D. falconeri

[David]

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.

[strath76]

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.

[Khoas]

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?

[David]

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.

[strath76]

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.

[jason840220]

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