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I know its a long shot but i have found some old sundew seeds i stored away back in 2016 ... wow i know right, but i hope they are still viable! Anyone know how well they will be? I put them in paper / foil and in a ziplock bag in a tub haha extra i know!


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I’ve heard of seventeen year old seed (if I remember correctly) germinating for Shadowtski... I would give it a go.

mo_carnivore wrote:I’ve heard of seventeen year old seed (if I remember correctly) germinating for Shadowtski... I would give it a go.

Worth trying then, i was going to give it a go either way, just seeing if anyone know germination rate or anything haha


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Germination rate was pretty good as I recall.
But honestly, after that long, any germination would have been a wonderful surprise.
The seeds were stored in a refrigerator and that contributed to their longevity and continued viability.

Shadowtski wrote:Germination rate was pretty good as I recall.
But honestly, after that long, any germination would have been a wonderful surprise.
The seeds were stored in a refrigerator and that contributed to their longevity and continued viability.

Question is how many different ways should i try growing them, in soil or sphag and with greenhouse method or not! I grow indoor under some grow lights with temps always above 10deg


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What species do you plan to grow?
Subtropical species or Temperate species?
Temperate Drosera seeds should be stratified for about 8 weeks before planting.


I'd grow 25% on Peatmoss/Perlite (or Peatmoss/Sand) mixes, 25% on Sphagnum or chopped/milled Sphagnum, 25% in water filled test tubes.

I'd save 25% of the seed in case of catastrophic failure or emergency.

Shadowtski wrote:What species do you plan to grow?
Subtropical species or Temperate species?
Temperate Drosera seeds should be stratified for about 8 weeks before planting.


I'd grow 25% on Peatmoss/Perlite (or Peatmoss/Sand) mixes, 25% on Sphagnum or chopped/milled Sphagnum, 25% in water filled test tubes.

I'd save 25% of the seed in case of catastrophic failure or emergency.

Well its been a while but they was from 2 sundews i only had a name for one and seeds Capensis Alba i believe ... im not to sure about the species.


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So i have planted some of the seeds in a plastic container with sphag and then across the top of one side ive put peatmoss, just a little experiment, but here is to anyone that wants to see the amount of seeds i have, i only used the spread out one on the paper and not the huge black pile of them!


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Shadowtski wrote:What species do you plan to grow?
Subtropical species or Temperate species?
Temperate Drosera seeds should be stratified for about 8 weeks before planting.


I'd grow 25% on Peatmoss/Perlite (or Peatmoss/Sand) mixes, 25% on Sphagnum or chopped/milled Sphagnum, 25% in water filled test tubes.

I'd save 25% of the seed in case of catastrophic failure or emergency.

Take a look at the pictures ive attached, if you had to guess, how many seeds do you think are here?


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Take a look at the pictures ive attached, if you had to guess, how many seeds do you think are here?

Scientific Wild-A**ed Guess is 100 - 200 on the paper and many hundred still in the seed pods.

Update!!! So its been 3 weeks since i planted the seeds i found, and good news i see some growth but too tiny for pictures just yet!


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