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Post by hcarlton on Mar 5, 2014 16:08:06 GMT
Decided I might as well start a thread for this U. sandersonii "Blue": a lot of people complain they can't get this guy to flower.... U. livida "pale flower" U. dichotoma constantly flowers for me
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Post by hcarlton on Mar 10, 2014 15:10:26 GMT
I've shown off the sandersonii "Blue" already, but just to show how prolific this form is:
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Post by hcarlton on Mar 22, 2014 23:40:02 GMT
A couple more pics: U. dichotoma I think U. subulata is a really underrated species. Under good conditions a mass flowering can be stunning. And, U. sandersonii "Blue" still flowering away
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 4, 2014 14:37:05 GMT
Happened to take another shot of the livida "Pale Flower": this thing never stops blooming
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 22, 2014 1:15:54 GMT
The blue bunnies are still frowning at all of you.... And this is most certainly NOT the U. involvens it was supposed to be.....
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Post by hcarlton on May 4, 2014 2:17:22 GMT
Something different: newly acquired, this U. reniformis is already putting out great growth for me It seems to do very well in a moist mix of sphagnum and perlite, and hopefully I'll see it spread through the whole net pot.
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Post by ICPS-bob on May 4, 2014 15:56:56 GMT
Could your U. reniformis use a bit more light?
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Post by hcarlton on May 5, 2014 4:36:47 GMT
A lot of my plants probably could, but don't have the money to refurbish all my lighting. And in reality, the plants have more pigment than my camera shows. The leaf petioles are somewhat reddish purple, and the veins on the underside have faint red blushes.
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Post by fredg on May 5, 2014 7:52:57 GMT
I don't think Bob is referring just to pigment. The leaves on U. reniformis are normally erect whereas yours look a little etiolated. More light would help greatly. The 'net' pot isn't necessary, many grow the plant as an emerging aquatic. It's not that fussy.
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Post by hcarlton on May 5, 2014 15:01:05 GMT
I use the net pot to let the plant choose where it wants to grow. It provides a moisture gradient, so once the plant finds the point where it's really happy, it will grow there. As for the "etiolated" leaves, they are growing at an angle toward the light, as they grow at the edge of the shelf they hang by, so they're stretched more due to that reason.
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Post by fredg on May 6, 2014 8:00:56 GMT
Reason 2:- The plant will invariably send out leaves through the side of the pot. This makes it a little awkward when you want to repot.
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Post by RL7836 on May 6, 2014 14:56:10 GMT
Agree with fredg on his reasons to avoid netpot with U. reniformis. I use netpots for most of the epiphytic utrics even though leaves & rolons come through the sides but as fredg noted - U. reniformis isn't fussy. Another reason for me is that U. reniformis has swollen rolons instead of tubers. While leaves are easily chopped off, trying to repot a U. reniformis that has swollen rolons weaving in & out of a netpot would be a nightmare. Here's an example in a regular pot. Based on examples like this & the fact that reniformis tends to go to the bottom of any pot & send out leaves from there, I started to grow a plant in an undrained tub. I'll probably add more in tubs as I get around to repotting.
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Post by hcarlton on May 20, 2014 2:35:01 GMT
U. dichotoma still going...
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Post by hcarlton on Jun 16, 2014 16:32:13 GMT
Apparently, once it gets going, it never stops:
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Post by hcarlton on Sept 24, 2014 16:35:53 GMT
U. reniformis is filling the pot, though it's waiting for the winter sunlight to make big leaves. And this one's for Maiden: the U. calcyfida have matured And I got my first flower! A gorgeous pale mauve, hopefully the rest of the flowers on the stalk will match And just because, a bouquet of U. dichotoma
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