My U. Gibba is flowering!

[7santiago]

I was looking through my terrarium whne i noticed my U. gibba was producing these spirating stockes piersing through the film of the water and about half an inch high!
I thought it was actually going to die as the entire cup of water evaporated when a third of my collection was horribly burned by the incorect lights.

I will post pictures tonight around 7-ish

 

[7santiago]

 

[7santiago]

btw thankes jimscott for the shipping container you used I found it very usefull!

 

[dewyleaves]

I thought that container looked fimiliar. Jimscott sent me one that looked like that as well. They make great pots. Really great U. gibba! I can't get mine to flower at all... I've had them for so long I'd expect them to have flowered at least once...

 

[jimscott]

You're very welcome!

 

[7santiago]

Thats why i posted, if it were a livida most poeple wouldn't care as it is an easy flowerer but from what i heard gibba is hard to flower. I think having allowed the water to evaporate continuously might have stressed the plant into flowering.

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

I was never able to flower mine indoors, but outdoors it went crazy and put up 20 or so scapes.  Nice big flowers too!

 

[Bugweed]

The less water they have, the more likely to flower. Mine never flowers until the water levels are really low. Might be a survivial mechanism, but I don't know for sure.

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

Drying out is for sure a signal for flowering with this species, it's been well noted by many growers. Now if we could find the trigger for U. tricolor it would be grand.

 

[jimscott]

I received a pinch of U. tricolor and it flowered, but I have my doubts as to its pedigree. It is probably only a calcyfida.