Dionaea muscipula

Dionaea muscipula#3743

By marc -  Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:05 pm
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- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:05 pm #3743

how long it takes to germinate Dionaea muscipula ?

Re: Dionaea muscipula#3744

By Matt -  Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:22 pm
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- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:22 pm #3744

Hello marc and weclome to the forum!

Under perfect conditions, seeds can germinate within 2 weeks. I think it's normal for them to take 3 to 5 weeks. I have some in tissue culture right now that are just starting to germinate and they've been in there for 16 weeks.

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Re: Dionaea muscipula#3745

By marc -  Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:26 pm
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- Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:26 pm #3745

Thanks for your answer I can provide much hope we can be good friends. I hope your answer.

Re: Dionaea muscipula#3751

By Venus Fly Trap Kid -  Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:17 pm
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- Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:17 pm #3751

Hi,

Marc.

WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

Marc is one of my best friends in skool.
It takes about 3-5 wekk for seeds to germinate like matt said.
Matt is so good at answering questions.

Matt i have a question:My brother has some venus fly trap seeds and now its their 3rd wekk and 2 days and nothing has germinated is this normal?

Re: Dionaea muscipula#3772

By Matt -  Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:32 am
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- Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:32 am #3772

Venus Fly Trap Kid wrote:Matt i have a question:My brother has some venus fly trap seeds and now its their 3rd wekk and 2 days and nothing has germinated is this normal?

Yes, this is perfectly normal. Sometimes it can take up to 5 weeks to see germination. The longest I've waited so far is actually about 10 weeks, but that was with seed in tissue culture. When I've sown them on peat moss, they usually start germinating in 3 to 4 weeks.

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Re: Dionaea muscipula#3829

By lemonlily -  Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:54 pm
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- Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:54 pm #3829

Whats the difference between tissue culture and regular gernimating?

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Re: Dionaea muscipula#3853

By Matt -  Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:28 pm
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- Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:28 pm #3853

lemonlily wrote:Whats the difference between tissue culture and regular gernimating?

In tissue culture, the seedlings will grow much faster.

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Re: Dionaea muscipula#3864

By lemonlily -  Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:23 am
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- Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:23 am #3864

Why?

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Re: Dionaea muscipula#3867

By Matt -  Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:48 am
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- Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:48 am #3867

Because they don't have any pathogens to deal with and they are given very good growing conditions such as 100% humidity and all of the nutrients they need.

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