PetPitcher Forum - Mini Drosera collection

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Originally Posted by shawnintland (Post 25734)

Yep, really beautiful collection Funkeychips! Those D.palacea ssp palacea are really something else...I've got to try some of those soon! I've started growing mosses in my Drosera trays too. It makes a nice background for them and helps keep the sand from splashing onto the plants (mine are outdoor grown). Keep up the good growing!
~Shawn

Thanks for the encouragement Shawn! But nothing beats the privilege of having to grow outdoor plants, they really make the plants complete their growth cycle at a normal rate I guess (mine is slow in growth and never once form any gemmae yet) - and to avoid water splashing maybe you can have an acrylic sheet roofing made for them or something?

The D.palacea ssp palacea is a must have. It looks totally stunning when fully grown. This is the one I got from David sometime last year. Thanks David! :D

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Originally Posted by shamrock (Post 25740)

my goodness, it looks like a lab set-up. so clean and neat. i could never do something like that. you know my mess ... :P

Thanks Shamrock! It's simple but it's worth a try, really!! It took me less than half a day to get everything up.

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Originally Posted by marvin1997 (Post 25746)

Yeah...having an indoor set-up is way better.Your plants won't look like it's beaten up by the rain.But I must say your paradoxa should have more light it will turn blood red!Really nice!But all the other drosera are better than mine.May I know what's the D.tokiaensis??

Yeah Marvin the paradoxa is not red enough. Worse still it was totally green when I first started the setup using daylight bulbs only XD. As for the D tokaiensis, it's a drosera from Japan. It's really similar to D spathulata except for the slightly rounder look of the petioles. Easy to grow. Mine I just snip off from the old dying rosette and stuffed it into sphagnum. It's still putting out new leaves n spite of the disturbance. :0

Here's a thread on CPUK forum
http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index...howtopic=28831

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Originally Posted by fishoman (Post 25751)

Very nice and neat collection!
Keep it up!

Thanks fishoman! Hope the nematodes don't strike again. They gave me the worst nightmare!!:S