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When I first started growing drosera I searched high and low for this plant. D.madagascarensis. I noticed that there are seeds available in our bank. So if you're not growing this one. Maybe you should consider it.
It's unusual and very whimsical and beautiful

One of my favorites!

After checking out some of the pics of this beautiful and unusual sundew I decided to order some seeds from the Bank. Thanks for the heads-up!
I'm curious - which grow media are you guys using? I was planning on germinating and growing them in 50/50 peat/Perlite. One site I found suggested including some miracle-gro in the mix (nope).

Haha, good ol’ miracle grow. Pretty useful for non CP’s actually.

Got mine back in December, took about a month to germinate. I used 50/50 lfsm perlite with a layer of chopped lfsm on top. Idk how long they’ve been in the bank or how good my germ was statistically speaking but I’d say I got about maybe 10(?)
No regrets so far

My madagascariensis is a tangled mess.
It's probably over a foot tall if you untangled it.
It split into 3 sections so I nicknamed it Cerebus.
It is also throwing up new plants growing from the roots.
It seems to grow best with benign neglect.
Ignore those capensis in the picture, they're everywhere.

Hmm, I foresee much fun growing these guys!

Fascinating. I wonder if this sundew could be trained to spiral up a support.

I love madagascariensis! I also wanted it badly as soon as I discovered they exist, I was very happy when I found some

Mine have not been fans of the idea that there is something on this planet not covered by their species... And they've definitely been a mess Pretty sure you could convince them to climb a support if you do it right. None of mine climbed up that little bamboo, but I put it in because they were already fanning out and trying to collapse over the edge of the pot, so they already were going the opposite way - Perhaps if you gave them a stake when they're smaller they might respond better to it.

For media, these are just in pure LFSM with a muffin top of live moss (it used to be a small decorative layer for color, but I've neglected trimming it...)

These all look so good! I have one that I think is doing ok, but definitely not growing like yours seem to be. Are they slow starters and take off when they hit a maturity point or should I be looking into ways to improve my conditions for it?

hollyhock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:59 pm When I first started growing drosera I searched high and low for this plant. D.madagascarensis. I noticed that there are seeds available in our bank. So if you're not growing this one. Maybe you should consider it.
It's unusual and very whimsical and beautiful

Seeds are on the way! Thanks again, Hollyhock.

Gary wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 4:38 am

hollyhock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:59 pm When I first started growing drosera I searched high and low for this plant. D.madagascarensis. I noticed that there are seeds available in our bank. So if you're not growing this one. Maybe you should consider it.
It's unusual and very whimsical and beautiful

Seeds are on the way! Thanks again, Hollyhock.

I'm sure you will enjoy it. It's unlike most sundews

Hmm. No activity from the seeds yet, been a full six weeks. I shouldn't be surprised, it took 2 months for me to get sprouts from freshly-harvested Cape seeds. Patience is a virtue...

Well, over two months now and no activity. I had a couple dozen seeds left over so I made a germination pot using rinsed and finely chopped LFSM and sprinkled the seeds on the top. Maybe the seeds didn't like the peat/Perlite mixture? Fingers crossed!