Martin Hingst Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 (edited) Hi, my first flower of the antennae-bearing Utricularia. Once again I am not too happy with the quality of the pics, but not too easy to catch - the other pics on the web aren't much better. And a flower bud and the leaves: Regards Martin Edited August 2, 2008 by Martin Hingst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischermans Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hello Martin I find the pictures not that bad. Thanks for charing. Regards Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Wow, the antennae make it look very different to most of the other utric flowers I've seen........almost alien like Very nice Martin Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diva Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 stunning plant, i'd love to see the natural pollinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hello, and again: Beautiful pictures! That's a very nice species... Regards, Nicole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Thanks Alexander, I agree - not that bad - but is that enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor b. Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hi Martin, Very interesting species! And the pictures are ok, don't worry. All the best, Vitor B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 That is way different! No skirts or bunny ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Hi Martin, wonderful flower, congratulation. What are the dimensions of the flower? Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 (edited) Hey Martin, The pictures are horrible, I think you should give up photography for EVER!! -- NOT!! :) They're beautiful!!! I love how you played with the light on the flower and the dark background. You Germans are such perfectionists with your pictures, hahaha! :) Congratulations, Fernando Rivadavia Edited May 24, 2008 by Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitheglasscatfish Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 they look fantastic, both the photo and the flower. Fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napraforgo Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Hi Martin, What's the problem with your pics? I was not able to find any. I'm horribly fascinated with these stunning pics. Good luck with your cultivation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsivertsen Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 WOW! Is that the most bizarre Utric flower, or what!? - Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Hi and thanks again Having seen my pics on a better monitor now, I can say that I am not that unhappy anymore. Anyway, I agree that this is a very interesting plant, and I was thrilled to see my first open flower in reality! Dani, the bigger flower is about 4cm long, on a 5cm stalk. The other one is about half the size. Here an overview : Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 (edited) Hi Martin, interesting species, thanks for sharing Ah... it´s easy grow? Edited May 25, 2008 by Carlos Rohrbacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Hi Carlos, easy to grow? Difficult to answer The most important thing is to find the key factors and meet them - for my North Australian species I would say: - plenty of light - high water level - warm temperatures. In my tank (50x25cm) I have about 100 Watt of strong fluorescent tubes in 25cm distance, and no glass between the bulbs and the plants. That seems to be at the lower end, as some plants still produce etiolated flower stalks and get burnt at the lamps I am planning to give more art. light soon, but sunlight could be a better solution. Water level is at soil level +/- some cm. Many of the NT species grow submerged at least during a part of the year in nature. Night temperatures never fall markedly below 20°C, esp. in winter this seems to be important. Day temps are 30°C or higher. But as heating is so much easier than cooling, I find the culture of these species easier as e.g. the highland tropicals. What seems to be a problem that I haven't solved so far is reproduction, as many of these are annuals or at least short lived plants. And pollination is not that easy. I have to work on that. Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens R. Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hi, have you noticed any flower scent ? I sometimes smelled a faint scent coming from the flowers of my U. dunlopii in the evenings. It reminded me of a hyacinth. Here is a link to my post on U. dunlopii. Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hi Jens, thanks to my bad cold I am not able to smell anything at the moment... How did your pollination of the dunlopii went out? Any success so far, and what did you try out? Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 very good, they look insect-like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Thanks Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens R. Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Hi Jens,thanks to my bad cold I am not able to smell anything at the moment... How did your pollination of the dunlopii went out? Any success so far, and what did you try out? Regards Martin Hi, I used a very small brush (german size 0) and tried to cross-pollinate different flowers. I could even see the pollen on the brush. I got some seed wich looked viable and sowed it but it did not germinate. I still have some of the seed and will try again. Regards Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted May 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 (edited) Thanks Jens - would be interesting to hear if these seeds are viable. Here another location form from Noonamah. The form shown above comes from "Wickham Point, N.T.". The widely spreaded antennae are quite different to the first form. I will check the next flowers to see if this is a constant feature. Regards Martin Edited May 31, 2008 by Martin Hingst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted June 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 Hello, here another - and hopefully last! - picture of the plant from Wickham Point. Hopefully, because I will now try once more to pollinate it. So I really wish to see ten capilliflora flowers lying on the ground tomorrow! Wish me luck - Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 Good luck and WOW! What a display (if only tiny). You've definitely mastered the tropical species Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted June 8, 2008 Report Share Posted June 8, 2008 Wow, what a fantastic picture!!! I hope this isn't the last one! :) Congrats, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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