Drosera Spatulata x Capensis Flowering

Drosera Spatulata x Capensis Flowering#323702

By Amount_Paid -  Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:21 pm
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- Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:21 pm #323702

Hey guys so I’ve noticed my Drosera Spatulata x Capensis has started to grow a flower stalk, should I let it flower and collect seeds or is it sterile? I hear that this hybrid can only produce by leaf pullings/Cuttings, is this true? I’m still new to all this CP stuff.

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Re: Drosera Spatulata x Capensis Flowering#323718

By Shadowtski -  Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:02 pm
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- Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:02 pm #323718

Usually hybrids are sterile but there have been exceptions.
I'd let it flower and even try to pollinate a few flowers.
Flowering is not as hard on Sundews as it is on VFTs.

If you see the flower's ovaries swelling into seed pods, you may end up with seed.

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Re: Drosera Spatulata x Capensis Flowering#323737

By twitcher -  Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:51 am
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- Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:51 am #323737

sundewman in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=906g0cjL0po indicates that the hybrid seed produced is sterile.

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Re: Drosera Spatulata x Capensis Flowering#323738

By Amount_Paid -  Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:53 am
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- Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:53 am #323738

twitcher wrote:sundewman in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=906g0cjL0po indicates that the hybrid seed produced is sterile.

yeah that’s why I made the question, that’s where I seen that the hybrid seeds were sterile but I guess I can still give it a try.

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Re: Drosera Spatulata x Capensis Flowering#323739

By Amount_Paid -  Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:56 am
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- Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:56 am #323739

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