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  1. First Few Tuberous Drosera Edited

    in Carnivorous Plants in Cultivation

    Posted · Edited by Nigel H-C

    The tuberous Drosera are now starting to emerge here in sunny Somerset.

    Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. erythrorhiza flower

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    D. aff. bulbosa

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    D. hugelii

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    I suspect this D. erythrorhiza subsp. collina could be on the move!

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    Here's what was underneath

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    D. macrantha subsp. macrantha

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    I have an open day planned for the winter, and will post details nearer the time.

    Nigel H-C

  2. D. Glabripes

    in Drosera

    Posted

    They don't seem to die back as some D. madagascariensis do. I keep them stood in a little water all year, but allow the tray to empty before adding more.

    Compost 3:1 silver sand & peat, an a winter minimum of 45 fahrenheit (7 celcius).

    I guess you could light them with flourescents in the winter,but don't allow them to get too close to the tubes as I suspect they would easily scorch.

    Regards

    Nigel H-C

  3. D. Glabripes

    in Drosera

    Posted

    Hi Jimscott,

    D. glabripes (like D. hilaris and D. ramatacea) dislikes full summer sun. I keep mine in full sun in the winter months and under the benching for the summer where they lose some of their colour, but otherwise look okay:

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    Perhaps yours' is in too sunny a location?

    They naturally form a stem and will topple over eventually (these are nearly 15 cm tall), and retain te dead growth along the stem. If you cut them down they do seem to sprout from their roots.

    Hope this helps

    Regards

    Nigel

  4. Utricularia Georgei

    in Carnivorous Plants in Cultivation

    Posted

    Hi Guys,

    It seems to be spreading fairly quickly, though not at sandersonii speed! Yes, rather than rosette it is what you could term stoloniferous, though having said that it could be that several seeds have germinated and therefore they are rosetted.

    I'm hoping I can keep it going a perennial, as its a beautiful plant.

    Nigel H-C

  15. Another Odd Growth

    in Drosera

    Posted

    Hi Andy,

    This often happens if the leaves are trailing in the water. It's an alternative way of propagating these plants, but to be honest you can rip a good sized plant in to many pieces before growth commences in the spring and you'll have hundreds of the things. Any small piece of root will soon sprout!!!

    Nigel H-C

  21. More South African Drosera Images

    in Carnivorous Plants in Cultivation

    Posted

    Hi All,

    Thanks for the positive comments. Yes, I'd have to agree they are the most stunning plants.

    They're not the easiest of plants but once they are established seem pretty forgiving. I treat them in pretty much the same way as the tuberous Drosera, allowing them an occasional watering in the summer so they don't dessicate, and wetter in the winter growth period but not stood in water.

    I frimly believe that they need big pots to accomodate their roots and prevent them drying out too much in the summer. I use 13 cm square pots, and these also enable the plants to dry out more slowly as they approach dormacy (for my tuberous plants I use 2 litre extra deep pots). I even sow seeds in these large pots, as the seedlings are so small that they would dessicate so easily in small pots in the summer.

    I use the same method for the other winter growers South Africans.

    Hope this encourages some of you to try these beauties!

    Nigel H-C

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