Re: Pygmy sundews

John Taylor (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.EDU.AU)
Tue, 31 Jan 1995 10:36:56 +1100

>I don't mind the occasional off-topic topic myself, especially since
>I pick up a lot of side-information which (with my unbelievable
>ability to store trivia) may someday be useful.
>But, in an on-topic note:
>I've got a colony of D. nitudula X occidentalis, and they've all put
>up flowering scapes, but none of them seem to be opening with the
>exception of one which has opened partially. They've been like this
>for about two weeks now. Am I doing something wrong, or is this
>normal?

My plants seem to only flower during the day, particularly if it is sunny.
Perhaps increasing the amount of light to your plants would help? (I have
the "Lake Badgerup" form of this hybrid and the flowers do open fully).

The flowers of these plants often open only for a short time during the day.
I've often missed several open flowers on other pygmy species (ones with
multiple flowers per scape) before actually seeing one open... (Check them
as often as possible!)

Hope this helps...

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