coline
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Post by coline on Dec 16, 2014 14:02:57 GMT
how do you take the stamens away without self-pollinating it?
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Post by hcarlton on Dec 16, 2014 17:54:29 GMT
Very carefully. Sometimes there is contamination though if the flower is already beginning to close, or if there is a lot of pollen....
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Post by hcarlton on Dec 28, 2014 21:40:16 GMT
Out of one pack of seeds originally purchased as "D. trinervia," I ended up with a lot more. The two taxa I currently label as D. aff. admirabilis and D. aff. slackii are included, as well as this supposed D. cistiflora or close relative  D. "cistiflora?" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr I did, however, get at least one D. trinervia, and from it came this  D. trinervia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr capensis "wide leaf"  D. capensis "wide leaf" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. hookeri "Orange/Red" from Conara, Tasmania has produced a "mature" leaf  D. hookeri "Orange/Red, TZ" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. regia. Still working out the kinks with this one, the feeding regimen needed is almost ridiculous  D. regia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. capensis 'Albino'  D. capensis 'Albino' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. capensis "typical"  D. capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr I still have this mystery plant in one of my Sarracenia seelding pots. It reminds me of a flat D. oblanceolata, but I have no real clue here. Help is appreciated....  D. unknown by hawken.carlton, on Flickr 'Tom Turpin'  D. 'Tom Turpin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr This plant is definitely an anglica hybrid. The flowers produced no seeds, but they're pink, so the other parent is a mystery. tokaiensis, perhaps?  D. anglica x ? by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Meanwhile the real anglica Alakai Swamp, HI plants are beginning to flower  D. anglica Alakai Swamp, HI by hawken.carlton, on Flickr This particular spatulata "Fraser Island" seems to have a precondition to produce six-petaled flowers. This is the second on the same plant I've caught open  D. spatulata "Fraser Island" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr And the plant itself  D.spatulata "Fraser Island" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr I have lots of D. spatulata "Royal National Pk. Sydney"  D. spatulata "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr New arrival, supposedly D. ultramafica. We'll see if that holds as it and the three plantlets mature.  D. ultramafica by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. villosa. Reminds me somewhat of a hairy capensis...  D. villosa by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Lots and lots of anglica Germany  D. anglica Germany by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Okay, got another quandary here. In this pot, the only thing ever put there have been D. oblanceolata and seeds from D. oblanceolata. The two small plants seen in this picture I am 100% confident of being that species, though they don't look like it. I say this because they came as perfect matches, and just shrank after a struggle with acclimation. Even more, the paler plant to the left was the one that had a flower stalk and seeds that I sowed.  D. oblanceolata by hawken.carlton, on Flickr These two larger plants, however, throw me. They came up from those seeds I sowed, and while the young involute leaves match the pics I find of oblanceolata, complete with the hairs and (for the one in front) semi-erect stature, when they mature at best they look like hybrids. The cloest thing to them I have elsewhere in my greenhouse are the tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin' hybrids, but the leaf hairs and overall shape still don't match. Is it that oblanceolata is just this polymorphic under differing light conditions?  D. "oblanceolata?" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Anyway, back to less headache-inducing plants: D. burmannii "green"  D. sessilifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. graomogolensis. I need to find taller pots, the root came out the bottom...  D. graomogolensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. sp. Lantau Island (who was no help in figuring out the oblanceolata issue either)  D. sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. prolifera  D. prolifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Lastly, very proud, D. schizandra. They are rapidly growing in the cooler winter conditions here.  D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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Post by Dave Evans on Jan 7, 2015 22:58:29 GMT
oblanceolata, what do the flowers look like? They are very distinctive.
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 8, 2015 18:09:00 GMT
Haven't yet had the chance to see the flowers. The plant when it arrived was already at the releasing seed stage, and the ones I have now are attempting to put up flower stalks, but they keep aborting for reasons unknown. However, the two large plants are beginning to look rather distinct from one another, the one on the left in the picture above is more and more resembling oblanceolata now as the leaves are more upright and elongate, and the other one.... well, I think it's possibly a wayward tokaiensis hybrid that somehow ended up in the pot.
