mrAlmond Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 This is my first successfull drosera hybrid... Drosera neocaledonica x oblanceolata "Hong Kong" The "mother" is neocaledonica...so looking at those seedlings that are different from the pure D.neocaledonica ones I can say that the hybridization has gone good! Moreover D.oblanceolata seedlings have a more rounded lamina... Looking forward to see the flower (I will have to wait some months in my terrarium). I hope also to see more "neocaledonica" characteristics like the "hairy" petiole (that in neocaledonica seedlings are absent). These are the "parents"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 For a comparison...these are D.oblanceolata seedlings: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droseraman Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 very cool! Congrats For a comparison...these are D.oblanceolata seedlings: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Looking good, i am curious about adult plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Evans Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hey there, And just the other day I was wondering if these two species can hybridize... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hey there,And just the other day I was wondering if these two species can hybridize... Thye should...I've read (I don't remember where) that they are very similar from the genetic point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyoliver Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Looking good, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Thye should...I've read (I don't remember where) that they are very similar from the genetic point of view. A good way for checking if two Droserae will cross is to check if they are in the same section: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Drosera_species and they both have the same number of chromosomes: http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/ipcn.html http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/reprint/90/1/123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) Yes Amar you are right. They are in the same subsection "drosera". However D.oblanceolata is not mentioned in those documents...but it should have 2n = 20 or 40. Moreover being in the same section and having a compatible chromosome number means that you have a good percentage of success...but not 100%. Edited September 10, 2009 by mrAlmond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted September 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Here I am with a little update about this cross...plants are beautiful and ready to flower...flower stalk is red and thin as D.oblanceolata but buds are bigger and reminds those of D.neocaledonica...moreover it has some long hairs on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Certainly a hybrid and a very nice plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtricSeb Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 (edited) Excelent work, the plants look fantastic. Congratulations, now you have to register a name for it! Is it easy to grow? It has the charmy look of D.neocaledonica with the hairy petioles. It would be nice to have a plant with that look that is more easy and fast to grow than N.neocaledonica Edited September 12, 2010 by UtricSeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Excelent work, the plants look fantastic. Congratulations, now you have to register a name for it!Is it easy to grow? It has the charmy look of D.neocaledonica with the hairy petioles. It would be nice to have a plant with that look that is more easy and fast to grow than N.neocaledonica Yes Seb, it seems to be easier and faster to grow...I've sown some pure D.neocaledonica on the other side of the pot and those seedlings are still half of the size of the hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted October 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Here some pics of the flower...it's white like D.neocaledonica but smaller and with a calyx similar to D.oblanceolata... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Nice, crisp pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Fantastic hybrid! I like the shape and the texture of the leaves. The flower is also interesting because when a white-flowered Drosera is crossed with pink-flowered one, the hybrids will produce pink flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Wow, really nice!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats! Fernando Edited January 9, 2011 by Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavindil Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 How did you avoid self pollination? I would like to try to make new hybrids. Any tip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 How did you avoid self pollination? I would like to try to make new hybrids. Any tip? Just carefully cut off the anthers before they mature. This way self-pollination is impossible. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v29n1/Fig04.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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