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Post by Apoplast on Apr 2, 2013 21:17:44 GMT -5
Hi DVG - Awesome! It looks like it's undergoing binary fission! You may end up with a colony of these without having to try leaf pullings.
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Post by dvg on Apr 3, 2013 13:11:28 GMT -5
Wow its changed quite a bit within the 12 days. Will be interesting to see how it looks in a few months. Wonder if it will continue to switch from carnivorous leaves to the more succulent leaves throughout the seasons. To be honest, i'm not sure what to fully expect from this plant. Time will tell of course, but i've been reading up on cristate succulent forms and hope that some of that knowledge will be transferable in maintaining this plant in cultivation. Hi DVG - Awesome! It looks like it's undergoing binary fission! You may end up with a colony of these without having to try leaf pullings. It almost looks like it is trying to divide, doesn't it. If these clumps can be divided up and still retain this type of growth, that would sort of solve a large part of the propagation problem. dvg
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Post by hal on Apr 3, 2013 17:54:07 GMT -5
It almost looks like it is trying to divide, doesn't it. I think it is. I've had pings that after a few years of growth will start dividing into multiple growth points until they almost turn into a "ball o' pings" with the roots on the inside of the ball. Or they form about a 3/4 sphere with some roots coming out the bottom. I think they divide so much they start pushing the divisions on the edges over on their sides and eventually they go full circle and meet on the other side. The leaves usually change shape at the same time, getting shorter and thinner, sometimes they also curl up. I've seen this with moranensis, Weser, agnata and I have an immaculata that has started doing it. Never seen quite the change in leaf shape that you're experiencing though., dvg. It really is unique.
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Post by lloyd on Apr 3, 2013 19:37:29 GMT -5
I hope this isn't a demon plant ;D
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Post by dvg on Apr 3, 2013 19:43:15 GMT -5
I hope this isn't a demon plant ;D A demon plant? Funny you should ask that, but to a bug it is - OH-Hell-Yeah! Them bugs start praying that this lil monster isn't preying... ...on them! dvg
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Post by dvg on Apr 3, 2013 19:54:06 GMT -5
It almost looks like it is trying to divide, doesn't it. I think it is. I hope so too. dvg
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Post by dvg on Apr 10, 2013 15:36:11 GMT -5
This is kinda cool. I had a look at this plant and it appeared to be two separate plants, so I took a toothpick and slid it through an opening between the two clumps and continued pushing it a little ways into the media. Then I gently pried the toothpick back towards me and voilà... ...now there are two... dvg
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Post by 31drew31 on Apr 10, 2013 19:27:08 GMT -5
Cool stuff! I think it may continue splitting.
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Post by lloyd on Apr 10, 2013 21:11:39 GMT -5
I've read sci-fi stories that start like this-and they don't end well.
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Post by dvg on Apr 11, 2013 14:23:29 GMT -5
I've read sci-fi stories that start like this-and they don't end well. I can well imagine... I was surprised how firm these little monsters were: not a leaf came loose when these two plants were pried apart. They were not soft and squishy as I has thought, but were much harder than that - they feel like moulded plastic. dvg
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Post by tom on Apr 11, 2013 19:59:49 GMT -5
and don't feed them after midnight...
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Post by H2O on Apr 11, 2013 22:22:41 GMT -5
Haha Tom! I just watched that movie with my wife a couple days ago, she had never seen it before.
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 11, 2013 22:55:02 GMT -5
Hi DVG - Awesome! They are beginning their slow inexorable march to world domination! Interesting they are so solid. I had anticipated them being fragile. I hope these become a common cultivar - P. jaumavensis 'Doug'.
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Post by dvg on Apr 12, 2013 16:17:12 GMT -5
and don't feed them after midnight... Duly noted... Hi DVG - Awesome! They are beginning their slow inexorable march to world domination! Interesting they are so solid. I had anticipated them being fragile. I hope these become a common cultivar - P. jaumavensis 'Doug'. Thanks Apoplast! Regarding their solidness, i was really quite surprised by their ability to take a pretty good squeeze between my forefinger and thumb, without dropping any leaves or getting bent out of shape... ...them are some tough little hombres. As for a possible name... ...how about P. jaumavensis var. cristata 'Cluster-plucker' ? I ran that name by my wife but she didn't like it. dvg
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 12, 2013 18:21:16 GMT -5
As for a possible name... ...how about P. jaumavensis var. cristata 'Cluster-plucker' ? I ran that name by my wife but she didn't like it. Sound like a vote for the name to me. If it helps, I love it!
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