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Post by ameliepoulain on Nov 2, 2007 14:31:38 GMT 8
D. adelae babies from roots, I swear I had nothing to do to induce them to propogate this way ;D  |
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Post by ameliepoulain on Nov 2, 2007 14:32:01 GMT 8
then there was the two leaves that I tried to propogate using the water & sphagnum swimming in water methods. Again, just when I was ready to throw them out, they produces plantlets. In the beginning just the one using the water method produced plantlets   so I transfered them onto some pulverized sphagnums  later, the bottom half of the leaf (I cut each leaf into 2 to fit the container!) that I tried using the sphag. in water method too started to have plantlets. Most recent photo :    the middle leaf is the one from the sphag. in water so you'd notice later growth. The big plantlet at it's right end is actually a plantlet that I tried to transplant but initially got lost between the sphag. but decided to make a comeback ;D Now I'm in a dillema, do I tranplant or not? They look so good & happy there... all in their dewy glory... |
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Post by ameliepoulain on Nov 2, 2007 14:42:08 GMT 8
D. intermedia (Great Swamp) adventure Sowed on the Merdeka day  1st germination noticed on the 15/10/2007 Suddenly two weeks later 5 more plantlets appeared  can you spot them?  |
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Post by ameliepoulain on Nov 2, 2007 14:46:19 GMT 8
btw, did I mentioned why I almost threw out all the stuffs I sowed?
Some 'smart-aleck who shall remain nameless' moved the tray to under the pergola and it rained! Since I poked holes at the bottom of the 'pots' water could get in through the bottom!So can you imagine how the seeds was floating in the 'pots'?
Thank god I was less impulsive than I usually am!
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Post by tarence on Nov 2, 2007 14:46:28 GMT 8
i would just transplant them en masse`( use a flat device to lift the plantlets plus the moss ) to a bigger pot. or each leaf cutting planlets to their own pots....or if you don`t want to risk any disturbance, just let them be. it`ll be cramped tho.
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Post by cindy on Nov 2, 2007 21:15:05 GMT 8
Athene, the plantlets with 7 or more leaves can be removed as they would have roots of their own. For "minced" media like yours, it will be easy and not hurt the plant if you use fine tweezers to pull them out. |
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Post by David on Nov 2, 2007 23:34:00 GMT 8
Athene, your adelae babies are so cute and healthy. Your pictures make my feet weak already. I love them all. I could never get adelae to grow well for me, let alone grow plantlets from leaf. However, lately there's a glimmer of hope because of the cooler weather. (off topic: Hey, your new camera didn't turn out that bad. Pictures are very clear and you can zoom in so near. Ok laaa, nice laa  ) I can't help it, can I ask permission to save your pictures? It's just for my own pleasure. |
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Post by ameliepoulain on Nov 2, 2007 23:53:58 GMT 8
Athene, your adelae babies are so cute and healthy. Your pictures make my feet weak already. I love them all. I could never get adelae to grow well for me, let alone grow plantlets from leaf. However, lately there's a glimmer of hope because of the cooler weather. (off topic: Hey, your new camera didn't turn out that bad. Pictures are very clear and you can zoom in so near. Ok laaa, nice laa ) I can't help it, can I ask permission to save your pictures? It's just for my own pleasure. 1 picture 20 cents... hehhehe...  |
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Post by David on Nov 3, 2007 0:17:03 GMT 8
 ... ... ... Ok, I pay.
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Post by lisham on Nov 3, 2007 1:06:20 GMT 8
hmmmm about your d. intermedia plantlets, mine's also sproutinglike crazy, it arrived sumtime before Raya, it didn't flower, but there are plantlets everywhere. The story is that I trimmed the leaves that the plant arrived with and got lazy and left them in the pot with the plant. Now I got like 5-6 planlets growing in the pot and in other pots as well. More coming tho, as I'm propagating them with the leaf-cutting-in-water method. |
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Post by ameliepoulain on Nov 4, 2007 9:56:01 GMT 8
just found the biggest of the intermedia plantlets hidden beneath the sphag. moss!!!
so i have 7 babies now.
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Post by ameliepoulain on Dec 10, 2007 0:15:07 GMT 8
update : all the adalae babies from the leaves cutting DIED! It happened during my mid-Nov trip. When I got home, what's left was just skeletal remains of them and it's all moldy! some of the other plantlets succumbed to the 'outrageous-heatwave-right-smack-in-rainy-season', others has produced more plantlets. i've got quite a lot of adalae babies from the roots, so there you are, you lose some you gain some. what's more, I actually do prefer the plantlets from the roots, they are more robust & grows very fast. and I don't need to acclimatize them from the nursery pots! |
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Post by tarence on Dec 10, 2007 8:33:22 GMT 8
my sympathies Athene....the challenge now is to get the babies to grow up, mature & then flower. Heheh, mine has never flowered. The flowers are among the most gorgeous in the drosera species.
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