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Post by paulbarden on May 5, 2014 13:40:37 GMT
Can't remember where it was, but I recall research done somewhere that discovered larger cells and in some plants a doubled set of chromosomes that would suggest such a thing, but certainly within natural variation there is possibility for any species to produce aberrant populations.... sundews are especially known for that.... Paul, if your plants are the typical ground-hugging form, I'd love to get even a small number of seeds.... there are a number of hybrids that I have to remake, since my "capillaris" all turned out to be tokaiensis.... I checked, and all the seed pods were quite old and had dropped all their contents. These must have been seed heads from last summer/fall. I will make an effort to save the seeds next time. And as far as I know, this is a "ground hugging" variant, yes. Perhaps someone at ICPS keeps a record of donated seed and their provenance? I bought the seeds in summer of 2011.
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Post by jonathan87 on Aug 26, 2014 6:46:38 GMT
If you find out, let me know. I've been looking for them too..... such a common species, yet never seem to find correctly labeled plants available... Hello hcarlton, Just thought I would give you a review on the service from that website. After weeks of waiting and waiting on my order I wondered why it didn't ever show up so I had to contact the seller and send him a copy of the receipt in paypal to prove I bought them from them. They then sent me a letter apologizing and told me that it hasn't been sent out yet and it was their mistake. Anyways after getting things all settled and all the seeds arrive and I immediately started cold strat and after a month in the fridge I didn't see any germinate so I waited another month and nothing and approximately the 3rd month they still didn't germinate. So I don't know what the deal was whether they where old or they could have been VFT seeds. The seeds where very very small and looked like dust so I am wondering if they sent me the wrong plant seeds but who knows!. As of right now I still have them in my fridge hoping I will see something soon!
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Post by Not a Number on Aug 26, 2014 9:44:35 GMT
That vendor has a terrible reputation. Half the time the seeds do not germinate. The other half of the time they aren't even the right species. The guy running the site is in South Africa and sometimes ships seed from there. His wife is in Germany and ships seed from Germany. The Florida "long arm" D. capillaris will not germinate in high humidity. Keep the containers uncovered or unbagged but the media moist. D. capillaris from many sites in the US can be seen in these photos: www.sarracenia.com/galleria/g233s.html
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Post by John Brittnacher on Aug 26, 2014 15:23:22 GMT
Anyways after getting things all settled and all the seeds arrive and I immediately started cold strat and after a month in the fridge I didn't see any germinate so I waited another month and nothing and approximately the 3rd month they still didn't germinate. The way you worded this it sounds like you left them in the refrigerator. You did take them out an put then in a warm, bright location?
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Post by jonathan87 on Aug 27, 2014 1:08:51 GMT
I thought they where suppose to germinate while in the fridge?
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Post by Bio on Aug 27, 2014 2:47:39 GMT
No, they germinate after being placed in warmer, brighter conditions. Stratifying in the refrigerator, and moving them into brighter and warmer conditions simulates the change from winter into spring that stimulates germination in many plant species.
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Post by hcarlton on Aug 27, 2014 4:08:10 GMT
Nothing will grow when it is cold and dark except mold. The seeds require light and warm temperatures after the chemicals holding them dormant are broken down in order to start metabolizing nutrients to germinate.
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Post by Dave Evans on Aug 28, 2014 2:03:08 GMT
The temps in the fridge will keep the seed dormant. They only need about 6 weeks in the fridge to finish stratifying. Even during the winter, the seeds don't get below 4C all day as it sometimes warms up during the day or even for a couple of days in the winter. In the fridge, they get stratified 24/7, so six to eight weeks is plenty.
Some seed do germinate even while cold, but I'm unaware of any carnivorous species that does this; expect for D. glanduligera.
Just read from the beginning. Don't worry about growing D. capillaris in CA, it isn't going to do well and will probably be an exercise in frustration. They only get as far north as zone 7b. What zone are you in?
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