Sundew flowerstalks

Sundew flowerstalks#409746

By thepitchergrower -  Sun May 01, 2022 4:21 pm
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- Sun May 01, 2022 4:21 pm #409746

I really ought to observe my marston dragons better. They are putting out a lot flowerstalks. Unfortunately, these are self sterile. Apparently you can overcome the self incompatibility by zapping it with a car battery, apply concrete to the stigma, and other weird methods.

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Re: Sundew flowerstalks#409752

By Shadowtski -  Sun May 01, 2022 5:01 pm
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- Sun May 01, 2022 5:01 pm #409752

You can also cut off the flower stalk, float it in a container of distilled water and it will often generate one or more new plantlets, same as root cuttings or leaf cuttings, no car batteries or concrete required at all.
And on top of that, the resultant plants are a clone of your original named cultivar.

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By thepitchergrower -  Sun May 01, 2022 5:20 pm
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- Sun May 01, 2022 5:20 pm #409759

Thanks, but I have more than enough marston dragons.

Re: Sundew flowerstalks#409765

By za419 -  Sun May 01, 2022 6:10 pm
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- Sun May 01, 2022 6:10 pm #409765

You could always take your turn at making people jump through hoops to get Marston's Dragons!

I'm intimidated by forkleafs, they can be huge! But they're too pretty for me to resist anyway...

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By ChefDean -  Sun May 01, 2022 6:46 pm
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- Sun May 01, 2022 6:46 pm #409768

thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 4:21 pm Apparently you can overcome the self incompatibility by zapping it with a car battery, apply concrete to the stigma, and other weird methods.

None of that works. However, if you dance naked under a full moon at midnight.......

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Re: Sundew flowerstalks#409772

By za419 -  Sun May 01, 2022 8:06 pm
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- Sun May 01, 2022 8:06 pm #409772

ChefDean wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 6:46 pm
thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 4:21 pm Apparently you can overcome the self incompatibility by zapping it with a car battery, apply concrete to the stigma, and other weird methods.

None of that works. However, if you dance naked under a full moon at midnight.......

Don't forget the sage! It's critical!!

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Re: Sundew flowerstalks#409775

By thepitchergrower -  Sun May 01, 2022 8:27 pm
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- Sun May 01, 2022 8:27 pm #409775

I don't have sage. Does rosemary work?

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