christerb Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hi, Here are some photos from my collection. First carnivorous leaf on N. boschiana. Ditto N. mirabilis. Notice the grey fuzz on the medium, here as well as on the bosch photo. Looks like botrytis (?) or something. I will certainly have to keep a look out so they don't wipe out all the seedlings. I am a bit worried to use a fungicide, since I don't know how sensitive the seedling are to it. N. reinwardtiana is a bit slower. Although Drosophyllum seeds are large I was surprised to see how big (and fast) these seedling were (3 cm tall already). Two-three days before this pic was taken they had not yet germinated. Two of the first neps I got several years ago. Actually, the original plants have since then died down, but luckily they left some small basal rosettes behind. The N. veitchii (Sungai Samba) also was the first to flower for me. This is one of the smaller survivors. The N. rafflesiana (Bako) has been a problematic plant for me, dieing down - looking poor. The young plant with this pitcher looks promising though. P. sp Yucca Do ABG 1713, and D. paradoxa (Drysdale River) D. sp. Tamatave thought to be D. burkeana, but looks to me like something from the D. natalensis complex. My old form of D. burkeana looks different as can be seen, especially the petioles. D. aliciae (Cape Peninsula) D. communis (Jacaraci) with lots of rosettes appearing around it. The four specimens in this pot are also sending up flower stalks. Although I grow them indoors under lights it gets a bit cooler in autumn/winter, which might be what triggered them. As they sit in a bag (high humidity) I don't expect to see flowers though, usually the flower stalks wither. D. kenneallyi (Fog Bay) which strangely are prospering right now. A poor photo, but I just wanted to show how different these two Hong Kong forms of D. spatulata look. The Shek O form on the left and Pok Fu Lam on the right. Regards, Christer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockhom Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hello ! Awesome pictures and plants Christer! The Drosera are real beauties! How long did you have to wait for the Nepenthes seeds to germinate? Friendly, François. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRFxtreme Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Thats a really nice form of N. rafflesiana! Nice pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerb Posted October 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Thanks both of you, François, N. boschiana and N. mirabilis started to germinate after 18-19 days, and N. reinwardtiana needed a couple of days more. Jeremy, Yes, I agree this forms is rather nice with the two different reds on the green background. The dark area in the top part of the neck is nice touch too. Hopefully I will get it to adult size this time, as I am really interested too see what this form is supposed to look like. Regards, Christer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanW Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Beautiful!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Excellent photos and well and healthy grown plants - as always. Cheers, Markus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundewrex Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hi Christer, I don't think anybody produces Drosera looking as nice as you do. Fantastic plants and photos as always. I think I may need to consider placing my indoor plants within plastic bags. Sean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Fine plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chug Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Nice looking plants you have. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Great plants. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakozord Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Those sundews are simply fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_flytrap_kid Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Fantastic plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Berg Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Hello Christer, your plants & pics are great as always. My favourite is the breathtaking photo of your D. kenneallyi. The Nepenthes seedlings are very sweet Regards, Markus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 Excellen looking plants. I got a question though. What do you mean inside a plastic bag? Could you show me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerb Posted November 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 Thanks for the comments everyone. Vash, Nothing fancy, I just put the pot in a freezer bag (most see-through, you can find) and close the top. Stable environment, low maintenance (not having to water for weeks) are benefits. Also, it is easy to move plants to cooler or warmer places. Not much for display though, with lots of ugly bags sitting around I'm sure some light exposure is lost because of the bag too, but so far the plants colour up quite well anyway. Also, because of the space considerations it is best for small/young plants. Regards, Christer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAJ Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 Beautiful Drosera and nice to see the Nep seedlings, but that Ping. Yucca takes my fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCarnifreak Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 Very nice! I love your rafflesiana, it's a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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