -5
Your dews are really hot Apoplast, you've really given me the taste to try some. I'll dive into the experiment next autumn
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