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Post by coline on Sept 11, 2014 21:49:57 GMT
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Post by Aidan on Sept 11, 2014 22:04:33 GMT
I doubt the trait is heritable and in my experience it is one of those rare things... a form of D.capensis that does not set seed. Flowers are malformed.
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Post by coline on Sept 12, 2014 13:54:17 GMT
Interesting, that may explan why it took so long for me to get to see it somewhere
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Post by Aidan on Sept 12, 2014 19:43:44 GMT
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Post by coline on Sept 13, 2014 12:48:33 GMT
They look awesome!
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Post by jwalker on Sept 15, 2014 17:14:38 GMT
I was really interested in trying to get this one to I couldn't find it but I read that ppl think the forked leaves are caused buy mite damage
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Post by Joseph Clemens on Nov 20, 2014 13:02:27 GMT
Yes, the crestate growth pattern is typically initiated by disturbance/damage to the tip meristem. This is most usually precipitated, in Drosera capensis, by cyclamen mite, though I have also seen a few instances precipitated by the more common spider mite. The mites don't necessarily need to be continuously present for plants to continue this aberrant growth. Though propagation, by seed, has not been demonstrated, so far as I know. Sometimes divisions that include a good sample of the disturbed meristem can produce additional plants that continue the growth pattern. Spider mites are so ubiquitous in my present environment, I've also had this growth pattern initiated with several Mexican Pinguicula plants. Where it exhibits very similar effects.
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Post by coline on Nov 21, 2014 12:53:03 GMT
Interesting, but well, if it is done by the mites, I won't like to have it, I think that the fungus gnats are damaging some of my plants already, is there a way to combat them other than leaving plants nearly dry?
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Post by hcarlton on Nov 21, 2014 15:52:42 GMT
Mosquito dunks work against fungus gnats, so do most insecticides.
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Post by coline on Nov 22, 2014 12:45:02 GMT
I have mine with imidaclroprid because we don't find mosquito dunks to use and prevent the spread of things like Dengue, but it seems it does nothing to them, do you have the name for another ont?
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Post by Joseph Clemens on Nov 22, 2014 18:35:49 GMT
Perhaps you can locate some Bacillus thuringiensis, Israelensis strain (BTi) - Gnatrol (fungus gnat larvae control) may be available to you, where you are). I'm fairly certain that Costa Rica was where this strain of the bacteria was discovered.
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Post by coline on Nov 22, 2014 20:34:49 GMT
It may have been discovered here, but also chemical agrochemical industry is so highly rooted here that they have only 1 BT, and 1 trichoderma product available
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Post by Jason Ksepka on Nov 27, 2014 3:41:34 GMT
I know a friend who used to have crestate D. capensis. I believe he said he could propagate it by dividing it. But as far as i know, his has gone to the world of shadow About 4 years ago i found a crestate D. xbeleziana (rotundifolia X intermedia) growing in the Pinelands in South Jersey. Pretty neat plant to see.
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Post by Joseph Clemens on Nov 30, 2014 20:50:14 GMT
Where do you come by this name? [D. xbeleziana (rotundifolia X intermedia)].
It sounds like an interesting hybrid. Though I don't know of any valid Drosera with that name.
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Post by hcarlton on Dec 1, 2014 1:03:59 GMT
D. x beleziana is a well known natural hybrid, that name has been in use for well over a century. There is at least one registered cultivar ('Nightmare') and Ivan Snyder produced a fertile form using colchicine that is nicknamed "Dr. Frankensnyder's Monster" which I grow.
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