Platty Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Due to social distancing and the closure of schools. I had lunch while working from home, looking over a few plants. Hope you enjoy them. I also noticed my Utricularia aureomaculata is about to bloom, so I'll post a picture of that when it does Edited March 20, 2020 by Platty 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share Posted March 20, 2020 Beautiful plants very well grown!!! Excellent job!! Could you tell me anything about drosera hamiltonii? Does it produce seeds as capensis or does it need cross pollination between two differents clones? How do you grow it (temperature, water?) your hamiltonii seems very healty!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 I only got the plants as root cuttings last summer. They are not mature enough to flower at the moment, I would have thought. They grow naturally along side Cephalotus, so I treat then the same but in shallower pots. I over wintered them at work this year under 2 T5s. But this year I'll keep them in the greenhouse and bring them in to the house if we get below 0 temps over night. Here is a link you might find useful. http://ngcarnivorousplants.blogspot.com/2014/02/drosera-hamiltonii-growing-guide.html?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Thanks a lot! I’m considering to grow a few with my cephalotus;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicbreeze Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 I like Drosera early in the morning when the dew is heavy and the sun starts to come onto them. Great photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Thanks. Here is my lovely D. modesta. Still waiting for my U. aureomaculata to open. So close now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobH Posted March 25, 2020 Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Now that one I like . It is good to have some tall growing tuberous Drosera at this time of year Also the regular Drosera above. Kind regards, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Freshly potted up D. capensis 6 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Last ones for a while. Some pygmy sundews flowering. I few question marks about whether my labels are right. Need to closely check with my Allen Lowrie. Any thoughts welcome. Edited April 10, 2020 by Platty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 My attempt at a botanic biotope. Using Allen Lowrie's Magnus opus I have tried to make a few of my pygmy drosera pots look like the habitat the plants come from. With a lack of laterite I used pink/ orange granite chips and cones to represent small Banksii seed pods. D. gibsonii D. nitidula D. stelliflora 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 As promised. My Utricularia aureomaculata. The first bloom blasted as a result of moving from work. I'd say it is about 1cm across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosolis76 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 Hello, Very nice plants. I like your natural biotope effect. I also do the same in some of my pots. Cheers, Damien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Thanks Damien. I think I'm going to turn all my pygmies into 'biotopes' now. One success this year is my D. Slackii sending up a flower spike. This is the first I've managed and I have had it for 5 years! So apparently the trick is to leave it in the greenhouse over winter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted May 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 A few Sarracenia's that are catching my eye at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 A few more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted June 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) Pogonia ophioglossoides Edited June 2, 2020 by Platty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Whoop, whoop. Drosophyllum! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) Lovely small boy, well done!! I’ve just seen another one sprouting in the left of the picture Edited June 15, 2020 by Argo88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 And one at the far back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 You have gorgeous plants! I hope to get a greenhouse one day. I’m only 12, so me pleading with my parents wouldn’t be enough by itself. Thankfully, my grandmother lives with me and she wants one too! Win-win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platty Posted October 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 4 months on and Drosophyllum doing well. Now to get them through the winter! I have a cunning plan to get them into a bigger pot next spring without disturbing the roots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantfreak Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 They grow at x2 speed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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