Hi all,
Some Australian tuberous Drosera seed are available. Please see the attached PDF and DM if interested.
Cheers,
Rob
This comes conveniently timed. I had fallen down a tuberous drosera internet rabbit hole a couple weeks ago, and couldn't figure out where to actually *get* the ones I was interested in.
I do have a question though. Do you (anyone, really) have thoughts on the difference in forms of the resulting offspring between, e.g., 'D. rupicola “Bronze-red” x stolonifera' and 'D. stolonifera x rupicola “Bronze-red” ' ?
Haha what perfect timing! Yesterday I was just thinking about how much i want to try tuberous dews! And now this!
But i have some questions, are these different than other tropical dews? How do you get them to germinate? And are some more difficult than others? Which ones?
Thanks! That's very helpful.Agree, once you get a hang of growing them, they are quite addictive!
With regards to any difference between hybrid tuberous dew progeny resulting from A x B vs. B x A (where the seed parent is stated first and the second, the pollen donor parent), I'm not aware of any controlled studies to assess this. Anecdotally, however, I (and other growers) have noticed that the F1 offspring retains the traits (phenotype) of the seed parent. So it would appear that cross-pollination triggers selfing somehow, which has been informally referred to as the "foreign pollen trick". I've seen this with some ZA Drosera hybrid seed, such cistiflora x pauciflora. The resulting plant was identical in appearance to cistiflora, producing stems, etc. What's happening at the genetic level though may be a mystery awaiting sequencing studies
Hi thank you for your response. I grow in a tent that usually gets day temperatures just above 20 c and down to 15-18 c at night the winter, and 26-32c days and 18-20c nights in the summer. Would these temps work? Or would outside growing work better (North Vancouver BC, Zone 8b rarely gets below freezing but sometimes does) maybe a cold frame?If you're new to growing tuberous Drosera, I would recommend trying first auriculata, peltata, hookeri or gracilis, as no special treatment for the seed is necessary, especially if they're fresh. Growing conditions are similar to a capensis. Unless you have intermediate or highland conditions, I would wait until autumn when temps will be cooler for several months and seedlings will be able to grow longer (temperatures above 20 C may induce dormancy). Their tubers are also more tolerant of wet media during their summer dormancy and less prone to rot. Squamosa, stolonifera, macrophylla and others are trickier to manage in summer dormancy where the medium should be just damp.
Hi thank you for your response. I grow in a tent that usually gets day temperatures just above 20 c and down to 15-18 c at night the winter, and 26-32c days and 18-20c nights in the summer. Would these temps work? Or would outside growing work better (North Vancouver BC, Zone 8b rarely gets below freezing but sometimes does) maybe a cold frame?
And does D, platypoda fit into the more beginner friendly category or is it challenging?
Sorry to bombard you with questions, but i very much want to grow these plants but i don’t know if I can. Thanks in advance!
Thanks! That's very helpful.
As a sort-of follow-up, what would you say are the main differences between the three (two?) D. stolonifera varieties involved your crosses?
Nice! How are you stratifying them?