Genlisea violacea

[Carlos Rohrbacher 14]

Hi all,

this species is a Genlisea violacea, I receive seeds from my friend Paulo Minatel,

is my first genlisea species germination.

I use 70% sphagnum moss and 30% sand, rain water and a lot of sun light

Picture of 19/11/08:

Pictures of 25/12/08:

Pictures of 04/01/09:

Pictures of 10/01/09:

Pictures of 18/01/09:

Pictures of 20/01/09:

One flower, in macro:

Regards.

Carlos.

Edited February 7, 2009 by Carlos Rohrbacher

[natapongw 0]

Very nice flower. How long from sowing until flower ?

[Jefforever 0]

Wow! It grew so fast. Out of all my G. hispidula seeds, I only got 1 to germinate. You genlisea flowers look a little bigger.

Thanks for the report

[jimscott 42]

Beautiful flower! Is LFS only on the top layer or do you grow it in pure LFS?

[Daniel O. 62]

Hi Carlos,

really a fast one.

I like the deep purple/blue colour.

Indeed your flowers seem to be relatively big.

Best regards,

Dani

[Carlos Rohrbacher 14]

Hi all,

thanks for your comments!

natapongw: 60 days (estimate)

Jefforever: I have some Genlisea hispidula too, this species will have flowers ...

... I will measure for compare the two species

jimscott: LFS is 'live sphagnum moss'? It's the substrate in the surface.

Daniel: The flower is deep purple, the blue is 'thing' of my camera. Picture 12 have the better color.

Regards.

Edited February 7, 2009 by Carlos Rohrbacher

[Fernando Rivadavia 82]

Congrats once again Carlos!

Don't forget that you have to hand pollinate these (or hope you have insects that do it!). Or else you won't get seeds.

And for those of you who were curious about the colors, this is a typical color for G.violacea growing between the Serra do Cipó highlands and the highlands surrounding the town of Diamantina, both in Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil. This specific clone comes from an area just east of Diamantina called Couto de Magalhães. I think I collected it nearly 2 years ago and gave the seeds to Paulo.

Best Wishes,

Fernando

Edited February 7, 2009 by Fernando Rivadavia

[Carlos Rohrbacher 14]

It´s a importante information, I put in PCBR but not here:

This genlisea came from Couto de Magalhães de Minas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Now, I need new colors and locations, I loved this species

Ah, Genlisea lobata is a difficult species?

Regards.

Edited February 7, 2009 by Carlos Rohrbacher

[Fernando Rivadavia 82]

G.lobata is just as easy as G.violacea. And there sure are many different color of G.violacea to collect... ;)

Best wishes,

Fernando

[kisscool_38 129]

Very nice colour! I haven't clones as deep violet as yours.

Is it pure sphagnum? No problems with sphagnum covering the Genlisea?

In my opinion, Genlisea lobata is more difficult than Genlisea violacea, it needs more shadow and perhaps lower temperatures.

[Carlos Rohrbacher 14]

Hi Aymeric,

do you have pictures of your G. lobata and G. violacea?

I use 70% sphagnum moss and 30% sand, rain water and a lot of sun light

I have G. aurea in sphagnum 50%, sand 50% ... ... no problem, but no flowers