Post by tarence on Jul 1, 2007 11:43:59 GMT 8
What would you consider sucessful as far as cultivating CPs are concerned ?
For me, for droseras, it must flower & also multiply whether via seeds , roots or leaf cuttings. Then baru satisfied. Otherwise considered a failed `project`. I`m almost close to giving up on d.capensis. O why won`t you live
? The other varieties are flourishing.
For pings....same story. But my ping refuses to flower, only got plantlets. Half sucess only.
For neps, they must maintain pitcher size. But alas, this CP will always lose its pitchers come climbing stage. That`s the sad part. To combat that : choose slow growing rosette leaved varieties.
For vfts, maintain their trap size & also original colouration. Since flowers are a taboo to keep, that`s fine. Snip snip. Plantlets so far as easy to get.
Sarracenias : grow as high & tall as the genetic codes for the variety will allow. Flowers are a MUST and after maturity, new plantlets of course. So far so good. But some varities are quite prone to demanding for a dormancy period & that`s a bit tricky. How long, how much water, when to bring it out of dormancy ?
For me, for droseras, it must flower & also multiply whether via seeds , roots or leaf cuttings. Then baru satisfied. Otherwise considered a failed `project`. I`m almost close to giving up on d.capensis. O why won`t you live
? The other varieties are flourishing. For pings....same story. But my ping refuses to flower, only got plantlets. Half sucess only.
For neps, they must maintain pitcher size. But alas, this CP will always lose its pitchers come climbing stage. That`s the sad part. To combat that : choose slow growing rosette leaved varieties.
For vfts, maintain their trap size & also original colouration. Since flowers are a taboo to keep, that`s fine. Snip snip. Plantlets so far as easy to get.
Sarracenias : grow as high & tall as the genetic codes for the variety will allow. Flowers are a MUST and after maturity, new plantlets of course. So far so good. But some varities are quite prone to demanding for a dormancy period & that`s a bit tricky. How long, how much water, when to bring it out of dormancy ?
