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[Oleksii]

Hello to all!

One seed of U. longifolia germinated approximately week ago.  The question is:is it too early to plant it pot? And mix, composed of dead peat moss and perlit (1:1) covered with chopped moss, is suitable for further growing?

Edited by Oleksii, 14 September 2012 - 11:31 AM.

[Carlos Rohrbacher]

Oleksii, on 25 August 2011 - 10:08 AM, said:

... dead peat moss and perlit (1:1) covered with chopped moss, is suitable for further growing?

It's OK to me, I'm grow this species in sphagnum and quartz sand (1:1).

[Oleksii]

Thanks for reply.

[Oleksii]

Nice pics  

I grew this utric from seed before with high level of water, but not successfully due to abnormal substrate (as I know now). Sphagnum looks to be the most suitable substrate.


In addition, another seed is trying to germinate.

[Oleksii]

I change a topic name to more general - I want to use it for all my questions.

I'm growing U.alpina and sandersonii nearly month and it's look like that alpina have adapted - new leaf appeared..





But question about sandersonni is the main - what is growing with it? I hope you can see narrow leaves between normal leaves of sandersonii (one uncommon plant is on foreground). Is it another species of utric or some weird leaves of sandersonii?

Edited by Oleksii, 21 September 2011 - 10:51 AM.

[mobile]

Tricome, on 28 August 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:

I grow it too, in sphagnum.
[...] another growing with water level until the surface (each time i water it).

I grew mine the same too, for a while, but then it started to develop purple patches on leaves and they become deformed. I suspect that it was fungal but it never stopped it from flowering every year. No amount of fungicide treatments would clear the patches. I now grow it on the drier side and the purple patches have gone.

[Zlatokrt]

mobile, on 21 September 2011 - 11:17 AM, said:

I grew mine the same too, for a while, but then it started to develop purple patches on leaves and they become deformed. I suspect that it was fungal but it never stopped it from flowering every year. No amount of fungicide treatments would clear the patches. I now grow it on the drier side and the purple patches have gone.

Interesting - my plant did this too. Then i moved it directly under the spraying system of my greenhouse and made a protection from direct sunlight and the patches are gone. I thought that it was coused by low air humidity, but your experience is almost opposite to mine.
And my substrate experience - my plant grows the best in peat-perlite-sand mix (1:1:1).

[Oleksii]

I'm going to buy new Utrics :blanchetii, dichotoma and  nephrophylla. First two are terrestrial but what about nephrophylla? Search shows that somebody grows it like terrestrial, other - like epiphytes(if I correctly understood).  I think about two variants: peat:perlit 1:1 covered with moss or pure moss.  

Upd. wiki says tat it's  lithophytic, so, perhaps moss or even moss with perlit would be better...

Edited by Oleksii, 23 September 2011 - 10:39 AM.

[Zlatokrt]

I grow nephrophylla in peat:sand mix and it grows very well. It is not picky for a substrate.

[gardenofeden]

Oleksii, on 21 September 2011 - 08:30 AM, said:

But question about sandersonni is the main - what is growing with it? I hope you can see narrow leaves between normal leaves of sandersonii (one uncommon plant is on foreground). Is it another species of utric or some weird leaves of sandersonii?

I think it is a species of Arenaria, a common weed of cultivated plants, but difficult to see from your photo

[Oleksii]

This unknown plant is going to flower, so question "what is it" could be solved very  soon.

I also noticed new leaves of alpina - it's quite hopeful.  Does alpina need night drop of temperature or it can survive without this part of condition or it has vital important?

Edited by Oleksii, 03 October 2011 - 13:32 PM.

[Dave Evans]

It likes a temperature drop at night.

[Oleksii]

My alpina grows well, but the oldest of new appeared leaves have reddish edges and tips. I think I am not able to make a photo of it. Do you consider this to be a problem?

Edited by Oleksii, 18 October 2011 - 14:00 PM.

[Oleksii]

My firs utric was grown from seed near year ago.  it should be sandersonii, but it isn't, only bisqumata is suspected. This plant doesn't want to flower.



I know that there could be few reasons, for example light, but real sandersonii which I obtained week or two ago is going to do this.

But  one of the possible reasons can be this strange things. Their colour is between light-brown and black. Have any idea of what it could be. It 100% is not plant.



Sorry, this photo is not very good quality, but better I will able to at the weekend.

One more photo:

Edited by Oleksii, 27 October 2011 - 20:08 PM.

[Oleksii]

  

My firs Utric. flower - Utricularia sandersonii, white flower.  I think strange form (three "ears" and two "hands") is because it is not flower of main patch and because it is first :)

Edited by Oleksii, 08 November 2011 - 21:50 PM.

[Oleksii]

Hi to all!

I come back again with new question :)

I want to grow U. gibba from seed. So, will I only put them into glass with water?

Thanx!

Oleksy

Edited by Oleksii, 15 November 2011 - 22:43 PM.

[Oleksii]

I want to continue my previous  question about gibba from seed. Anyone did this? How many time it takes to germinate? It can germinate in a bit unclear water?
Thank you.
Oleksii

[Oleksii]

I hope it is gibba seedling(s) - what it can be if there was only peat and seeds :)

[mobile]

Certainly looks like it