Little-Bacchus Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Well I have got this far with my little Drosera capensis and am more than happy... but none of the flowers want to open. They move along their little conveyer belt of a stalk... reach the top... and... nothing! They remain closed and wake way for the next one. I know they are only open for a short amount of time but unless that time is less than an hour I'd have seen them open. I remain poised with a soft paint brush like a frustrated bee. Any ideas on how to get them to bloom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 they often only open for an hour or 2 in mid-day sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest paul y Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 And they self pollinate upon closing, plus I posted about a billion seeds to you on Wednesday, white pink and bot river location seeds. Regards paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 My capensis seem to open for longer than that.You won't need the paintbrush trick as they do a good job of doing the job by them self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little-Bacchus Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 And they self pollinate upon closing, plus I posted about a billion seeds to you on Wednesday, white pink and bot river location seeds. Regards paul Big thanks I just got them and no lie there is a huge number in there I'll be snowed under with Drosera lol can't wait for the Bot River ones to get going as will be my first location specific plants. Just be nice to take some of mine full circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie0117 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 You will know when they have been open as the flower will be turning brown. They put on a show for a few weeks, so once they do open you will be sure to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little-Bacchus Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Well I got to see one open and I think I see the problem (image below) Sorry about the fuzzy image (blu-tack and lenses again) but I'm 99% sure that this is not what a healthy Drosera petal shape should look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tish Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Its probably not in a good growing environment. I had similar looking flowers due to low sun light. But still produces viable seeds. Edited July 29, 2014 by tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Evans Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 They only stay open for as long as they want to. The stronger the light, the longer they stay open. As soon as it gets a little cloudy, the flowers shut. Most Drosera do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tish Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) I'm not sure, I had Tokaiensis, Burmannii and Marston Dragon. They all seems to stay open only for 30 mins, excluding the time it starts to bloom and close, not more than 3 hours in whole process. Edited July 30, 2014 by tish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Evans Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hello Tish, that is a nice video. However, the flower didn't even open the whole way. The flowers are expecting full sun and are built for receiving a lot of solar radiation. I believe they are experiencing "cloudy days" where they are growing. The flowers don't open fully, so the pollen doesn't wash away from rain, plus their pollinators are active during the sunny parts of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tish Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Hi Dave, Yes you are right, the conditions at my apartment is very low sun light, this was beginning when I started growing CPs, now they are under artificial lights. Thank you for the complement, the video was poorly done as it was my first attempt. After the first flower opens, the rest flower didn't even open. But still produce seeds. Low light was a problem before. Edited July 30, 2014 by tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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