joshg
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Jul 2, 2007 18:59:54 GMT -5
Post by joshg on Jul 2, 2007 18:59:54 GMT -5
Hey guys.
Both of my sundews are flowering, and also my VFT
Should I cut of these flower stalks? Because it looks like it making not a lot of dew now. Is there a special way?
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Jul 2, 2007 20:07:54 GMT -5
Post by lloyd on Jul 2, 2007 20:07:54 GMT -5
If you want to encourage vegetative growth on a small plant just snip off the stalks near their origin.
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Jul 3, 2007 11:15:50 GMT -5
Post by mabudon on Jul 3, 2007 11:15:50 GMT -5
Something I've read a few times and have experienced once with VFTs, if you snip the stalk too soon, the plant might attempt to make another flower- supposedly you should wait til one flower has opened at least if saving energy is your goal. Sundews, cut 'em or leave em be, it's no big deal really- tho some species will die after flowering (like D.burmanii- not "up and die" but begin to peter out over time)
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Jul 9, 2007 19:45:05 GMT -5
Post by Syble on Jul 9, 2007 19:45:05 GMT -5
I just pinch my VFT stalks off near the base when they are about an inch tall. sundews I let flower, got to collect the seed! Sib
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Aug 5, 2007 22:50:31 GMT -5
Post by Sawchuk on Aug 5, 2007 22:50:31 GMT -5
so my sundews are triyn to flower constantly and i keep cuttin cause i want better gound growth, but i let a couple go on each plant and now i cant actully get the flowers to fully open, one really rainy long day n nihgt it opened slightly but then it got bright and kidda gets black or darker
can anyone tell me what the main reaosn for this would be?? i should prob provide more shade and higher humidity for them to open correct??? SID
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Post by Syble on Aug 6, 2007 7:47:09 GMT -5
usually its light thats required. I found with alot of my sundews on my stand that they don't actually stay open all day, I just kept missing them. Sib
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Aug 6, 2007 10:04:30 GMT -5
Post by Rug on Aug 6, 2007 10:04:30 GMT -5
I've read that most sundew flowers only open for one day only then close to self pollenate. I believe it was in "The Savage Garden" or "Growing Carnivorous Plants". Not positive on that but none of mine have opened for more than one day at a time either.
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Aug 6, 2007 13:30:50 GMT -5
Post by Sawchuk on Aug 6, 2007 13:30:50 GMT -5
so your sayin im goin to get seed form these?? i htough they had to open to set pollinate?? RIGHT ON how do i go by doing this??
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Aug 6, 2007 15:21:12 GMT -5
Post by Rug on Aug 6, 2007 15:21:12 GMT -5
Yeah they open up for a day or so to possibly cross pollenate and if that doesn't happen I guess they close in on themselves and are able to self pollenate. As far as I know sundews r the only cp's that are able to self pollenate. Just let them flower and close and once all the flowers have gone thru that cycle I suppose you can harvest the seed from them in a short time later. Someone else can clarify this because I'm only going by what I read and not by what I have done because I have a bunch in flower right now and am also waiting on the last of the flowers to open.
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Aug 6, 2007 18:49:03 GMT -5
Post by Rick Hillier on Aug 6, 2007 18:49:03 GMT -5
I'm convinced that it is rare that a sundew flower would ever get cross polinated in the wild. I've been in a few places where both D. rotundifolia and D. intermedia are intermixed in profusion, and I have yet to find a hybrid amongst them.
Maybe the flowers aren't open long enough or the leaves of the plant are more attractive... I don't know.
The only natural cross I ever saw (in a photo) was last year when Olivier visited from Switzerland. Before he arrived at our place, he found a cross between linearis and rotundifolia up on the Bruce Peninsula down the coast from Dorcas Bay.
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Aug 6, 2007 19:39:38 GMT -5
Post by Sawchuk on Aug 6, 2007 19:39:38 GMT -5
so how would i get these seeds form the flowers??
maybe i should do some investigating in my Savage Garden
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Aug 6, 2007 20:07:18 GMT -5
Post by vraev on Aug 6, 2007 20:07:18 GMT -5
yeah,,,,based on my limited sundews (2 species) . SUndew flowers are open for max 2 days...i.e., close at night open next day...but the smaller ones (the lakebadgerup...flowersize is like 2 mm) open only for one day. I actually removed a stamen from one and tried brushing it on the other one. I have to wait and see if I can get some seed from a pygmy. I always wanted a carpet of pygmy sundews.
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Aug 6, 2007 21:06:23 GMT -5
Post by Rug on Aug 6, 2007 21:06:23 GMT -5
Basically you let them sit for a while to dry up then gently tap the flowers onto a sheet of white paper (so you can see them they are really tiny!!!) The seeds are extreamly small and black colored! I actually wet a toothpick and touch each seed with it to stick it to the toothpick and then use the toothpick to plant the seed on the medium. I find this works very well.
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Aug 6, 2007 21:25:06 GMT -5
Post by vraev on Aug 6, 2007 21:25:06 GMT -5
well...yeah....or...the way I do it is just take a piece of paper and after the flower is dry u can almost see the seeds trying to fall out...carefully take the flower and just crush it over the paper. You will end up with tons of seed from each. I only hope the pygmy can make some seed. VINC!!! where are u buddy? Did u ever get these things to self pollinate??
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Aug 6, 2007 21:42:48 GMT -5
Post by lloyd on Aug 6, 2007 21:42:48 GMT -5
I've heard that pygmies are very difficult to germinate. The gemmae are so easy to grow that it's probably not worth trying unless you want to try hybridizing. I've tried some pygmy seed but never with any success.
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