Rainbows in the Midwest

[bluemax]

'Missed the last post. Those flowers on the "Buru Oil Fields" B. guehoi are certainly nice. 'Makes me realize that I've let my efforts completely fall apart. 'Time to plant some seeds!

 

[hcarlton]

I need to get another Buru plant established so I can make seeds...the one died back but has a sprout coming off the old stem, but I need another. Problem is all the other things taking time, no time yet to go back and start new batches (especially for localities that haven't yet decided to sprout or flower for me).

 

[hcarlton]

Haven't posted in here in forever...because I haven't had my annuals going for quite some time. That's changed...
B. aquatica "Robust" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
My 2nd successful hybrid
B. liniflora x guehoi by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
B. liniflora x guehoi by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
B. liniflora x guehoi by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
My Lake Campion rorida failed again...blaming crappy peat in the soil this time because that's affected almost everything...but my Taylor's Lagoon are back to blooming. Unfortunately only one plant so far though, so new seeds are not yet happening...
B. rorida 'Taylor's Lagoon" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
And a funky plant that is supposedly a "dark flowered" liniflora...it does self-seed so that fits, but the lanky growth is odd
B. liniflora "dark flower, Kingston Rest" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
B. liniflora "dark flower, Kingston Rest" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
And I also have at least one (so far) liniflora x filifolia
B. liniflora x filifolia by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
B. liniflora x filifolia by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

Better shot of the "dark' liniflora...and as it self-pollinates I'm even more confident now that it is, in fact, liniflora...or an undrescribed related taxon possibly
B. liniflora "Dark flower, Kingston Rest" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Both the aquaticas next to each other; I'm holding the fine form
B. aquatica, fine form and robust by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
And, slightly ticked because there's only one and it will absolutely require cross-pollination, but...my pilbarana has FINALLY shown flower bud development. This was slightly before that
B. pilbarana by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[bluemax]

'Nice to see this thread running regularly again. Byblis is certainly a genus that deserves more attention than we in the growing community give it.

 

[hcarlton]

More updates, starting with a very important one:
B. pilbarana by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Finally have a flower. Now I just need to sprout and bloom another so I can use the pollen I'm saving on it...
B. pilbarana by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Pure liniflora in back, very obviously lankier with more slender petals
B. liniflora x rorida "Taylor's Lagoon" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

B. liniflora x rorida "Taylor's Lagoon" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

A single filifolia back in bloom. Unfortunately, I need two to make seeds...
B. filifolia Pago Giant by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

B. lamellata x gigantea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

Shortly before repotting...
B. gigantea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
During...and afterward they do wilt and sulk for a bit, but about 2/3 of them survive it and bounce back within a month. I did resprout several gigantea though so I can, one, get another to make seeds with, but also two, replace this one if it fails
B. gigantea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Also repotted both the hybrids, and...pretty sure I lost one of them. But plenty of seeds to restart from too
B. lamellata x gigantea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
B. lamellata x gigantea by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr