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Post by canuk1w1 on Mar 30, 2014 18:09:53 GMT -5
"Saints and sinners Something within us We are lord of flies Saints and sinners Something willing us To be lord of the flies" (struth, I was more into Judas Priest and Deep Purple but respect nonetheless) Some pics of my new VFTs. D. muscipula 'red pablo'I'm loving this little guy. Exquisite colour. Here he is under the LED grow light: And the same plant with direct morning sun: D. muscipula 'green dragon'Seems to be waking from dormancy. The color does not seem as intense as 'red pablo' but still nice and larger traps. Can't wait for this one to wake up. I didn't take one without the LED light today. D. muscipula 'giant'This one is in spike. I'm guessing flower this will open by Thursday. It'll need to be fed soon - I did contemplate cutting the spike and propagating but I reckon the plant looks healthy enough to survive relocation and flowering (if I'm wrong please let me know). Maiden, thanks again for beautiful plants!
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Post by LAKJP on Mar 30, 2014 19:31:14 GMT -5
Those are some awesome looking plants you have there
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Post by Raymond on Mar 30, 2014 19:44:25 GMT -5
Nice Plants on another note... THAT movie made me cry
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Post by canuk1w1 on Mar 30, 2014 21:27:37 GMT -5
Thanks both of you. All the credit goes to Maiden, I've had them barely a week. In another year I can maybe take a bow for keeping them in decent condition... Ray, I remember reading the book (grade 7 I think?) but cannot remember the movie. Might actually be one to re-read on a flight somewhere. I was thinking of the Iron Maiden tune .
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Post by Maiden on Mar 30, 2014 21:44:11 GMT -5
Thanx for the pictures For the flower, keep an eye On the new traps. If the growing speed and color stay normal no need to cut the flower. Your new plants are under stress right now , in a month or 2, they will be stunning with new traps. Expect a wider setback for your helis. They will idle much longer. For your giants, the seeds has been sowed on 24/5/2013. You can follow their story there: www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php/134332-Unknow-dionaea-seeds-growing-challenge
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Post by canuk1w1 on Mar 30, 2014 22:32:48 GMT -5
Merci beaucoup mon ami. There are two traps open so I will try to feed it tomorrow. The Helis are bagged (for humidity). I plan to leave them in the bags for at least one more week then slowly acclimate them. D. spatulata is developing more dew as you can see in these images (it looks to have even more dew now, just a few hours later). I'll upload some pics of the Helis. I thought about moving them to smaller pots to fit into some tall vases but I don't want to stress th plants too much - so I get a bigger vase for the pulchella .
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Post by ilikewhatido on Mar 31, 2014 0:03:29 GMT -5
Nice plants you got there. They should settle in quickly as the whether gets warmer. May I ask what are the characteristics of "Giant" and "Red Pablo"?
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Post by Maiden on Mar 31, 2014 10:37:09 GMT -5
it looks to have even more dew now, just a few hours later). When i ship a plant, i like to feed it 2 days before. This way, when the new owner repot it, the plant have a lil boost and this minimize the setback.
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Post by Maiden on Mar 31, 2014 10:46:12 GMT -5
Nice plants you got there. They should settle in quickly as the whether gets warmer. May I ask what are the characteristics of "Giant" and "Red Pablo"? The giants are from an open pollenisation of DC XL, Low giants, Cze giants and big mouth. The traps can be very big. IMG_4678 par Maiden The red pablo is a cultivar i got from a friend in europe. Its a plant who stay low, traps lying on the media. All the plant is deep red, with medium sized traps. The traps are mostly red, with a little line of green, or 100% red under strong lights. The teeths are saw style, very short like a dentate and irregular like the korean melody shark. This dionaea is the most aggressive on food i ever seen. Dionaea 'red pablo'
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Post by canuk1w1 on Mar 31, 2014 11:36:27 GMT -5
I'm hoping Maiden sees this post - he grew them from seed so can confirm. But here's where my research is pointing so far: 'Red Pablo' - Seems closest to 'Petite Dragon'. Small rosette and traps, very neat habit, incredibly intense colour. 'Giant' - seems closest to the FTS 'Low Giant' cultivar. But the seeds were from Jon Brittnacher so guessing this is from the ICPS seed bank. The biggest traps on the mature plants are about 1" long. I'm still in learning mode on VFT cultivars so probably wrong. The 'red pablo' and 'green dragon' (as well as my new pitcher plants) have me appreciating red plants. From what you describe, that G16 may be a larger form of 'red pablo'? Unfortunately BCP don't sell seeds .
