Drosophyllum lusitanicum finally flowering

[elgecko]

Here's a picture of my Drosophyllum lusitanicum that has finally decided to form a flower stalk for me.

 

[cstriker]

Wow! Very nice! What are you're going conditions?

 

[flytraplady5]

Congrats on the flowering.
Lois

 

[Drosera36]

Wow, that's amazing, and on a windowsill too! Do ya have a pic of the whole plant?

-Ben

 

[phissionkorps]

ah man...i never could get my seeds to germinate despite GA3 and scarification

 

[carnivorkid]

Wow! I rememeber when that was a seedling.

 

[mabudon]

That's darn cool, Elgecko, you must be smiling pretty wide at that business, no??

Looking forward to the NEXT set of pics

 

[jimscott]

Quote[/b] (phissionkorps @ Nov. 06 2006,10:58)]ah man...i never could get my seeds to germinate despite GA3 and scarification

I've had a few swell and show the white part from scarification, but that's as far as it got.

Great job, Steve!

 

[chloroplast]

Nice job. Getting mine to flowering stage is one of my goals.

 

[elgecko]

Thanks for the comments.

It has taken the plant just about 2 and a half years to finally flower for me.
I grow this plant in full sun outside spring to fall. Then in the winter I bring it inside to the windowsill.
It is planted in a 8" plastic pot. The soil is equal parts perlite, play sand, and vermiculite. It gets watered twice a week, sparingly.

 

[elgecko]

I've noticed that the Drosophyllum lusitanicum is similar to Drosera flowers that only stay open a few hours for a day.
Here's the best shot I have of a flower so far.

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

nice! id be interested in some seeds as soon as you get some

Alex

 

[FarmerDave]

same here!

How much flowers are on it?
I heard that you should keep them much drier after they flower, is that true?

 

[elgecko]

On the stalk there is 16 flowers.
As for keeping them drier, I think I've read that somewhere. I'm still watering the plant the same as I always have.

 

[FarmerDave]

how's that?

 

[flytraplady5]

If you are there when the plant is flowering, take a toothpick and tickle the anthers and stigma. You will get a much larger production of seeds in those pods.
Lois