when to harvest drosera seeds

[arvin555]

Yeah unfortunately for Binata seeds are hard to come by for some reason. Maybe because I have several plants that is the same exact clone as the others, so it might be sterile. A friend of mine said that he thinks most Binatas are sterile because he too never got seeds.

So, for us that are unfortunate enough to not get seeds from Binata flowers (I have 3 plants flowering now and I don't care about it anymore), the best way to propagate is to do leaf cutting or some do root cuttings.

By the way for flowers of other droseras, don't wait for the flowers to turn black, it should just brown and that indicates they are ripe. If already spilling seeds, then cut the stalk and put in plastic bag. I think shake (in a bag) method is better because squeezing might mean there are seeds left in the but. So if you squeeze, don't throw the bud parts away, sow the buds, who know there might be seeds in there that might germinate.

TTFN
Arvin

[marvin1997]

Huh?My binata is flowering again!But what about cross pollination?

[cbkhoon]

Originally Posted by caseyhoo

For binata, it normally dont have seed, becaseu it is not self pollinate.

then how can we help them ?

[arvin555]

Hi, I can't confirm if dielsiana is self pollenating, I don't have that species yet, but if it is, yes self pollenating means you do not need to do anything and the seeds will still form and be viable, heck you can even forget about the flower and eventually you will find new seedlings in the pot. But if you want to collect then just wait till the flower bud turns brown then you can collect.

Congratulations on your flowering drosera and good luck with the seeds.

Oh, actually if the seeds are small enough even if you collect them chances are some seeds will still fall and germinate in your pot, so you get a pleasant surprise anyway.

TTFN
Arvin