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I have some D. Pulchella that is done flowering. I was just wondering when and how I should collect the seeds.

no one?

Never got flowers or seed from pulchella but here's some generic Drosera suggestions:

Wait until the seed pod dries up and cracks open. It will look Tulip shaped (to make a poor comparison). If you cut the stalk off before this, the seeds may not be ripe and mature yet. I've been guilty of rushing and ruining seeds several times.

Cut the whole flower stalk off as close to the plant as you can. Put it in a white paper envelope and let it sit for a week. Then take the cut end of the flower stalk between your thumb and forefinger and spin it.(with the seed pods still inside the envelope) This will send the seeds flying out of the seed pods and into the bottom of the envelope. Don't sneeze! The seeds will be smaller than the average dust speck.

Seal up your seed envelope. Label it with the species and date harvested, and store it in your refrigerator until you plant them.

Good growing,
Mike

Thanks Mike.This is my first year with CP and these are my first plants I ever got. Im very excited to harvest thees and hopefully will have enuf to share.

Well, not to turn down the party but...
Pygmy drosera seeds are very hard to get and hard to germinate. Why dont you use gemmae?

Sakaaaaa wrote:Well, not to turn down the party but...
Pygmy drosera seeds are very hard to get and hard to germinate. Why dont you use gemmae?

I didn't get any gemmae. How are they hard to get and germinate. All my plants are seed grown.

I usually just wait till the whole puchella flower pod browns and dries. I have multiple flowers that produce seed.

Edit: These almost always produce seed. However, germinating them is a different story.

erikHIplants wrote:I usually just wait till the whole pulchella flower pod browns and dries. I have multiple flowers that produce seed.

Edit: These almost always produce seed. However, germinating them is a different story.

Why would I have not gotten gemmae this year? Are the too young?

Is that Utric in with you Pulchella?

Honestly, I have no idea. My puchella haven't produced gemmae for me ever. I've gotten only seed and have had them for almost a year now.

Yes I believe there is a lot of U. subulata in there with it. And some kind of star moss. Rather annoying actually.

erikHIplants wrote:Honestly, I have no idea. My puchella haven't produced gemmae for me ever. I've gotten only seed and have had them for almost a year now.

Yes I believe there is a lot of U. subulata in there with it. And some kind of star moss. Rather annoying actually.

Well if you ever won't to thin out the subulata let me know.