Heeeeelp...... I just received GA3 for Byblis hybrid seeds....

[Cindy]

Hi guys,

I lost a 7" pot which had about 15 plants growing in it. The larger species of Byblis don't seem to be too forgiving when they run out of root space! Or they really hate sharing root space with their siblings! Or they need TONS of direct sunlight to do well in the same pot.

Note to self: sweetpea-san on the ICPS forum recommended that each plant (B. guehoi) to have its own 4"-7" pot. Given the size of my growing area....time to go back to growing B. liniflora...or B. rorida...

 

[jimscott]

I've noticed that one plant in a pot out-competes its siblings!

 

[Not a Number]

I should repot them, they're still in their thumb pots. The B. guehoi are not doing well at all. Down to one plant of A and B each.

Hybrid one plant aborted all its flowers after I pollinated the one - no seeds. The other flowering plant is still flowering - again no seeds from the one flower I managed to cross-pollinate. I can attempt to cross pollinate two flowers on the same plant.

 

[Cindy]

Hmmm...I need to sow another set of seeds to see how they turn out. The monsoon season usually ends by May but there is still very heavy rain up to this week.

 

[jimscott]

Do keep us posted!

 

[jimscott]

I just noticed this newly germinated plant:

 

[Not a Number]

Yay! Another hybrid is starting to flower. I can try crosses again with luck.

 

[MICKEY]

i need to try the larger byblis the small one i have is flowering non stop for months,need to find some seeds

 

[Not a Number]

More of the presumed hybrid:

 

[jimscott]

Nice clarity! The new seedling died out... after I moved it to a deeper pot. I swear I didn't disturb its roots!

 

[Cindy]

Gorgeous flower! Is the plant branching?

 

[Not a Number]

I think it's branching. I'll check for sure when I get home later today. I finally have two plants flowering at the same time again, and one of the B. guehoi "A" is picking up again. I wasn't giving them enough water. I still have a couple seed of "A" and "B" maybe I'll try again now that the weather is warming up. I only have one plant each of "A" and "B" still alive.

Update:

The hybrids currently flowering are not branching. They may in the future. The previously flowering hybrids branched.

 

[Not a Number]

More shots of some of the hybrids.

No branching on any of these. Tallest plant on the left is about 18 inches (45.7 cm)

This flower is from the tallest plant. Differs from the other flowers.

After pollinating - can see pollen grains on the stigma.

Looking for pulvini

 

[Vbkid]

Wonderful photos!

 

[Cindy]

NaN, the plants look great and the close-ups are gorgeous!

Could you take some photos of the leaves like the one below? I would like to see the characteristics that this hybrid is displaying.

 

[Not a Number]

Uncropped photos, focus may not be the best. My eyes are getting too old for this stuff. I can crop any of the photos for more detail.

B. guehoi "B"

hybrid (branching - very early)

hybrid (non-branching)

hybrid (tall, non-branching, with non-overlapping petals)

hybrid (short with overlapping flowers same plant as earlier pictures)

 

[Cindy]

Thanks for the extra effort! They are excellent and is able to show the characteristics I am trying to observe with the different species.

The tentacles on your hybrids are very similar to the B. guehoi (B), maybe except the last pic. And the tentacles of the B. 'Goliath' can be seen here.

 

[Not a Number]

Looks like my pollination attempts may bear fruit. Only one plant though, the flower that was the pollen donor to these didn't make it but there are more flowers now.

The difference in flowers between the two plants.

The following is not fully open, when it is the petals don't overlap much.

Here's the previous flower from the same plant

And finally - pulvini!

 

[jimscott]

WOW! Great job!

 

[Not a Number]

I guess I should try self-fertilizing one or more of the flowers to see if they are self-fertile.