Hi Jay,
Yes, I had been told they are annuals and perhaps they are but
mine have been alive for well over 18 months so if you grow them
right, they will stay alive. I've had success with root cuttings,
they remind me of tiny D.hamiltonia(s) and grow numberous rosettes
from each root if it is layed just beneath the soil.
> One cultural item of interest that I have noticed with D. capillaris (and D.
> brevifolia now as well) ... in the wild, they grow almost exclusively, in my
> experience, in sandy peat. However, when they have germinated in pure live
> sphagnum moss, they tend to be larger and more robust.
I've seen this effect in the wild with D.rotundifolia. I doubt it
has much to do with the soil and rather the humidity. When I trans-
planted stunted looking plants (D.rot) from the wild which were
growing in sandy peatmoss into the same soil in my bog (I just scooped
up a couple square inches) the plants quickly grew into four inchers
in the shadier and more inclosed (more humidity) area.
> Any others find this? I'm in the process of testing the two species in
> cultivation between the two media to see if the results are consistent.
When you do this, try some pots with the soil up near the rim
for both soil types and some with the soil level recessed a
couple inches. I think you will get much larger plants in
the recessed pots regardless of the soil becuase of the higher
humidity.
Just a couple of cents, hope they earn larger plants,
Dave Evans