Australian Tubers

[Cthulhu138]

Submitted for your approval................................Here are some freshly imported Drosera and Utricularia tubers from Australia.

Drosera erythrorhiza ssp. squamosa - Laterite Growing Form

Drosera erythrorhiza ssp. squamosa - Sand Growing Form

Drosera gigantea

Drosera lowriei

Drosera macropylla ssp. monatha

Drosera purpurescens

Drosera ramellosa

Drosera zonaria

Utricularia menziesii

 

[Jimmy]

Those look like they'll be a blast to grow out!

 

[bluemax]

Sweet! 'Nice big tubers, too. 'Looking forward to seeing them grow.

 

[Cthulhu138]

Sweet! 'Nice big tubers, too. 'Looking forward to seeing them grow.

They should hopefully start waking up in a couple of months. I'll be sure and post pics.

 

[RL7836]

Wow - all are much larger than I would have expected.

 

[mylesG]

they look.... tasty

 

[Cthulhu138]

they look.... tasty

Thems' is spensive taters.

 

[mylesG]

yeah, i would imagine so haha

Hope you have good luck waking them up

 

[Cthulhu138]

Wow - all are much larger than I would have expected.

I was expecting much smaller tubers. I thought the biggest ones would be about the size of the smallest ones that arrived. From what other growers have told me, those D.gigantea tubers are only about medium sized ! I guess they weren't screwing around when they named that one.

 

[n bicalcarata]

i got gigantea squamosa and macrantha from d'amato yesterday

 

[fullcollapse]

Very interested how your U. Menziesii does. I talked myself out of purchasing it, but it took a long time.

 

[Cthulhu138]

Very interested how your U. Menziesii does. I talked myself out of purchasing it, but it took a long time.

This will be my first go at U.menziesii. I've heard that it's actually easy to grow and a hard dormancy isn't needed.

 

[Api]

Any updates? Or too soon?

 

[Cthulhu138]

Most have a little nub of a sprout but that's about it.

 

[Api]

Looking forward to the enormous amounts of growth soon to come. Especially U. Menziesii.

 

[n bicalcarata]

where are you keeping them as your waiting for them to start growing

 

[Cthulhu138]

I'm just keeping them in ziplock bags in a drawer. Once the stolon growth reaches and inch to an inch and a half I'll plant them.

 

[n bicalcarata]

also did you need a phytosanitary permit for importing them? ( just encase i hae to get some more next year)

 

[Cthulhu138]

The phytosanitary certificate is included in the shipping price. I will be organizing an order for the NECPS next year. I'll collect the money and people's lists at the December meeting and distributing tubers at the January meeting.