Drosera sessilifolia

[stevebradford]

I might have gotten these awesome plants from Willy!

 

[WillyCKH]

Could be a D. natelensis, or D. 'pretty rosette or something else.
I can get you D. sessilifolia though if you want.

 

[stevebradford]

My mystery plant is about the size of a penny and grew I’m assuming from seed out of some moss from you that I been growing out to see what surprises I got. I have a few other interesting looking sundews growing that I’m waiting for them to size up before trying to ID.


Thanks for the offer Willy! I have plenty of sundews right now I will let you know if and when I feel I need more.

 

[stevebradford]

Your right though the centre new leaves aren’t unfolding in the same way as d. sessilifolia. Might have to wait till it flowers to help with the Id, I enjoy a good mystery though. I’m still getting new sundews germinating from that tray of moss I got from you last year!

 

[EricG]

Mystery moss.
The advent calendar for CP nerds.

 

[stevebradford]

 

[coconut]

What's wrong with this (quite young) sessilifolia sundew? The leaves turn brown and die... I do not let it flowering. Need yours advices. Thank you.

 

[WillyCKH]

Have you tried feeding it? I'd recommend the protein pellets.

 

[coconut]

Have you tried feeding it? I'd recommend the protein pellets.

What are those '' protein pellets '' ? Any pictures of these pellets ? Thank Willy

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

Your dried flies should be fine.

 

[WillyCKH]

I'm happy to mail you some. Send me your mailing address?

 

[coconut]

I'm happy to mail you some. Send me your mailing address?

Hi Willy,
Thank for the offer, very kind, appreciate very much.
I will try to feed this plant with dried flies for now to see the outcome. However, what are protein pellets ? are they fish food pellets ?

 

[WillyCKH]

It's artificial food designed for carnivorous plants. Drosera love eating it!

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

Are those Tetra Colour bites?

 

[WillyCKH]

Tetra bites could work well too but I custom ordered these from Germany years ago, my plants seem to love it.
I'll mail some to coconut to try! Hopefully it will help the little sundew out.

 

[coconut]

Tetra bites could work well too but I custom ordered these from Germany years ago, my plants seem to love it.
I'll mail some to coconut to try! Hopefully it will help the little sundew out.

Hi Willy, received your gift. Will feed my sessilifolia and will report the result here. Once again, thank Willy for your generosity.

 

[coconut]

Repotted the '' unwell '' sessilifolia yesterday. While waiting for its dew's producing, I do this food testing on my burmannii, on a same plant, with 3 kinds of foods, quantity similar to 2 drosophilas.

• Blue circle: rehydrated blood worm (BW).
• Red circle: Willy pellet (WP).
• Yellow circle: 2 frozen drosophilas (FD), which are '' fresh '' with their shape and size preserved.

To be continued...

 

[coconut]

Today, Nov 7, 2024, 5 days after the beginning of the food's test.
All the foods are completely digested by the leaves. There is no trace of last week's food, except one (?) which is behind a big new leaf: the flies/trace of flies are visible.
There is no difference in size /shape of leaf in regard of kind of food received. The whole plant has taken the advantages.
I continue to feed the leaves same as last time...
However, I think that the food's test must be done on 3 separated plants to assess the difference.

 

[coconut]

I fed my drosera hercules yesterday. The leaves produce juice +++ on Willy pellet (WP) and curl up on a bunch of dried drosophilas.

And the D. burmannii looks dried...not much dews production, after back to back feeding...