Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

Don't try seperate each of the plants. Pot them up in small clumps, more will grow on. With annuals species I find sowing directly to the final pot easier.

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

Ok... Plant re-potted. But not so perfect, cause some of moss from the big pot was attached with some of the burmanii leaf, some of the small burmanii was drop out also.

But i suppose with moss attached on leaf shouldn't be a big fuss. Well, i think after re-potted i should monitor it closely, especially on rainy day.

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

OMG !!! i dunno what happen, 1 of my burmanii plant, suddenly dead ! it was still very green yesterday, today when i check, it already dead.. man, damn sad

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

Did you let it flower? Flowering may kill it.

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

Yeah, did it flower? Burmanii is an annual, it shouldn't live for more than a year. If it did flower, then collect the seeds and grow them.

Cheers

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

Edward,

D. burmanii does not necessary die off after a season of growth. If you have grown D. burmanii for at least one year you would realise that most of the time it does not die after it flowers. A few growers here have been growing burmanii in the tropics for many years and the plants do not die after flowering.

If you check the archive, there is an article on this. There are also things you can do to guarantee that your plant do not die after it flowers. It can grow for you year in, year out without dying. If you grow your plants in the Garden like TS does, where it receives lots of sunlight and food, you will find that it does not die.

Also I noticed in your Growlist that you are stratifying yoru burmanii seeds. D. burmanii is a tropical plant that grows in Malaysia as well. Therefore, it does not need stratification.

I hope members would only despense advise or information from their own experience growing the plants. If you do not have the experience and read about it some where, then please quote the source where you got the information from. Some information on the internet is also not suitable for our cultivation in the tropics as its from a different country with different climate.

PetPitcher should provide accurate and practicle information for its members and visitors and should not just parrot what books or other website says. It must be practicle advise or information that growers in the tropics can use.

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

I always remove my burmanii flowers. They tried to flower 5 times. I'm not taking any risk.

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

David.....

Thanks for teaching and correcting me. I must have misunderstood the meaning of 'annual' that I saw in any article regarding drosera burmanii. In the future, I shall be much more careful.

So, it means that drosera burmanii does not need stratification? Will the seeds be killed if burmanii is stratified? I have taken the seeds out of the fridge three days ago.

Thanks again, and sorry for my mistake.

Cheers

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

Hi All...

If anyone recalls, my one and only sundew died in mid-October but I managed to get some seeds. Now, anyone got any pictures of very small baby burmaniis? I've got something growing in my moss but I'm not sure what it is.

Anyway, dunno if any of them are still alive at this point coz I've not been home since Monday morning already. I live in condo near the landslide on B.A. Filled the tray with lots of water before I let though.

Oh, and anyone know anywhere in Kepong or thereabouts that I can shop for some new plants... since I'm staying in that area temporarily. Wanna have another shot at growing with some adult plants...

Re: Newbie on sundew plants
 

You did not misunderstood the articles that you read. That info is based on their growing conditions in temperate climates. Somehow in temperate climates, the plants only last one season for most of them. But for us in the tropics, it is different. The plants might become weaker, but we can strengthen them by giving them lots of sunlight and insect prey.

I am not sure whether the seeds will still be viable after cold stratification as I've never tried putting my burmanii seeds in the fridge. You could just sow them and let us know the results. This information will be handy when we want to send burmanii seeds to our fellow CP buddies overseas who live in countries with winter. That way we will know if it's ok to send during winter.

I think it'll be good to know. So, please do the experiment for us so we can all benefit from the information. Thanks Edward.