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Post by hcarlton on Nov 21, 2014 3:00:16 GMT
I realize I never started a thread in here for my Byblis. Granted up until recently I only had the common B. liniflora, but now that I have 3 species growing for me I think it's worth it to start posting. Today, a pic of my B. rorida "Lake Campion, W. Australia" that have just recently sprouted and are taking off. I also managed to get B. guehoi to sprout, but no pics yet..  B. rorida Lake Campion by hawken.carlton, on Flickr Since this pic was taken they've doubled in size and blushed red with the direct sun they get at this time of year. |
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Post by tanukimo on Nov 21, 2014 8:05:32 GMT
Are you able to grow your Byblis liniflora as perennials? I'm really excited to see the differences between there and Byblis liniflora.
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Post by coline on Nov 21, 2014 12:47:02 GMT
liniflora seems to be very root prone, is that true for you also?
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Post by hcarlton on Nov 21, 2014 15:51:05 GMT
Root prone? Not sure what you mean by that.
Tanukimo, I can't say I grow them as perennials, as any one plant never lasts for more than a year for me, but they do last well after their first round of flowering and I always get new seeds to sow from.
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Post by coline on Nov 22, 2014 12:45:57 GMT
root prone as to die when disturbed, like Drosophillum
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Post by tanukimo on Nov 22, 2014 15:58:36 GMT
Do they die during the winter or about a year after you sow them? I'm growing liniflora too and I'm worried it will die once the weather gets colder but it is still alive right now.
coline, I transplanted seven seedlings when they appeared in my Utricularia dichotoma pot into a larger pot and only two survived. They were less than an inch tall at that point. I've never tried to move them since moving them into their permanent pot.
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Post by coline on Nov 22, 2014 20:32:45 GMT
Exactly that was my situation, but from a seed sowing pot to another bigger
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Post by hcarlton on Nov 23, 2014 6:39:48 GMT
Yes, Byblis hate root disturbance, so once they sprout, that's it. Try and move them and they'll die.
Also, it's better to keep them warm throughout their growing season but they'll generally stick around until they flower at least unless it gets really cold. The B. rorida are almost right next to a window...
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Post by coline on Nov 23, 2014 15:01:42 GMT
Hope at least one of them don't die this time, else, it means to get more seed and make the 3rd attempt..
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Post by Not a Number on Nov 24, 2014 1:23:02 GMT
Yes, Byblis hate root disturbance, so once they sprout, that's it. Try and move them and they'll die. Also, it's better to keep them warm throughout their growing season but they'll generally stick around until they flower at least unless it gets really cold. The B. rorida are almost right next to a window... Not entirely true. I've repotted Byblis guehoi and Cindy Chiang's B. 'Goliath' × guehoi hybrids up to flowering size and the plants lived on to flower. I germinated them in cups of sand and peat moss and transplanted the seedlings into individual pots of straight long fiber sphagnum moss. This is the same protocol that Cindy was using. See this thread: icps.proboards.com/thread/5130/new-hybrid-goliath-guehoi |
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Post by hcarlton on Nov 24, 2014 3:39:40 GMT
I was being generalist. There are ways to do it, but for most it would be a hassle and won't end well.
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Post by coline on Nov 24, 2014 4:08:52 GMT
This time for mine seems at the moment that they have survived, and they were just kind of carefully picked with a little tweezer with some of the LFS medium around them.
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Post by hcarlton on Dec 3, 2014 21:02:58 GMT
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Post by jdallas on Dec 4, 2014 16:15:46 GMT
Any one here ever successfully germinated B. gigantea? I just sowed a bunch of seed I got from the Czech Republic after soaking them in water with Seed Primer smoke discs. I've tried doing the little fire thing on pots with no results.
Jeff
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Post by hcarlton on Dec 15, 2014 17:14:36 GMT
Never had a chance with that species (maybe one day). The only method I've used with success on the harder species is the bleach treatment, partly because I'm too lazy to go out and find things like smoke discs. But if it works, well, it works. Couple more pics of the 2 new species. They grow fast: B. rorida Lake Campion. tallest plant now is nearing 3", and I have a couple new sprouts too.  B. rorida Lake Campion by hawken.carlton, on Flickr B. guehoi is still behind, but is catching up quickly.  B. guehoi Kimberleys by hawken.carlton, on Flickr |
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