- Sat Mar 11, 2017 3:39 pm
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Days are getting longer. Things are waking up from dormancy or starting to grow faster. Here are a few shots from this morning.
Here is a Drosera filiformis hibernaculam bursting into growth, on the right. His two neighbors (circled in black) are a little behind. Two smaller D. rotundifolia are also emerging from dormancy in the pic. The hibernacula are almost invisible until they start growing. They're a camouflage brownish color, the same as the media. Utricularia subulata is adding some Yellow color to a Drosera capensis "Wide Leaf" pot. Drosera burmannii "Humpty Doo" is sending up a flower stalk for the first time. Drosophyllum lusitanicum is starting to grow faster. It's about 6 inches tall now. Thanks to Fishman for sending me two leaf cuttings from his Drosera capensis "Giant" purchased clone. I put them in water filled Petri Dishes and added live Sphagnum tip cuttings when they struck. One leaf produced three plants; the other gave me two. Notice how fresh the original leaves still look. Another propagation project is Drosera adelae "Giant", grown form a flower stalk cutting. I've been feeding him and the baby Giant capes with pulverized dry dogfood. So far, they seem to like it very much. Its main ingredients are various meats. Last photo of the day is Drosera madagascariensis. It's starting to accelerate its growth with the longer days. It's a neat looking little plant. Thanks for looking.
Good growing,
Mike
Here is a Drosera filiformis hibernaculam bursting into growth, on the right. His two neighbors (circled in black) are a little behind. Two smaller D. rotundifolia are also emerging from dormancy in the pic. The hibernacula are almost invisible until they start growing. They're a camouflage brownish color, the same as the media. Utricularia subulata is adding some Yellow color to a Drosera capensis "Wide Leaf" pot. Drosera burmannii "Humpty Doo" is sending up a flower stalk for the first time. Drosophyllum lusitanicum is starting to grow faster. It's about 6 inches tall now. Thanks to Fishman for sending me two leaf cuttings from his Drosera capensis "Giant" purchased clone. I put them in water filled Petri Dishes and added live Sphagnum tip cuttings when they struck. One leaf produced three plants; the other gave me two. Notice how fresh the original leaves still look. Another propagation project is Drosera adelae "Giant", grown form a flower stalk cutting. I've been feeding him and the baby Giant capes with pulverized dry dogfood. So far, they seem to like it very much. Its main ingredients are various meats. Last photo of the day is Drosera madagascariensis. It's starting to accelerate its growth with the longer days. It's a neat looking little plant. Thanks for looking.
Good growing,
Mike