Willy's TC Journey

[WillyCKH]

D. aliciae culture from purchased seeds...
One or two of them seem to be hitchhiker (if not hybrid).
I'm isolating them to see what they will become

 

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Cephalotus

 

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Drosera roraimae

 

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Utricularia longifolia f. bonsai

 

[Kzib]

look great willy! How long for the Cephs to get to that size?

 

[WillyCKH]

look great willy! How long for the Cephs to get to that size?

From a tiny culture, maybe a year or so.

 

[WillyCKH]

A nice red VFT

Pinguicula elizabethiae

 

[WillyCKH]

Pinguicula elizabethiae is blooming

 

[WillyCKH]

First time extracting an orchid plant from TC.
June 18th:

June 30th, currently bagged for acclimation, still alive

 

[Kzib]

Wow! Do you primarily use liquid media? Same media as gelled but without agar? Orchid looks great!

 

[WillyCKH]

Wow! Do you primarily use liquid media? Same media as gelled but without agar? Orchid looks great!

Some plants like gelled media more, I'm still experimenting. For liquid media, some additives may be required so that the plants don't "drown" like CaCl2. In general liquid media saves me time replating but like with everything, there are pros and cons.

 

[WillyCKH]

Drosera bicolor is blooming!

 

[WillyCKH]

Germination after 13 months! Don't give up!
Drosera squamosa “Laterite growing form” {Metro} x squamosa “Laterite growing form” {Brookton, WA}

 

[WillyCKH]

It's always nice to see new life starting to grow
Nepenthes petiolata x ephippiata by John, should turn out pretty nice.

 

[WillyCKH]

New life

 

[Trapper J]

Is that a tiny Nep trap Willy?

 

[WillyCKH]

Is that a tiny Nep trap Willy?

It's a Pinguicula leaf pulling!