Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 22:13:29 +0200 From: strega@split.it (Tassara) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2997$foo@default> Subject: Re: Drosera burmannii
Dear Scott,
>I just acquired a pot of Drosera burmanni yesterday. I understand that it=
is
>an annual, and that to keep it up in your collection you have to keep
>growing it from seed.=20
>The person I bought it from said that it takes 6 months for the seeds to
>germinate. Is this true?=20
Maybe it is possible under certain conditions.
Fresh seed usually germinate for me in about two weeks.
>How do you treat the
>seeds - do you just sow them in the pot?
I sow them in a pot full of peat, well watered, in full sun and in a warm
environment (outside, here, from may to september).
They use to fall naturally in the parents' pot from flower stalks and to
germinate there as weeds.
>
>In Peter's book he says that they "die off when the soil dries out" and it
>is "easy to grow during any stretch of warm weather." Will it live longer=
if
>it is kept wet and warm?
They tend to die off after flowering because the plant becomes weak due to
the flowering effort; the new roots aren't able then to penetrate the thick
layer formed by dead leaves.=20
If you cut away the living portion of the plant and put it on the peat it
will soon recover and soon flower again.
Doing so D. burmannii becomes a perennial for you.
Of course it will die if the soil dries out or if temperature is too low
(below 5 =B0C).
>
>Any tips on this species are appreciated,
>
>Scott Mcphee
I've found this species very fond of sunlight: I never had good results with
terrarium-growed plants.
When they are healthy, don't forget to stimulate (not too frequently, of
course) the long hairs on the leaf margin: they move surprisingly fast!
=20
Hope this helps
Filippo Tassara
Genova Italy
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