JuanP Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 As per my introduction post, I purchased my first plants from Cultivo Carnivores last month. Here I will document their progress, and any additions to the collection. On 21·07·2017 They have since all been repotted into larger pots to accommodate the growing season that's fast approaching. For some reason the D. capensis lost it's red since I got it, but the seller assures me it will return in the summer. It receives plenty of direct unfiltered sunlight daily, and is fed well in the garden. Currently using distilled water, but will soon start up my RO system again as the watering demands requiring filtered water is increasing every day with seeds being sown and germinated. On 13·08·2017 Cheers, J.P. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantsman89 Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 You've got some great looking Drosera there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil1984 Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 They look amazing JuanP [emoji6]Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Thanks @Plantsman89 and @bigphil1984 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werds Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Drosera capensis red needs to have plenty of directo sun light to turn red... if not it will look like a typical one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 6 hours ago, werds said: Drosera capensis red needs to have plenty of directo sun light to turn red... if not it will look like a typical one. It gets direct full sun from 7:30am till 4:00pm, with a bit of shade/ filtered sun between 11:30am till 1:30pm when the sun is overhead. It's out in the open in the garden. So unless our sun has gone weak, I'm not sure that could be the cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 I wasn't entirely happy with the lighting last night, so took pics this morning with the sun as the light source: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Well, this morning I was inspecting the multitude of new leaves coming out of the crown of the Drosera capensis and noticed something strange, alot of hairs on one of them. Upon closer inspection... It's putting up a flower stalk! Si, I take it my plants must be happy with their current living conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 And today D. pulchella decided to show it's ready for spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantsman89 Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Cracking photos! Love that D. regia too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 A quick update on the Pygmies. Seems Drosera pulchella wastes no time in forming and shooting up flower stalks. If you listen closely, you can hear them grow! There are three plants getting ready to flower now. And last week, a little hitchhiker popped up with a leaf unfurling. Today finally got to ID it as Drosera binata T form. Nice little bonus with the Pot-of-Pygmies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphil1984 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 They look amazing. Love the white hairs that comes out the middle and the colour of the stalk [emoji6]Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 11 hours ago, JuanP said: Today finally got to ID it as Drosera binata T form. Nice little bonus with the Pot-of-Pygmies For sure it's a binata, but there's no way to tell the specific kind if the plant is still young, as it only starts to branch out further once it gets bigger, and a lot also depends on the growing conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 5 hours ago, carambola said: For sure it's a binata, but there's no way to tell the specific kind if the plant is still young, as it only starts to branch out further once it gets bigger, and a lot also depends on the growing conditions. Well, it can be one of two. Binata T form or Binata multifida, as those are the only the person who sold it to me has growing in her operation. Only found out she has two types after posting here. So, now it's another wait to see what it is for sure Either way, I'm ecstatic about all these freebies popping up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted August 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 A quick question for the experienced growers... A few days ago I noticed a small nub had formed on the lower stem of the Drosera regia. And every day it seems to be larger. Has anyone seen this before on their plants, and is it cause for concern like an infection or something? Any advice please, so I can apply treatment before any possible damage to the plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Today received new plants from Peter over at Pan's Carnivores. Drosera tracyi, Drosera scorpioides, Cephalotus, 3 Pings with bloody long names from his personal collection, and on the house an all green 'kermit' VFT from his personal collection and a wide leaf Drosera capensis. Took some quick cellphone pics, will pull out the DSLR once they are nicely settled in their new homes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 I realise this is probably boring to the vets, but being my first CP's I'm quite excited that my Drosera pulchella's first flower opened today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted September 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 The pulchella are still flowering along. At least one flower per day, which starts opening at around 9am and is almost completely closed by 12:30pm. Today two of them had a flower that bloomed in sync. Mr Hitchhiker Binata is also making steady progress... Also have my first successful strikes on capensis leaf cuttings that were first floated in RO water, but moved them to a wet peat bed rather for stability, everything moved all over when I looked for progress every time while in the water container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim B. Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Hey Juan, really nice plants, congratulations! Best regards, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 8/31/2017 at 11:19 AM, JuanP said: A quick question for the experienced growers... A few days ago I noticed a small nub had formed on the lower stem of the Drosera regia. And every day it seems to be larger. Has anyone seen this before on their plants, and is it cause for concern like an infection or something? Hi Juan, Lovely plants! How is the growth doing? Karsty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 22 hours ago, Karsty said: Hi Juan, Lovely plants! How is the growth doing? Karsty. It was identified as an adventitious root which is still steadily budding out. Signs that the plant is maturing. Spring is now in full swing! D. tracyi, D. capensis wide leaf, D. capensis all red... Everything shooting up flower stalks Last count on the red form, the first stalk has around 40 flowers budding, and if nature does it's thing well about 100 seeds per flower, even if only half are viable that's a hell of a lot of new potential plants. And it is busy shooting up a second flower stalk, so who knows how much seedlings may come from this plant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JuanP Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 I ordered some extension tubes from Wish about a month ago, which arrived at the post office yesterday. Took a few shots using the 55-250 lens, and seems much easier to use than the reverse ring method, and can get a bit more of the subject into the shot. Well, here are the first trial shots. Will practise a bit more in the coming days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted September 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 Went to have a look at one of our local nurseries on Tuesday, friendly guy named Jaco of Bizarre Tropicals. And yep, you guessed it, more plants for the collection! First off some Orchids. A few new Carnies. And while I had the camera out, some snaps of the D. capensis flowering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanP Posted November 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Another normal day in my strange life... While inspecting the Drosera pulchella I noticed they look different (I'm a first time pygmy owner, have had them since July though) After consulting Peter Hewitt , Therese and Jaco van den Berg turns out they have Gemmae! That in it's own isn't unusual, right? Except I'm in Pretoria, South-Africa, and it's the 10th November with Spring being at it's peak... Kinda strange seeing them with flowers all over and covered in Gemmae too. Edited November 10, 2017 by JuanP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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