manders Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Is it possible to cross D Capensis alba and the normal D capensis, and if so what do you get (ie flower colour etc), has anybody done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic brown Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 I haven't heard of anyone doing it, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been done, it should certainly be possible providing you have flowers of the two forms open at the same time. The chances are that the 'alba' form is controlled by a double recessive gene though and most if not all of the offspring will be of typical colour, rather than getting intermediates. If you do try it, remember to remove all the stamens from the flower you are going to fertilize, so you avoid self-fertilization. You may have to remove all open flowers on other D. capensis in your growing area too if there are natural pollinators about. Vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 I've got two growing together in a tub so I figured it might happen naturally anyway http://www.simula-soft.com/Tubs1&2.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denmark.dk Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 I love your Tub1 :). I wish I get so many D. Binata sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Thanks, it was meant to be a bit more balanced than that but the Binata just spread and then spread some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Skinner Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Manders next time you do something similar to what youve allready done why not keep a Binata in its own pot and just bury it in the soil mix of the larger pot? then have all the others around it? that way it will stay balanced. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Chris, Good idea, I wasnt expecting the Binata to spread quite as quickly as it did, its taken less than a year to spread to fill the entire pot. Only down side I can see to that is that the central pot would have to have holes in the bottom (to keep the peat damp, i water 3-4 times a year, and the bulk of the peat acts as a water reserve). I think the binata roots would go through the holes in the pot and spread to the bigger pot anyway, they get everywhere. I think the Binata will just have to be kept on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Skinner Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Hmmmmm, yeah maybe.... or have the binata pot undrained and water it seperately from above. Im planning on making a similar thing to what you have done but it will be shallower and standing in about 4 inches of water. Im gonna have al sorts of Drosera in there. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 If youre going to keep it outside, i would be interested to know what survives the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Skinner Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Ah.... well its gonna be covered with a plastic or glass lid with a small gap for ventilation and im most likely gonna put it into a shed or greenhouse if i manage to get one by the winter. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Ok, I'm going to try more outside this winter, last winter was the Binata and the VFT's, this winter want to try a wider variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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