PetPitcher Forum - D.prolifera leaf cutting experiment

This plant is also very prolific in my conditions, as is D. adelae, one of the 3 Qld. tropical Dros species (D. schiz is the third). You can also just break off some of the leaves and lay them in a thin film of water, and they will sprout new plants. The same with the flower stalks; D. prolifera naturally produces a new plant at the end of its flower stalk (the only Dros to do this), but if you lay the entire flower stalk sideways, or place it in a thin film of water, it will produce more plants from each flower bud on the scape. D. prolifera is the only species in this group that does NOT produce new plants from their roots.

They, along with D. schiz seem to do better with less light than D. adelae, which can actually withstand some direct sunlight in some red forms. The other two require filtered light, and high humidity; all three grow best in very shallow and wet conditions. I let the D. schiz get damp between watering, but the other two are growing in about an inch of water with some Utrics and live sphagnum. - Rich