Pic of D. scorpiodes baby

[Drosera36]

Today, I decided to take a pic of one of my little scorp babies. This one is the largest that I have growing currently:

-Ben

 

[schloaty]

Cute little guy! I'm still waiting for mine to produce gammae (they're over a year old....what going on here?!?)

Great camera work!

 

[Drosera36]

I think that you need to decrease the # of hours that you give it light, which would trigger its gemmae making. But I'm not really sure. Oh, and thanks for the compliment 'bout the little guy. I can't wait til he gets bigger!

-Ben

 

[LLeopardGGecko]

Great looking little dew, Ben! Seems to be growing great for you.

 

[*Barracuda_45*]

Awwwwwwwww aint that a cute baby dew..

My D. scorpiodes gemmae are just now starting to grow i cant wait till they get larger.

 

[7santiago]

oh mine are only begining to peek out to the world

 

[Est]

Hehehe, very cool shot. Cute little bugger.

 

[Drosera36]

I'll post pics of him when he's a bit bigger.

-Ben

 

[Dimka]

mine looks similar to that

just the "branches" are all pointing straight up and not sideways... not yet

 

[jaxon]

How long does it usually take the gemmae to start growing? Mine were sown about a week ago. I know that's too soon, but I'm impatient.  

I'm ready for full-grown plants and some gemmae production of my own!! (I know I have quite a wait, but a fella can dream, can't he?)

Jason

 

[Dimka]

I also sown mine about a week ago and they at least trippled-quadrupled in size since then... so I dunno really... few months I'm guessing

 

[LLeopardGGecko]

Quote[/b] (Dimka @ Dec. 29 2005,12:31)]I also sown mine about a week ago and they at least trippled-quadrupled in size since then... so I dunno really... few months I'm guessing

These little guys definitely grow fast! I'm sure they'll be full size in no time

 

[Drosera36]

Well, here's an updated pic of the little guy:

It seems to already be developing a tiny stem.

-Ben

 

[PiranhaPlant]

What is that white hair thing around sundews, and what is it used for?

 

[Drosera36]

I forget what it's called, but I know some cacti have that kinda stuff all over them (hence the name 'old man's beard cactus'), and I think that they use it as a sorta 'sun protection'. In the case of the pygmy sundews, I would assume that since they live in a hot dessert, they grow that hair stuff up around the new growth to protect it from the hot sun.

-Ben

 

[cstriker]

Here is my little baby.

Chris

 

[Gawd_oOo]

Quote[/b] (PiranhaPlant @ Jan. 03 2006,8:01)]What is that white hair thing around sundews, and what is it used for?

"During the long hot summer their leaves die but the leaf stipules remain as a shiny white bundle of hairs or bristles at the rosette center. This reflective bundle presumably keeps the plant cool."

--http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5250.html

 

[Dimka]

I notied the same hair with D. spatulata