Does anyone out there have experience growing D. gigantea from seed?
Does it germinate quickly, or does it take 2-3 months with just the
right cold temperatures? Does it do any better with a smoke treatment?
For tuberous drosera, I've seen a wide range of behavior. The D.
ramellosa and D. platypoda I planted last October took till the end of
December (outside, where the temperature got down to just above
freezing at night) to come up. D. planchonii, on the other hand,
sprouted in three or four weeks sitting inside on a window sill.
I made up two pots with D. platypoda seeds, one of which I gave a
short smoke treatment. It didn't seem to make any difference. In both
cases I got around 20-30% germination.
Glenn Rankin
rankin@hpl.hp.com