D. falconeri
 

Got my first D. falconeri from Delwin recently. Thanks Delwin. He passed it to Lim for me a couple of weeks back. Lim nurse it back to health for me before mailing it to me from Penang. Was worried that it may not survive from all the traveling in the mail. When I received the envelope, the container cap where the plant was placed in was open and the plant was outside the container in the envelope. It was smashed and dry. The postman must have tried to squeeze the envelope to find out what was inside... Sheesh...!

Anyway, it has since produced dews on its leaves for me. Hope other members would share pictures of their D. falconeri with me. This is one of my dream plant and I've been searching for it for such a long time.

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Your plant looks great David. I think these plants are tougher than we give them credit for. I recently got my first falconeri. When it arrived in the mail it had very little media around it and looked dried and shriveled. I put it into some media and placed a bag over the top hoping for the best and it is now going along quite well. It is slightly smaller than yours but growing well. I will take a picture to share later.

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When you look at the plant leaf, it does push the idea that Dionaea evolved from Drosera. Really nice plant.

Strath- Do you keep your plant in heated conditions?

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Khoas, You're right. The leaves look so much like VFTs.

I still have a clear plastic cup on top to give it high humidity just like what you did Adam. Don't dare to remove it yet. Maybe from next week onwards I'll slowly increase the gap and allow more air in.

Yes, it would be great to hear from all of you what conditions do you grow your falconeri in.

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I grow mine in a heated terrarium. I could grow it outside in the summer but winters are too cold here. I have set up a fish tank with an aquarium heater in a bottle of water to maintain a decent night temperature and the lights push the temp up when they are on. Currently I am running a 12 hour photo period and I increase this into the summer here.

I have been slowly cutting sections from the bag. I am about 3 weeks from removing the bag altogether.

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This is my D. Falconeri. It actually has three growth points though. Is it avisable to seperate them?

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sOg8-Jy0rOQ/St...0/image012.jpg

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Wauh wauh wauh!!! That is nice specimen!!! 3 growing point!!! If me, I will keep it grow till nice form. Take photo and join the coming competition. Then, only repot them.

How I wish I can have them. But, they are a bit pricey.

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jason,

Would you mind sharing your growing conditions of your falconeri with me? Sad to say mine is not doing very well.

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Previously all my CPs were beside windowstill facing South West. Due to inconsistency and lack of sunlight, most are showing a delcined in health. I then decided to make a 3-shelf grow rack. They were placed there since 3 weeks ago. All have been doing extremely well. Just an example how well they love their new home as shown by 'Great Swamp', one week before & after:




Here are the conditions:

• Light source: Each shelf is mounted with three 10W FL.
• Photoperiod: Timer was previously set to activate the FLs from 8:00am to 12:00am. Since then I tried to monitor the duration and now is set to; from 9:00am to 10:00pm. Both 16 and 13 hours do not give much differences though. Due to electricity cost, I chose the latter.
• Light distance: Distance between light source and plants varies on pot size. Most are 4 to 5 inches away.
• Water: Water tray method. Water level is around 3cm from base. When it gets to 1cm, I'll change it. And you'll be surprised on the type of water I use; boiled-filtered tap water for few months. No bad signs yet, I cross my fingers on this one.
• Humudity: Indoor. Yes, the rack is open air.
• Temperature: Ultra hot. You know typical 3-5pm Malaysia room temperature without air-cond nor exhaust ventilation system added with the onslaught of bright intense sun light from second floor large window... In addition, FLs has been doing a good job on maintaining the heat.

Instead of humidity, I believe heat is rather a big deal on woolies. Before I got my Falconeri, previous owner grew it outdoor with full sun and transparent sheet to protect the dew. Just my 3 cent. I'll take some pictures and post it next time.

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Hmm, from your cultivation set up and strath76 setup, falconeri should do well in hot temperatures and very bright sunlight. Wonder why mine is not doing that well. Gotto change my water source and see how it goes.

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Wow,falconeri is so nice!!I think I wanna get one.
Off-topic:David how much did'ja get it for?

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I've PMed you my answer Marvin.

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David, nice to see your falconeri, you should gradually remove the cover.
Falconeri can take shipping very well.
I would like to share some knowledge abt planting falconeri.
Media, peat and lapis sand, ratio 1:1. Top it with finely cut SM.
I dont tray water, i will water the plant ard it to prevent the dews being wash off. If planting outdoor, you should prevent it from rain, so a clear plastic sheet should do the job.
If planting indoor, PL lights is better then T5HO for dews. But if in terrarium, then T5HO is better. Fan is a must.
My indoor humid and temp day: 60% and 35degrees
My indoor humid and temp night: 80% and 28degrees

Terrarium humid and temp day: 80% and 38degrees
Terrarium humid and temp night: 100% and 28degrees.

Jason, you should split the TC plant when it is young, when it grow older, you will have higher chance to lose the plant.
As for my plants pic, you can do a search.
Hope all these helps, feel free to ask:2thumbup:

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Hey Delwin,you have extras?I would like to have some ehehehe....

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You can buy it from N. Lau*biggrin2*

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Oh thanks

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Thanks Delwin for the tips. It was growing well for a while and then slowly went into decline.

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Thanks for the tip. I might as well let 'em three grow together.

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Jason, dont make me "hungry" on that. May I know how big is the plant?

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It may have go into doment cos the condition may not suitable to it. Falconeri dont like wet feet, but love high humid. Do let me know if this one dont make it*biggrin2*

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You can grow it this way for a while. But, once it all reach adult, it will quickly die one by one becouse of the rotting roots*biggrin2*

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Casey, each is around the size of 20 cent, in 3" pot.

Thanks, but how come? Sorry if it's silly to ask, but my Intermedia are happily growing together in a clump. Why not for Falconeri :confused:

Now I'm worry 'bout my Fulva. It has since produced a new growth point for some time. I assume I need to seperate them huh?

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Seem like you bought it from Singapore. There are few issue if you do not seperate them. First rot will start from the root. Second, it will go into dorment, this will only effect petiolaris.

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Thanks. Just seperated Falconeri. Turns out it's a clump of 5 plantets :)

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Just an update: 15 days after they are seperated. Been forming new leafs :smile:

3 seperate plantets on left. Another 2 at the bottom end of next picture. Too small to seperate 'em though.

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huh... you have a lots of petiolaris complex sundew!!!! From the photo, seems like yours drosera didnt receive enough sunlight.:shy:

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I gotta admit my setup's light intensity isn't that sufficient. Nevertheless, since most are giving me fairly good coloration (e.g., D. Brevicornis and D. Paradoxa Kimberley), I assume that should be alright then. I'm told that D. Falconeri doesn't tend to produce massive red pigments at that stage. Unless with direct sunlight. Perhaps with my next grow rack then :laugh:

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So fast they have recovered, happy for you. I love petiolaris complex especially those with white hair. Nice plants you have there.:1thumbup:

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:wub::wub::wub: Very nice, thanks for the picture. Urhhhhh.... you made me drool....

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D. falconeri can be red even it is just half a cm in dia.

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Just to share with you guys; I read about the feasibility of leaf pulling on D. Falconeri. Thought I give it a shot. And it works!!!

Sorry for the rough quality. I had to zoom-in alot co'z its tiny size. Photo taken after approx 1.5 month.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_sOg8-Jy0rOQ/S7...0Falconeri.jpg