Christian Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Hello, for a change to all the Drosera, here is Roridula gorgonias from the Fernkloof Nature Reserve. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisscool_38 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 (edited) Absolutely faboulous One of the most beautiful CP in my opinion. How tall are this plants? And how large are the leaf rosettes? They seem to be much bigger than in culture. Edited February 21, 2018 by kisscool_38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtricSeb Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Beautiful pictures!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebulon Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 "Gorgeous" Greetings, Jarkko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 I like the shot of the symbiotic thing... or at least I think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadja77 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Nice pics! I wonder how old these plants are. My 6 month old seedlings are only about 10 cm tall. R.dentata seems to grow a lot faster than R.gorgonias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Nice pics! I wonder how old these plants are. My 6 month old seedlings are only about 10 cm tall. My own plant was less than that when I first got it two and half years ago. It's now 52 cm, not a slow grower in my own experience . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Hi, to answer the question of the size, here is a pictures showing me amongst the plants (picture taken by Carsten) According to Frank Woodvine, it has not burend for a long time in Fernkloof, so the plants are most likely quite old. I am also not sure if R. gorgonias really needs a fire to germinate (at least in cultivation i germinated them without any treatment). There have been some small plants all around the large ones, which looked like seedlings. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadja77 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 My own plant was less than that when I first got it two and half years ago. It's now 52 cm, not a slow grower in my own experience That's good growing. It must be a nice plant! how long before you can expect your first flower? I am also not sure if R. gorgonias really needs a fire to germinate (at least in cultivation i germinated them without any treatment). There have been some small plants all around the large ones, which looked like seedlings. All my seeds were smoke treated so I wouldn't know. But I have heard from others too that seeds germinated just fine without any form of treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Straubmuller Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Hi Christian! Very nice pictures of a beautiful plant! To see this plant in habitat is fantastic!!! Seems that these R. gorgonias have the size of an adult men Great pics! Btw - i grow all my Roridulas also without any treatment. It´s not needful, i´ve almost 100% success!!! Best regrads, Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 That's good growing. It must be a nice plant! how long before you can expect your first flower? It flowered a few months ago:- Didn't get any seed though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadja77 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Beautiful plant! The flowers are bigger than I thought. Didn't get any seed though I don't know much about this but maybe they need to be hand pollinated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Nijman Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Beautifull pictures! I have been there to, Fernkloof is realy a must for all plantlovers! Not only the carnivorous ones! I found that Roridula site with my binoculairs. Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Hi Christian, good shots, are giant plants! I like the shot of the symbiotic thing Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic2 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Hi,to answer the question of the size, here is a pictures showing me amongst the plants (picture taken by Carsten) Christian If you don't mind me asking, :) How tall are you, Christian? Regards, Vic2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) Great pics! I'm really enjoying all your reports here! :) According to Frank Woodvine, it has not burend for a long time in Fernkloof, so the plants are most likely quite old. I visited this site in 2006 and it looked very similar to your pics, it doesn't seem like there has been a fire there since. I was also there in 1997 and the whole area had been burned sometime in the previous year. R.gorgonias were only a few cm high. So it seems to me that this area hasn't burned since 1996/1997. Not sure if it is natural for so many years to pass between fires. The local rosetted Drosera all looked like they were longing for another burn... Best Wishes, Fernando Rivadavia Edited November 28, 2009 by Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobZ Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 If you don't mind me asking, :) How tall are you, Christian? R.gorgonias were only a few cm high. Wow, that makes Christian quite tiny!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic2 Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Wow, that makes Christian quite tiny!! I've heard of small talk, but this is almost microscopic... Let's rephrase my question, to dodge the barracking: How tall were the wild Roridula?? V2 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 In case it wasn't clear, R.gorgonias were only a few cm high in 1997! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic2 Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 In case it wasn't clear, R.gorgonias were only a few cm high in 1997! :) Thanks Fernando. :) But I was asking about the Roridula in Carsten's photo of Christian in post #15 in this thread. They're clearly not a few centimetres high, unless Christian is from the legendary land of Lilliput... ;) Cheers, V2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hi, i have already been waiting for that question To answer you, the tallest plants have been about 1.50-1.60 meters tall Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic2 Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hi,i have already been waiting for that question To answer you, the tallest plants have been about 1.50-1.60 meters tall Christian Danke endlich, Christian Which proves two things: (a) My plant - at 45cm tall - still has a long way to go; (b) Christian is not from Lilliput - he is that giant invader, Gulliver!! Vic2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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