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Post by taywf1234 on Jul 19, 2007 9:16:24 GMT
I have this one Utricularia bisquamata Bettys Bay and it doesn't seem to be flowering. This is the only utric. i have that i just can't get to flower! Could it be due to the possible overload of sphagnum that has accumulated on it?
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Post by taywf1234 on Jul 19, 2007 9:38:28 GMT
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Post by Aidan on Jul 19, 2007 9:42:47 GMT
Utricularia bisquamata 'Betty's Bay' is a small-leafed plant and will I think be better off growing in a straight peat/sand mix rather than amongst Sphagnum. Keep the water level high and keep the pot in a bright and sunny spot. Here's a photo taken yesterday:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2007 2:40:04 GMT
just like aiden said your going to want to remove the spagnum and putting it in bright sunlight letting it get drier then damp but just alittle you dont want it to go dry then add alot of purified water as so that the water level is even with the bottom of the plants almost and then they may flower...however for the healthiest plant you should always keep the water high and in direct sunlight..... you may want to try turning th epot around every now and then ive heard from my friends that sometimes that stimulates the plant to flower...however i dont know if that is true or not
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Post by glider14 on Jul 20, 2007 4:28:20 GMT
no! no direct sunlight! no matter how hard i try and how slowly i do it. i can never adjust utrics to outside growing or direct sun for that matter. the only utric i have outside is U. sublulata. and that is only because i took a seed pot that was ripe and put it on the soil. *sigh* i made a grave mistake....
Alex
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Post by matti on Jul 20, 2007 7:30:45 GMT
I didn't know Utricularia's had fluresent fixtures in the wild?. ;D
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Post by taywf1234 on Jul 20, 2007 17:34:57 GMT
OK thank you.....what is the best way to remove the sphagnum?
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Post by Dave Evans on Jul 20, 2007 23:54:44 GMT
Glider,
While you will burn all the old foliage, most of the plant is under the soil. New leaves adapted to the sun will eventually grow up from the soil. Now, some species probably don't need sunlight, but those are the kind which grow in mosses on tree bark--not too many of those.
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