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Post by mukaketupat on May 31, 2007 11:06:03 GMT 8
heya david thanks. since i started collecting cp's, our balconys been attracting a lot of insects. so theres no problem there. at the moment about 3 different types of small tiny insect are stuck to the burmanii and its growing fast with a lot of new leaves. i did not expect the burmanii to flower and i will be careful with the flower once its dried up. the spathulata that i got from tarence is also starting to flower. i guess i will do the same with the spathulata as well.  thanks. |
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Post by David on May 31, 2007 11:26:53 GMT 8
Glad that your plants are doing well for you. Your growing conditions seem to suit them very well. Can post some pictures of your plants at your balcony? Would love to see your plants and growing conditions. |
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Post by mukaketupat on May 31, 2007 17:20:46 GMT 8
Remember the liniflora that you gave us? These germinated in 6 days.  Will pass you back the seeds once it starts to flower. I dont have the latest image of the burmanii yet. Will post that soon. |
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Post by cosmoking on May 31, 2007 19:45:53 GMT 8
My Byblis liniflora seeds still have not germinated  Rather irritating, considering that they're supposed to be an "easy" species |
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Post by zakhren on May 31, 2007 20:21:23 GMT 8
Mine never germinated either... What's wrong?
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Post by David on Jun 1, 2007 9:08:19 GMT 8
Same here laa. I've about 7 pots of seeds still waiting to germinate. So frustrating. I tried different mediums, some I place in the refrigerator for a few weeks before sowing, some immediately after the seed pod opens, some I spray with plant hormone, I use different light intensity on them, some wetter medium, some covered, some not covered... hmm, what else I tried.... sigh... None germinated yet.
When I first bought the seeds, out of about 150 seeds only the 3 germinated which is the plants I have now.
TS ones have also germinated. He said about 3-5. I think there might be more now.
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Post by David on Jun 1, 2007 9:14:02 GMT 8
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Post by mukaketupat on Jun 8, 2007 10:05:19 GMT 8
Hi guys So yesterday morning, one of my burmanii flower bud was opening. In that half hour as i was getting ready for work, it opened rather quickly. But in the evening, when i got home, the flower bud closed itself up again. Does that mean its over? I just wait for it to dry up before collecting the seeds? or something else is happening now? Attached some photos...     |
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Post by David on Jun 8, 2007 10:10:17 GMT 8
It'll flower every morning for some time before it starts to die. You've got to wait for the flower bud to turn brown before you can collect the seeds. By the way, very healthy... lots of dews on your plant  |
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Post by tarence on Jun 8, 2007 10:25:49 GMT 8
Nice healthy specimen.
Usually I trim off the dead leaves at the bottom so that it doesn`t affect the plant in future i.e. become humus. It also tends to leave a stench...but mebbe that attracts insects ? Heheh.
How are your other CPs doing Ezrena ?
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Post by mukaketupat on Jun 8, 2007 11:10:34 GMT 8
Ohhhh, every morning? Ok i guess i'll wait. Since tomorrow is saturday i will get to see how it looks like when its fully bloom, Ya, memang quite healthy. A lot of new leaves coming up too. Hehe. I give you back the seeds ok? Tarence, you are right about the stench. I've always thought it was the sphagnum moss. All the other CPs are doing ok. Spatulata is flowering also. So i'm very happy. |
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Post by tarence on Jun 8, 2007 11:41:04 GMT 8
Good to know Ezrena. Us CP-ers are at our happiest when our plants are healthy.
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Post by tarence on Oct 4, 2007 12:58:01 GMT 8
David, old thread this but wanted to ask, did your d.burmanii survive after the insects, flowering & new leaves ? mine is turning brown now.
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Post by cactustts on Oct 5, 2007 0:02:18 GMT 8
Hi Tarence, What happen to yours? You let them flower non-stop?
I snip off the flower stalk every time I saw it. After repeating three to four times, I'll let them flower once.
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Post by tarence on Oct 5, 2007 9:18:29 GMT 8
yes, i let then flower non-stop as i thot they`ll die eventually anyway so might as well get seeds. heheh. so i got lots of baby burmanii`s everywhere now but the adult plants a bit weakened. i got about 5-6 flower stalks from each plant over a period of 4 months. just wondering if the adults can recover.
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Post by David on Oct 7, 2007 11:24:48 GMT 8
Hi Tarence,
Don't let your plant flower for a while. Snip off all flower stalks. If possible give them some insects to eat and lots of sun and clean water. They should recover. This is what I did to mine and none has died on me yet.
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Post by tarence on Oct 8, 2007 8:28:46 GMT 8
OK David....i won`t allow the d.burmaniis` to flower anymore until they recover...the poor plants only got 3 or 4 green leaves left per plant.
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Rather irritating, considering that they're supposed to be an "easy" species 
