Danny... Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Hi folks, Yep, several buds are very close to opening..and i cannot wait! But what to do as soon as the pictures are taken?? The savage garden stated "the developing of the flower can have a exhausting effect on the plant"..with this in mind, i decided to let it flower anyway, after all it's my first time for this species! But, if flower development is already tiering the plant, then what about seed development!?..this is usually even more exhausting on any species right? So, what is the smart thing to do?..(self) pollinate...or clip away the stalk after blooming? Will self-pollinate work in the first place?..and the $64,000 question, what other species could be a potential pollination partner?? Comments and input very welcome indeed! I will place some shots of the flowers in this topic in a day or two.. Many thanks! Danny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I don't find they weaken the plant, let them flower. I have never got seed set with self-pollination, I always cross 2 genetically different plants to get fertile seed. As for crossing with other species, good luck! D.regia is a very "primitive" Drosera and I don't think anyone has succesfully crossed it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langy Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Hi, Danny Personally I never have a problem with flowering my D. regia. Ive had my 4 largest plants flower this year, and Im now knee deep in seed. (Also the some of the seed was sown fresh, and germinated within 20 days) As for pollinating, I just rub 2 open flowers together (very technical), but they do need to be different ages, meaning one has to open for at least a day, and the other newly opened. As the anthers and stamens develope at different times. As for weakening your plant, if your worried, just feed it up with some Daphnia, or swat some windowsil flies and drop the bodies onto those big sticky leaves! Regards Langy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny... Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Many thanks Stephen and Langy! Those are comforting words to read... @Stephen...Is there, as far as you know, any serious work being made (by someone) in finding a suitable match?..i smell a challange! What would one be looking for..species from it's direct region..or is similarity the road to take? What the hack, i'll try Dionaea!, after all, the two probably where related like a gazillion years ago @Langy...No worries on the feeding front..it's almost black with prey all the time.. But still i did see quite some reduction in leafsize when the stalk came up..so the exhausting thing is real..and a plant with less food, in my opinion, could perish..but hey, so does a Dionaea right? Anyway..it's going to be a blind shot..i only have two other plants to try..Spathulata (Australia) and Burmanni...all my other dews are Temperate... Many thanks guys, if pollination fails (...), at least i can be sure of some nice pictures.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 @Stephen...Is there, as far as you know, any serious work being made (by someone) in finding a suitable match?..i smell a challange!What would one be looking for..species from it's direct region..or is similarity the road to take? I don't think it is related to any extant Drosera... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Just for info: I carefully self pollinated mine this year - and got absolutely nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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