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[lucifer]

My darlingtonia that i grow from seed is currently flowering for the first time, how can I see that the seed is ready to harvest and how much seed can I expect from 1 fllower?
My biggest pitcher last year was 33cm, wondering what it will be this year.

[ada]

The seed pod will split in the autumn when the seeds are ripe.
You can probably expect at least 1000 seeds from a fully pollinated seed pod if not more.
ada

[lucifer]

Thanks,

In the photo section there is a pic of the seedlings from the seeds I got from you last year.

[jimscott]

Wow, that's a lot of flowers!

[dchasselblad74]

WOW!!! That is a super healthy Darlingtonia!!!!! Very Cool plant and one of my favorites...You really did a good job on that plant as you can see...

[lucifer]

Thanks, the waiting from growing from seed payed off. I have 2 different clones that grow very good. This year I planted out some divisions of both of that plants (see picture) and with the growing rate of those clones I expect to be grown a lot, wil take a new picture every now and then. Each container has a different clone.

[lucifer]

A few pictures to illustrate his growth his year.

In april:





June:



Now:

Edited by lucifer, 29 July 2011 - 05:29 AM.

[Daniel G]

That is alot of flowers!
I think your up to about 8 or 9 thousand seeds so for  

[lucifer]

I allready harvested 1 pod, 100 seeds but he wasn't develloped very wel.

[jimscott]

Well done!

[lucifer]

They have grown a 'litle' bit

[linuxman]

Looks very good. Can I ask what substrate you use and how often you water? TIA.

[lucifer]

I use pure peat moss and watering is every time the substrate becomes to dry or when I think about it.

[jimscott]

Nice collection!

[markde2e]

Nice,

Super mooi man!
Die darlingtonia die ik van jou heb is ook flink gegroeid!

Groeten,
Mark