Post by alexintx on Mar 22, 2018 13:43:58 GMT -5
So, before I went off to college, I got rid of a lot of my carnivores -- my family was going to take care of them for me, so I didn't want to keep anything too tricky. Nevertheless, last August, I decided to grab some sundew seeds from the ICPS. I grow them in my terrarium under 4 T5HO bulbs.
Now, they're flowering profusely and look amazing.
First up is D. burmannii:
I planted the seeds a bit too close together. They get pink tentacles when I haven't fed them for a while, but unbeknownst to me, two of my bulbs died (which is why they're all green now -- though the problem has been fixed.) Suprisingly, these took much longer to start flowering than the other sundews -- which began flowering in January. Because it's an annual, I expected them to flower first.
Next up is D. "Tamlin":
These seeds took the longest to sprout, but they're great plants. As you can tell, they flower incredibly profusely. I've had a hard time collecting seeds because the stalks with mature pods also have flowers on them! I like the coloration these guys get. I'm trying to grow some leaf cuttings of them outside -- they should be able to handle our winters, so I might as well try. The plantlets are too small to be worth photographing though.
Last, but not least, is D. spatulata -- Beenak, Victoria, Australia:
I might like these more than "Tamlin" -- despite being smaller and less profuse bloomers, the coloration they get is awesome, and they grow a bit faster. When I feed them heavily, only the heads of the tentacles are red. They're pretty fantastic plants. I'm also trying some leaf cuttings of these outside for the same reason as "Tamlin". I've also spread some of the seeds I got in my sarr and VFT pots -- if I get any survivors, I know they'll've been selected for really hardy plants, which might make good seeds to giveaway to beginners.
I've also got a couple random D. binata growing with my sarrs, but they're only seedlings. Sundews are so entertaining because of how fast they grow. If I feed them once a week, they grow fast enough that they are different every day.
Now, they're flowering profusely and look amazing.
First up is D. burmannii:
I planted the seeds a bit too close together. They get pink tentacles when I haven't fed them for a while, but unbeknownst to me, two of my bulbs died (which is why they're all green now -- though the problem has been fixed.) Suprisingly, these took much longer to start flowering than the other sundews -- which began flowering in January. Because it's an annual, I expected them to flower first.
Next up is D. "Tamlin":
These seeds took the longest to sprout, but they're great plants. As you can tell, they flower incredibly profusely. I've had a hard time collecting seeds because the stalks with mature pods also have flowers on them! I like the coloration these guys get. I'm trying to grow some leaf cuttings of them outside -- they should be able to handle our winters, so I might as well try. The plantlets are too small to be worth photographing though.
Last, but not least, is D. spatulata -- Beenak, Victoria, Australia:
I might like these more than "Tamlin" -- despite being smaller and less profuse bloomers, the coloration they get is awesome, and they grow a bit faster. When I feed them heavily, only the heads of the tentacles are red. They're pretty fantastic plants. I'm also trying some leaf cuttings of these outside for the same reason as "Tamlin". I've also spread some of the seeds I got in my sarr and VFT pots -- if I get any survivors, I know they'll've been selected for really hardy plants, which might make good seeds to giveaway to beginners.
I've also got a couple random D. binata growing with my sarrs, but they're only seedlings. Sundews are so entertaining because of how fast they grow. If I feed them once a week, they grow fast enough that they are different every day.