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Post by rhillier on Jun 21, 2007 1:59:48 GMT
Back in January, I had received a specimen of D. schizandra from Cooks Carnivorous Plants. I potted it up in LFS right away... I don't recall the exact timeline, but for about a month or two, it grew very well for me, but then the growth crown went brown and the whole plant went south fairly quickly.
I examined the roots of the plant and found them to be in fairly good shape, so I made several cuttings and laid them horizontally about 1/8" deep in the LFS.
Nothing happened for over 6 weeks and I gave up on them, planting some darlingtonia seed right on top of the whole works.
I just checked the pot tonight for signs of darlintonia germination and to my surprise, found four young plants coming off one of the root cuttings, so I now have ol' "Schizzy" back and it feels great.
I'll try to get some pictures up tomorrow.
Now this is all great, but I am somewhat worried about a repeat performance. I grew this plant with other drosera in a pot of LFS in an aquarium under twin 40-watt fluorescent lights.
Does anyone have any good cultivation tips for this species that would help me from blowing these babies away?
Thanks in advance,
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by jm82792 on Jun 21, 2007 2:23:03 GMT
Not to hijack but what do you do with the rest of the queensland sister? I am trying to get ahold of them since my aqurium has poor lights but would be great with the sisters.
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Post by rhillier on Jun 21, 2007 11:41:29 GMT
I have a 5-gallon aquarium of D. adelae growing in live LFS. I started them at one end and in a period of less than 12 months, they filled the entire thing. They're growing under two 40-watt fluorescents.
I also have D. prolifera in a 4" pot under the same lighting. It sends flower stalks all over the place and wherever they touch the soil, they develop new plants.
I'm hoping to keep "Schizzy" alive this time... maybe the offshoots will be more adapted to my conditions.
I'm still hoping for some advice from those who grow it well.
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by Aidan on Jun 21, 2007 13:49:39 GMT
I'm still hoping for some advice from those who grow it well. Lots of us grow or have grown (in my case killed ) D. schizandra. I don't know many who have grown it well.
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Post by rhillier on Jun 21, 2007 15:18:39 GMT
Wow.... that made me feel better
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Post by shartmeyer on Jun 21, 2007 15:29:56 GMT
Since I visited the natural growing site of D. schizandra on Mount Bartle Frere 2001, I changed the conditions for the plants in our greenhouse, and I am now lucky enough to grow them nearly as big as in Queensland, and they even flower every spring. Here are my "new" conditions: I changed the soil from peat/sand to dead pure New Zealand Sphagnum moss, which is available sterile, dried and pressed for terrarium use. After watering for a day it can be used. Living Sphagnum is also possible, but may overgrow the plants. I meanwhile prefer the pressed and dried quality and use minimum 12 - 15 cm pots, standing in a tray with 2-4 cm water. Terrarium conditions with artificial light are fine, the plants grow best with temperatures between 15 - 25 degrees, but stand also 30 degrees in the afternoon. But they don't like it hotter, as they grow at about 700-800 m altitude. Inside the greenhouse: avoid direct sunlight, except morning or later evening, the plants grow very different from other sundews under lowlight conditions inmidth the rain forest, therefore I place them in the shadow beneath a table on the ground (cool stones). It's the coolest place in our tropical greenhouse. The first picture shows D. schizandra at the natural site: The second picture shows the filming of the site with our friend and guide Trevor Hannam (Cairns).
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Post by jm82792 on Jun 22, 2007 5:58:32 GMT
Okay I am going to get one from cooks within a month along with some sarracenia purperea
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Post by wadave on Jun 26, 2007 7:15:55 GMT
Hey guys,
try talking to picrophil, he has them growing everywhere like a weed in one of his greenhouses, mainly under the shelves in the LFS that grows everywhere.
I went to visit his place last year and what I saw was quite impressive.
Regards,
Dave.
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