Matthias Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 (edited) Hello, I failed to take a photo of the first flower of my G. guianensis because the flower fell of before it was fully developed. That’s why I immediately catched the second flower. To my great suprise the second flower is nearly pink instead of the typical blue purple. I am not sure wether this is a colour variation or just freak of nature as there is very few expericence with this species in cultuvation. G. guianensis {La Escalera, Gran Sabana, Est. Bolivar, Ven} The seeds caspule is quite fascinating as you can see the ‚breaking point’ that I couldn’t observe so clearly in other species. The remarkable feature of G. guianensis are the narrow oblong leafs (up to 25cm). This species grows semi aquatic in streams. The typical long shaped leafs are only produced when the plant is grown submerged. Best regards, Matthias Edited September 23, 2007 by Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Nice flowers Matthias, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob H Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Super flower Matthias, well grown and photographed. A bit 'girly' coloured but, that is not your fault Can you give us an idea of the size of the flower please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Minatel Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Nice flower and shots, Matthias! I wonder if you have a pic showing how you are growing this plant? Best Regards, Paulo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Super flower Matthias, well grown and photographed. A bit 'girly' coloured but, that is not your fault Can you give us an idea of the size of the flower please? Compared with the other Genlisea species the flower ist quite large - the length of the flower is about 2 cm and it is about 1 cm wide. Especially the long spur is quite conspicuous. @Paulo: I grow the plants in a terrarium where the water level is qute high. I use an external filter to get a good water quality and a little stream. The plant is mostly submerged. Here is a photo to get a small impression of the setup: Cheers, Matthias Edited September 24, 2007 by Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 nice. How easy are genlisea to pollinate? Can they be self pollinated without too much problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Hello Matthias! Congratulations, I have never heard of anyone flowering this species in cultivation! If possible, please post a picture of the rosette, I´d love to see what it looks like. The flower color is surely a bit odd, but shows it may be in part due to ecological factors. Have you ever tried lifting the soil out of the pot to see the huge traps? Or are they already coming out from the bottom of the pot? The flower scape is apparently mostly smooth, right? I don´t have my literature here with me now, but if I remember well the difference between G.guianensis, G.sanariapoana and G.glabra is mostly in the hairyness of the scapes. I wasn´t too convinced... Best Wishes, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fleischmann Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Hey Fernando, I don't have my literature here as well, but I dare replying from what I can still remember ;) G. glabra is much smaller in overall size than the 2 other ones (which might be conspecific, I agree!), and its spur is shorter or as long as the lower corolla lip. Leaves of G. glabra are spatulate, whereas the 2 giant aquatics have lanceolate leaves. I think the main difference between G. guianensis and G. sanariapoana is that the latter has a glandular hairy scape, whereas G. guianensis only bears a few hairs. And there are some more shades of white on the purple corolla of G. sanariapoana. I agree that the strange colour of the flower of Matthias' plant is highly due to growing conditions. The flowers I have seen under greenhouse conditions (mine did not flower yet, but a friend grower was lucky enough to flower it recently, too) as well as the plants in their original habitat had dark purple corollas. All the best, Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Nice looking terrarium! Are the seeds viable as is or would you need to hand pollinate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted October 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) Most Genlisea species are self-pollinating and also G. guianensis set seeds without any help. This is what Taylor wrote about G. guianensis: G. guianensis is distinguished from the african G. angolensis, which has similar strap-shaped leaves, by the absence of gland-tipped hairs on its ovary and capsule. It is also somewhat similar to G. sanariapoana, which may also have strap-shaped leaves, but has a densely glandular, rather than the very sparsely glandular or hairy or almost glabrous inflorescence of G. guianensis. Here is a photo of the leaves that are covered with a film of water: Cheers, Matthias Edited October 2, 2007 by Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Extra-ordinary flower! And congratulations on making it flower. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Hi guys! Matthias, thanks for the picture of the rosette! Andreas, thanks for the taxonomic info. I have to say that the differences described are not very convincing and may be very variable. In fact, G.angolensis even sounds like it could be the same species, if the ONLY difference is in the hairyness of the fruit... Could this actually be a transatlantic Genlisea species??? (I've seen stranger things... like a transpacific pygmy Drosera... ;) ). Best Wishes, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantas Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Matthias, i see you have some Pings in that terrarium, what species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosolis76 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Hello, I may be wrong but it looks like P.ionantha, P.planifolia and perhaps P.primuliflora also. These three American Pinguicula species like high water level during growing season...Actually it is a quite good idea to grow them with Genlisea... Regards, Damien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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