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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 15, 2017 2:02:19 GMT -5
Drosera nitidula X pulchella
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Post by chamelea on Feb 24, 2017 16:14:02 GMT -5
This log has been good in helping me to decide what I would want in the future. Lol So far I really love the flowers of carbarup and occidentialis. Very cute collection. I hesitated on getting gemmae when you posted last October about them. I think I may try next time you plan on a group order. 👍
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 24, 2017 17:32:02 GMT -5
For sure! I'm hoping to produce a few gemmae myself this winter, if it works out I can save some for you. D. x carbarup is one of my all time favorite, beautiful flowers and they bloom quite often! I have mixed feelings reading my old posts in this log because I lost many of my pygmies and I miss them. Oh well, I'll be super caring to the ones I still have and hope to obtain more in the future! Willy
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Post by chamelea on Feb 25, 2017 16:10:26 GMT -5
Are pygmies more difficult to care for? They're pretty exotic, in an already exotic plant group, for some reason. Or at least they are to me. Lol Where do most of these originate from? I am intrigued with South African and Australian plants.
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 25, 2017 20:19:22 GMT -5
They aren't the easiest, even expert growers sometimes would experience random deaths. They are all from Australia except the walking plant which is found not in Australia. These plants need seasonal tuning in order to be healthy. Willy
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Post by lloyd on Feb 25, 2017 22:19:02 GMT -5
If you accept that they may not last more than a season or two, they are very easy to grow. The tricky part is getting flowers, gemmae or perennial growth.
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Post by atom on Feb 25, 2017 23:40:37 GMT -5
Drosera nitidula X pulchella Were these germinated on a paper towel/similar material or is this a picture of them in the process of being transplanted? If the former, did you notice a difference in success between the ones planted directly into peat vs. on the paper towel? Neat little plants and great pics as usual!
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 25, 2017 23:55:26 GMT -5
Drosera nitidula X pulchella ... Were these germinated on a paper towel/similar material or is this a picture of them in the process of being transplanted? If the former, did you notice a difference in success between the ones planted directly into peat vs. on the paper towel? Neat little plants and great pics as usual! I'm obsessed with paper towel haha! I'm not sure if it helps but I like it better than peat topping because it's easier to plant the super tiny gemmae on white than black. Willy
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Post by atom on Feb 26, 2017 0:05:16 GMT -5
Were these germinated on a paper towel/similar material or is this a picture of them in the process of being transplanted? If the former, did you notice a difference in success between the ones planted directly into peat vs. on the paper towel? Neat little plants and great pics as usual! I'm obsessed with paper towel haha! I'm not sure if it helps but I like it better than peat topping because it's easier to plant the super tiny gemmae on white than black. Willy Ahh I see thanks for the quick response. Is there a specific time when you move it from the paper towel onto the peat?
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 26, 2017 1:38:26 GMT -5
Oh, the paper towel is right on top of the peat
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 26, 2017 1:44:09 GMT -5
Like this
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Post by atom on Feb 26, 2017 1:49:47 GMT -5
Like this Whoa I had no idea this was even a thing! Thanks for taking the time to share that pic
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Post by ep31 on Feb 26, 2017 11:54:02 GMT -5
That's a great idea to put the paper towel on the peat. Is mold an issue though? And do you leave the paper towel there as-is or do you somehow try to cut the extra away?
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 26, 2017 12:18:40 GMT -5
I will cut the extra away after a while. Mold isn't an issue so far
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Post by WillyCKH on Apr 12, 2017 12:10:02 GMT -5
Drosera roseana
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