maurizio Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) AUSTRALIA Drosera lowriei 'giant' Drosera tubaestylis 'Brookton form' Drosera whittakeri subsp. whittakeri Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. magna Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. squamosa 'laterite growing form' Drosera browniana Drosera rosulata Drosera macrophylla subsp. macrophylla Drosera macrophylla subsp. monantha Drosera zigzagia Drosera menziesii subsp. basifolia Drosera porrecta 'southern form' SOUTH AFRICA Drosera hilaris Drosera coccipetala Drosera pauciflora Drosera ramentacea Drosera cistiflora 'pink fl.' Drosera cistiflora 'Darling' Oxalis palmifrons Albuca spiralis Maurizio Edited January 13, 2013 by maurizio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Magnificent plants! How do you grow D. hilaris? Mine never make the stem. I have small plants around 3 cm (and already several years old), which grow for several months then die to roots and regrow again... They are surviving, but there is no progress to grow bigger. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jozef Havrilcak Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. magna Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. squamosa 'laterite growing form' Drosera macrophylla subsp. macrophylla Nice looking . How u grow this plants? My previous attempts ended in death.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurizio Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) About D. hilaris: I grow it in deep pots, just peat and sand. During the summer the soil is just slightly damp, almost dry, in a shady position. Plants forms a bud at the tip of the stem,look here In Autumn the plant start to grow again and put water in the tray. However it happens to loose plants during the summer. In winter it is grown outside, min temps -2 °C. For tuberous drosera I grow all them in the same conditions: peat and sand (not perlite for winter growing plants), dry during the dormancy, water in the tray during vegetative period. Outside, min temps about -2°C. Maurizio Edited January 13, 2013 by maurizio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 very nice plants.. I don't get enough light here to grow many of the tuberous Drosera.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andreas Eils Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Oooohhh, Maurizio, you always manage to impress me! No matter what Drosera: You grow them perfectly! (I also know your amazing Petiolariscomplex plants!) D. browniana is still my favourite! By the way, if you should ever have flowers of D. coccipetala, please show them here on the board! You wrote "no perlite for winter growing plants". Can you explain me why? I have a little perlite in my soil mixes for tuberous Droserae and I cannot notice any harm. :-/ At least not yet! ;o) Grazie e cordiali saluti Andreas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Stunning plants Maurizio!! Iggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanks for info... maybe i keep my plants too wet as they do not enter the proper dormancy. But i thought, that it should be like in tuberous sundews - first signs of yellowish leaves = lower the moisture and prepare for dormancy. I am also curious, why you do not use perlite for winter growing species, do you think they would dry out too much? I must admit, that i do not use it either, but i am still curious. Regards Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Kuz Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Wow !!!! Very beautiful, congrats Maurizio !!!! Prossimo autunno uno peltatina quasi quasi la prendo pure io, mi hai fatto venir voglia di tuberose mannaggia a te ahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Wonderful plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisscool_38 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Congratulations once more! Those are really nice plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurizio Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 By the way, if you should ever have flowers of D. coccipetala, please show them here on the board! Here is a couple of pics of Spring 2012 Unfortunatly the flower is open just for few hours. For those who asked my why I don't use perlite for winter growing plants... I think the perlite can absorb moisture and therefore can dehydrate tubers during the dry summer dormancy. Mau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 All photos are very beautiful, but the Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. magna is impressive. Thank you for sharing photos of these small wonders. Best Regards, Rodrigo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudo klasovity Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Really wonderful plants! Thanks for posting the really exceptional d. coccipetala in flower:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andreas Eils Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Buenasera, Unfortunatly the flower is open just for few hours. an extremely volatile beauty so to say. Mother nature seems to be very economical with the most beautiful she has to offer! What a pity! Such an outstanding flower..... For those who asked my why I don't use perlite for winter growing plants... I think the perlite can absorb moisture and therefore can dehydrate tubers during the dry summer dormancy.Mau Ah! Thank you for that hint! I dig the tubers out and store them in dry quartz sand and inside small photo tins for dormancy. But for the winter growing African species I shall keep in mind that perlite may help dehydrating the resting bulbs (thickened roots or whatever). :) Ciao Andreas Edited January 14, 2013 by Andreas Eils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Very nice and healthy looking plants. The D. coccipetala flower is really amazing but i don´t have expected such a short flower scape. Have you been able to pollinate it? Best regards, Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurizio Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 ...But for the winter growing African species I shall keep in mind that perlite may help dehydrating the resting bulbs (thickened roots or whatever). :) Ciao Andreas... however that's just my opinion :O) For Daniel: about D. coccipetala, yes, I pollinated it obtaining many seeds. I have sown them last September but unfortunately no germination. Mau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hopefully they will germinate next autumn/winter, good luck. Best regards, Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hi Maurizio, your plants really are looking good. Interestingly, your D. lowriei giant plants look much different from mine but that may be because I use a top layer of white silica sand which causes some species to develop there rosette before reaching the surface. Doing so, they grow with their leaves adpressed to the substrate. What's the size of your plants? I also like the D. coccipetala. Cheers Dieter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurizio Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) What's the size of your plants? Dieter Hello Dieter, they are 4-5 cm in diameter. ...some species to develop there rosette before reaching the surface Mine never do that, they begin to develop the rosette as they reach the surface. Mau Edited January 16, 2013 by maurizio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wow, flowering D.coccipetala, congrats!!! Brings back good memories of S.Africa... Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom499 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Beautiful specimens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurizio Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Ciao Fernando, Have you seen D. coccipetala flowered in habita?? I envy you so much! Have you never posted pics? Mau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I have seen them, and pics were posted here a few years ago: http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=24574&hl=coccipetala Enjoy! :) Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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