Petiolaris complex - Pics

[elgecko]

Some shots of the few Petiolaris complex sundews I grow.


Drosera paradoxa


Drosera ordensis X paradoxa


Drosera ordensis - Just coming out of dormancy.


Drosera falconeri - Just coming out of dormancy.

Some better pics of my Drosera falconeri before dormancy.

[Pingman]

Great looking falconeri. Mine are now out of dormancy and starting to get that wonderful red color. Of course the contrasting white sand is a plus!
PEter.

[homer]

Some of these look familiar

Great job adjusting them to their new environment after shipping and dormancy. I've noticed that the ordensis seedlings are somewhat picky compared to the hybrid.

The white sand is something I might have to copy

Homer

[ICPS-bob]

homer said:

The white sand is something I might have to copy

Homer

Dean Cook told me that he got his dazzling white sand from a hotel supply company. They have both white and black sand, often used in cigarette ash trays.

[jm82792]

Dean Cook told me that he got his dazzling white sand from a hotel supply company. They have both white and black sand, often used in cigarette ash trays.

Do you have connections with Dean?
I really want to do an visit but unfortunatly
they don't allow them. Ofcourse with a visit
I would go on a plant buying rampage ;D

[elgecko]

Homer,
Yep, 3 of the 4 I grow came from you.

I got my sand from a pool / spa store. They sell pure silica sand for the filters.

[brokken]

Great pics. It looks as if you were growing your D. falconeri in salt! A trick that I picked up from keeping reef aquariums is that white sand will reflect some of the light back up and make your ever-hungry-for-light corals happier.

Question: What kind of dormancy do you give your falconeri specimen? Hot and dry? I just got one of these guys and I'm trying to determine what are the best conditions to maintain it. Admittedly I should have read better on them, but one came to me rather easily, so I though I'd give it a try.

[Pingman]

Brokken, you don't want to "give" your plant dormancy, only if it does it on its own. You will be able to tell as it will start shrinking and the leaves will all shrivel and turn brown. Once it is dormant, i keep it warm as possible and the soil moist. When you see signs of life, it is ok to water again.

In active growth, this plant likes a lot of light and hot temps--even above 100 degrees!
Peter

[brokken]

pingman said:

Brokken, you don't want to "give" your plant dormancy, only if it does it on its own. You will be able to tell as it will start shrinking and the leaves will all shrivel and turn brown. Once it is dormant, i keep it warm as possible and the soil moist. When you see signs of life, it is ok to water again.

In active growth, this plant likes a lot of light and hot temps--even above 100 degrees!
Peter

Let me rephrase: Australia's Northern Territory experiences a dry season and a wet season. I imagine that petiolaris aestivate during the dry season and grow during the wet season. I'm not suggesting forcing the plant into dormancy. I just wanted to know what kind of conditions to keep the plant during its estive dormancy when it does go into it.

[thwyman]

Brokken,

You are correct that the plants go dormant during the dry season. You will get different answers from different people as to how dry you should keep the plants during this time but you should allow the media to dry out to an extent. Might take a little experimenting to find what works best for you.

[elgecko]

brokken,
What I did for the Drosera falconeri during dormancy was to water it less, just keeping the soil damp. I did not move it from the terrarium that it grows in which is around the mid 90's.