RL7836 Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Recently both of my D. kenneallyi plants have flowered - each putting up multiple stalks - but sadly there was no overlap... However, the reason for this post is that one of the 2 plant's stigmas has pigment while the other is white/clear. I was curious if this is just a normal variation or something unusual. The other D. kenneallyi pics I've located are all white/clear. Here is yesterday's flower (w/ colored stigma) (plant on left - bottom pic): & here's todays (stigma appears darker in real life...): Here's the 'normal' flower (plant on right - bottom pic): .... & here are the 2 plants (notice the difference in the red hue...) (apologies for the other plants in the way): Plant on left had 3 flower stalks and one on right had 2. For scale, pot on right is 3.5" (~9 cm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Exceptional plants, as ever! Is D kenneallyi difficult to grow? I'd love to try this species. Along with D paradoxa, my recently acquired petiolaris, lanata & ordensis are taking off in my new setup, and I'm extremely eager to expand my collection further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL7836 Posted April 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 My primary setup seems to provide conditions that the glabrous species thrive in. Incredibly, I've yet to be able to duplicate those conditions and all of my attempts have fallen short (plants grow in them but never appear as happy as the 'primary'). Actually, I just came in from my workshop where I'm creating another setup to try and create optimal conditions.... :riding: Other than D. paradoxa (which seems to grow in most conditions), I haven't seen real differences between the glabrous species. If you can keep D. petiolaris & the pubescent species, I doubt you'll have issues w/ D. kenneallyi. The hairier species seem to like it somewhat brighter and hotter than the glabrous ones but this may also be my imagination... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP2k Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Hi Ron, Some of my aff.paradoxa Swamp form have red stigmas while others have white stigmas, so I think this is normal. The coloration of the petioles and traps can also vary widely in some of my petiolaris complex Drosera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanW Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Wonderful plants. Your setup works well for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 *major drool* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Hello Ron ! Fantastic plants. I'm impressed and envious! Could you, please, describe us the growing conditions of your "primary set up"? Thanks. Friendly, François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Berg Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 Hello Ron, Great plants, they are so colourful. The plant with the colored stigma looks very interesting. I have one form that looks like the plant of the left side, but the flower is the "normal". I found D. kenneallyi is not really hard to grow - It likes it hot, bright and can be kept wetter than the hairy species (like D. lanata or D. derbyensis). So far I have no problems with it. I have two forms (one is just a small seedling) which are growing well in a 10 cm plastic pot together with 2 D. falconeri and a few Byblis filifolia (I have just a small terrarium ) Regards, Markus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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