Nepenthes, Cephalotus, Drosera, Heliamphora ...etc, in vitro

[pokie22]

I'd be generous and share it with you Jon. Do you want the front or back half? Perhaps we should split it down the middle, just to make it equal.

 

[pokie22]

22 days, and about a week behind their in vitro brethren, there is visible germination in the Cephalotus follicularis Hummers giant X Eden black F1 compost control. This is a first, since I have had no luck with the genus on compost.

 

[BigBella]

Congrats to the Pokie!!!

 

[pokie22]

This thread has been neglected for some time (guilty as charged) so here is a little update on a few cultures. In no particular order:


Nepenthes

Nepenthes rigidifolia

Nepenthes philippinensis undergoing multiplication

Nepenthes naga

Nepenthes jacquelinae

Nepenthes dubia

Nepenthes attenboroughii clone undergoing multiplication

Some seed grown - not clones - Nepenthes attenboroughii deflasked 6 weeks prior and acclimated to lower humidity. Who would of thought it would have taken this long? Not a word Bigbella, not one word...


Heliamphora

Heliamphora heterodoxa X minor X ionasii multiplying of their own accord


Byblis

Byblis guehoi, and other species in this genus, all proliferate without a second thought. A small twig quickly becomes the outback in need of some serious bush whacking.

Drosera

Drosera falconeri palmerston, NT; pink flower. This is one of four clones in culture. This particular clone reaches a medium size in vitro but is the most proliferative.

Drosera ordensis clone1 undergoing multiplication, which could almost substitute for one of my cute furries, but it is lacking the cute factor.

Drosera ordensis clone2 undergoing multiplication

Drosera ordensis clone3 undergoing multiplication

Drosera montana var. tormentosa

Drosera villosa

Dionae muscipula hybrid, deflasked 6 weeks prior

And just for giggles,

 

[mato]

Beautiful plants, beautiful equipment!

 

[DonH]

Wow! You have a lot going on. Very nice!!!

 

[jab91]

Very nice thread. One can always appreciate the technical sides of things too, now and then.

 

[pokie22]

Almost 14 months since sowing, and a few stragglers of Nepenthes attenboroughii are beginning to germinate. It is best not to be too OCD about cleaning old pots

 

[pokie22]

These Drosera montana var. tormentosa hairy scapes appear to not be at all disturbed by their deflasking 2 weeks ago. They are even rewarding me with some flowers as they acclimate in those all purpose ziplock baggies. These grew as a ball of 4 or 5 of plants in vitro, and I was puzzled as to how I should pot them. Since each side was a plant, I decided the smallest plant goes down.

Clone 1

Clone 2

 

[bluemax]

I can see where separating the individuals before hardening them off would be courting disaster! Cool to see this species produced in vitro.

 

[pokie22]

Resurrecting this thread with a little update just in time for Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

Nepenthes lowii (Trus Madi)

Nepenthes dubia

Roridula gorgonias

Heliamphora parva x neblinae var. neblinae (cross by Butchie) - my favorite species

Heliamphora ionasii red giant X (parva x folliculata)

Heliamphora (parva x sarraceniodes) #1 X uncinata giant

Heliamphora (parva x sarraceniodes) #1 X folliculata

Heliamphora pulchella baldie X folliculata

Heliamphora (parva x folliculata) X self (cross by Butchie)

 

[Av8tor1]

Heliamphora parva x neblinae var. neblinae



beautiful work pokie and some amazing crosses

 

[bluemax]

Super cool stuff! I don't even visit this particular forum very often but it was worth it for this. Any sundews coming along, pokie?

 

[pokie22]

Super cool stuff! I don't even visit this particular forum very often but it was worth it for this. Any sundews coming along, pokie?

Nope, nothing new in the in vitro Drosera department.

 

[pokie22]

Wow, talk about slow pokes . I have always had Heliamphora germinate within the first 2 months post-sowing. Hence, it was quiet the surprise when I observed germination in this flask sown back in September 2015. The compost controls exhibited something similar, with new germination appearing at 7+ months out.

H. (parva x folliculata) X ionasii red giant

I have observed seed dormancy in certain Drosera species as well as in Cephalotus. Some of the very first seed I sowed, procured from Triffid Nurseries, had germination 2+ years later. It is always a good idea to hold on to pots/flasks for a while, if one has the space.

 

[Av8tor1]

+1

spotted the first Parva x Neblinae seedling yesterday in a pot that had been sowed 6+ months ago.
Normally heliamphora has always germinated in the first few weeks after sowing for me.
So don't give up on those ancient seeds just yet

very cool pokie!

 

[Marcos Ono]

Hi,
I have a little tissue culture laboratory and grows some carnivorous plants. But it is very difficult to sow nepenthes seeds in vitro.
Have you a advice to how I can made it?
Thank you very much and congratulation for your work.