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 12, 2015 17:13:20 GMT
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 26, 2015 15:48:03 GMT
D. schizandra carpet; these guys are not as yellow as the camera suggests  D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. prolifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. intermedia Mt. Roraima by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. natalensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr I love the shape of these leaves  D. anglica Alakai Swamp HI by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. anglica Alakai x ? by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. madagascariensis x affinis is flowering!  D. affinis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr These two below have also gotten a lot bigger since these pics were taken  D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Also, had 6 or 7 of the platystigma "A" plants flowering, so I went pic nutty with them:  D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. platystigma A by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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Post by hcarlton on Feb 9, 2015 15:48:12 GMT
D. stolonifera. The one on the left has basically stopped growing, but the one on the right is still going, and getting almost unwieldy in its height.  D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr For the first time in over 2 years, my D. trinervia are also flowering. No stalks are visible here, but at this point there are at least a half dozen plants with inflorescences  D. trinervia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Definitely cistiflora, now just to wait and see what form....  D. cistiflora unknown form by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. aliciae by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. scorpioides "Pink Flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. madagascariensis x affinis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr I've yet to have posted a picture of this hybrid, but at least one of the plants looks nice enough to photo now.  D. tokaiensis x capensis "typical" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. burmannii by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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Post by hcarlton on Feb 24, 2015 1:37:08 GMT
 D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. trinervia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. cistiflora "unknown form" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. capensis "wide leaf" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. citrina citrina by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Thinking about selecting a cultivar from these plants  D. tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Or these. Maybe both  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x tokaiensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata "Ivan's 3 Way" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. rotundifolia "Nieuwkoop, Netherlands" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata "white flower" x 'Tamlin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Confirmed at least 2 certain hybrids in this pot so far.  D. sp. Lantau Island x brevifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Also thinking about labeling for cultivar status  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr And definitely thinking about this one  D. sp. Lantau Island x capensis typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata "Clare Vally, S. AU" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. hookeri "orange/red, Tasmania" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata Fraser Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Like this hybrid too.  D. spatulata "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" x anglica Oregon by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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Post by hcarlton on Mar 8, 2015 17:36:34 GMT
People say these guys look like sticky lettuce....how demeaning  D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. capillaris "FL Long Arm" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. anglica Germany by hawken.carlton, on Flickr I've only seen one other recent report of this occurring: vegetative apomixis on D. burmannii  D. burmanii "green w/pink flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. binata Waihohonu by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. affinis x spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. venusta by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Did not get any gemmae from these guys, but surprisingly I got quite a few seeds from the flowers I pollinated!  D. platystigma "A" seeds by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. cistiflora "Purple Flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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Post by Dave Evans on Mar 12, 2015 23:57:53 GMT
When the plants are at this stage, you can make leaf cuttings from the cistiflora. They work really well and are still on the right seasonal schedule.
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Post by hcarlton on Mar 28, 2015 15:55:33 GMT
Was repotting everything a week ago, so many, many pictures were the result.... here we go: 2 of these D. hookeri have flowered, and already seeds have resulted from this first pictured bloom  D. hookeri "Orange/red" Conara, TS by hawken.carlton, on Flickr The second plant  D. hookeri "Orange/red" Conara, TS by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. hookeri "Orange/red" Conara, TS by hawken.carlton, on Flickr My "Ivan's 3-Way" spatulata began flowering, and though I haven't caught the flowers open, I found buds for both a deep pink and a white flowered plant  D. spatulata "Ivan's 3-way" pink and white buds by hawken.carlton, on Flickr stolonifera's last stand  D. stolonifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata "typical" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata "typical" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Still waiting....  D.cistiflora "purple flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. menziesii menziesii by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata "Clare Valley, S. Au" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. cistiflora unknown form by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. trinervia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. aliciae by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. capensis "wide leaf" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. aliciae x natalensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. citrina citrina by hawken.carlton, on Flickr My last standing paleacea  D. paleacea trichocaulis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. scorpioides "Pink Flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. regia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. capensis "red" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr The first aliciae x Lantau is about to flower  D. aliciae x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. madagascariensis x affinis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. brevifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. tokaiensis x spatulata 'Tamlin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x tokaiensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr This hybrid is still looking really good. The plants still seem to cycle through periods where they lack growth points though.....  D. affinis x spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. felix by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. sp. Lantau Island x brevifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. sp. Lantau Island x capensis "typical" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. sp. Lantau Island x capensis 'Albino' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. tokaiensis x spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata "white flower" x tokaiensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr The neocaledonica were repotted after this pic into fresh soil w/o algae, and have already jumped in size...  D. neocaledonica by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. 'Tom Turpin' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. prolifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata "Fraser Island" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata "Royal Natl. Pk. Sydney" x anglica "Oregon" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. graomogolensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. filiformis "FL All Red" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. madagascariensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. spatulata 'Tamlin' x "Royal National Park, Sydney" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr sessilifolia finally gaining enough size to be recognizable  D. sessilifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 22, 2015 1:52:08 GMT
 D. aliciae x sp. Lantau Island by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr D. regia has exceeded foot-long leaves, and is finally earning its name.  D. regia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. regia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. regia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. regia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata typical by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. auriculata Clare Valley, S Au by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Cape threw off a funky leaf  D. capensis "wide leaf" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. hookeri "Orange/red" Conara, TS by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. capensis "red leaf" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. brevifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. affinis x spatulata "white flower" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. tokaiensis x spatulata "Fraser Island" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. neocaledonica by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. natalensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. ultramafica x spatulata by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. tomentosa by hawken.carlton, on Flickr These two will have the first threadleaf flowers of the year, if the flowers decide to stick around this time...  D. 'Dreamsicle' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. x californica "typical" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Not sure why, but I really like this shot....  D. graomogolensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. graomogolensis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. affinis by hawken.carlton, on Flickr The big plant in this middle of this group is the tallest "red" I've yet seen, over a foot high  D. filiformis "FL All Red" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. filiformis "FL All Red" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. anglica Alakai Swamp, HI x spatulata (white flower x 'Tamlin') by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. burmanii 'Pilliga Red' by hawken.carlton, on Flickr The three sisters...  D. adelae by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. prolifera by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. schizandra by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. intermedia Easton, MA by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. filiformis "typical" by hawken.carlton, on Flickr  D. rotundifolia by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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Post by hcarlton on May 7, 2015 1:04:16 GMT
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Post by killerplants4realz on May 7, 2015 1:33:26 GMT
I almost gave up after all those pics. Glad I finished! hcarlton great pics!! Now I will rest my eyes; )
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