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Post by canuk1w1 on Mar 31, 2014 11:52:47 GMT -5
it looks to have even more dew now, just a few hours later). When i ship a plant, i like to feed it 2 days before. This way, when the new owner repot it, the plant have a lil boost and this minimize the setback. Very true. The leaves have remained plump and very healthy-looking. I always expect some type of transplant shock but it seems to be developing some color too. I'll keep that in mind for when I start sending plants ! Nice plants you got there. They should settle in quickly as the whether gets warmer. May I ask what are the characteristics of "Giant" and "Red Pablo"? The giants are from an open pollenisation of DC XL, Low giants, Cze giants and big mouth. The traps can be very big. IMG_4678 par Maiden The red pablo is a cultivar i got from a friend in europe. Its a plant who stay low, traps lying on the media. All the plant if deep red, with medium sized traps. The traps are mostly red, with a little line of green, or 100% red under strong lights. The teeths are saw style, very short like a dentate and irregular like the korean melody shark. This dionaea is the most aggressive on food i ever seen. Dionaea 'red pablo'Were the mother plants for the 'giant' (that produced the seed) a mix of all four? Or was there one and the pollen from all four mixed - e.g. DC XL mother plant that produced seed after cross pollinating with all four? Thanks again for the info on the 'red pablo'. It seems set back the least with 3 traps open. Hardly and green visible on mine at all - note to self, more lights needed!
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Post by Maiden on Mar 31, 2014 12:32:42 GMT -5
I'm hoping Maiden sees this post - he grew them from seed so can confirm. But here's where my research is pointing so far: 'Red Pablo' - Seems closest to 'Petite Dragon'. Small rosette and traps, very neat habit, incredibly intense colour. 'Giant' - seems closest to the FTS 'Low Giant' cultivar. But the seeds were from Jon Brittnacher so guessing this is from the ICPS seed bank. The biggest traps on the mature plants are about 1" long. I'm still in learning mode on VFT cultivars so probably wrong. The 'red pablo' and 'green dragon' (as well as my new pitcher plants) have me appreciating red plants. From what you describe, that G16 may be a larger form of 'red pablo'? Unfortunately BCP don't sell seeds . In fact, red pablo, like all cultivars, cannot be propagated with seeds. Only from vegetative methods, like cuttings or divisions. The plant can make seeds, but the seedlings will be different. I got the original one as a live plant from europe. For the giant clone, the seeds where donated by my friend matt miller(owner of flytrapstore.com). He wanted to see if i was able to grow a adult plant from seed under a year, outvitro.
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Post by Maiden on Mar 31, 2014 12:36:32 GMT -5
a mix of all four? Or was there one and the pollen from all four mixed - e.g. DC XL mother plant that produced seed after cross pollinating with all four? We dont know. It was a natural pollenisation by insects with many giants clones. In fact, all the giants you got from me are different unique plants of differents size.
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Post by ilikewhatido on Apr 2, 2014 20:49:10 GMT -5
I'm hoping Maiden sees this post - he grew them from seed so can confirm. But here's where my research is pointing so far: 'Red Pablo' - Seems closest to 'Petite Dragon'. Small rosette and traps, very neat habit, incredibly intense colour. 'Giant' - seems closest to the FTS 'Low Giant' cultivar. But the seeds were from Jon Brittnacher so guessing this is from the ICPS seed bank. The biggest traps on the mature plants are about 1" long. I'm still in learning mode on VFT cultivars so probably wrong. The 'red pablo' and 'green dragon' (as well as my new pitcher plants) have me appreciating red plants. From what you describe, that G16 may be a larger form of 'red pablo'? Unfortunately BCP don't sell seeds . I think Petite Dragon has regular teeth and the famous forked flower stalks. From the picture above Red Pablo looks a bit like 'Bohemian Garnet' and Scarlet Bristle. They are all very nice red sawtooth plants! On the other hand, G16 is a completely different beast. It looks like this -> www.flytrapcare.com/phpBB3/g16-my-current-favorite-giant-flytrap-t21614.html
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Post by canuk1w1 on Apr 3, 2014 9:02:17 GMT -5
Wow, can't wait for them to develop an all red version - like a giant 'red pablo'! You'd probably go broke feeding that one.
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