Germinating N. Gracilis

Germinating N. Gracilis#80087

By Dionae -  Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:19 am
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- Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:19 am #80087

Hello. Someone gave me some N. Gracilis seed. I chopped up some LFS really fine, got it nice and wet and put the seeds on top of that uncovered and put them in my terrarium to germinate. Anyone have any tips on growing N. Gacilis from seed?

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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80124

By doku -  Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:17 am
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- Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:17 am #80124

From what ive heard, just keep them warm, above 70F. Once they germinate, they're suppose to be one of the faster growing species from seed as long as you can keep good temperatures.

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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80126

By snapperhead51 -  Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:04 am
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- Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:04 am #80126

N. garcilis , are a low land plant and grows in full tropical sun at 35 to 38 c and 70 to 90 % humidity all year round so you will need to imitate that climate to get them to germinate , a tip spray with fungicide now and once a month till germination as if you have handled them at all at any time they will have been contaminated ok !!
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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80149

By tzestan -  Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:09 pm
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- Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:09 pm #80149

Be patient... in last trial of gracilis, I got some germinations after 7 weeks waiting... (seems forever).
Good luck!

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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80187

By Dionae -  Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:49 pm
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- Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:49 pm #80187

Thanks for the tips everyone. I was reading germination instructions on the Nep University site. They had my hopes up saying neps take anywhere from 2 days to a few weeks. I'm hoping something pops up sooner than later. Thanks again everyone!

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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80188

By Dionae -  Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:50 pm
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- Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:50 pm #80188

Btw, I had put some dwarf blueberry seeds into germination a few months ago. I was going to throw them out today and noticed a seedling emerging. Guess patience is a virtue with any bog plant, huh?

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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80436

By allenphoon -  Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:20 am
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- Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:20 am #80436

i never heard of any nepenthes seeds germinate within 2 days, the fastest i ever heard is 7days while i have experience seeds germinate within two weeks, keep them warm, as they are lowland in Malaysia, means more hot and more humid!! mine have a lot germinated, hope they will be the same as you

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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80443

By Dionae -  Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:48 am
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- Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:48 am #80443

Thanks Allen. Hope so too.

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Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80497

By dantt99 -  Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:56 pm
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- Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:56 pm #80497

Yes, 2 days for any seeds is too quick. Probably about a week or so maybe 2-3.

Re: Germinating N. Gracilis#80530

By Daniel_G -  Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:52 pm
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- Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:52 pm #80530

Well,keep us posted on their progress,let us know when they germinate

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