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A garden flower photo (Sarracenia flava)

One of my favourite jobs. Potting up new sarracenias so they can spend their first winter in moist, instead of sopping wet, conditions in a cold greenhouse.



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Hi, S are you growing these from seed, if so where are they available from i would love to have a go, the one i have was bought, but i love it,

2 Nov, 2008

 

Hi Funky. I am afraid I have no seed at the moment or I could have sent you some. You do see it on eBay cheaply but do bear in mind that it is VERY slow germinating (up to 3 years) and then another 3 or 4 years of TLC to get to a reasonable size. No wonder they are quite expensive to buy as plants. Don't let me put you off though, if you succeed the sense of satisfaction is enormous.

John.

3 Nov, 2008

 

Hi John, thank for your answer, Well i'm not going anywhere for a day or two so i think i'll give some a try, great challenge,

3 Nov, 2008

 

OK. You asked for it. This site may help but don't think that everything has to be followed to the letter.

http://www.pitcherplant.org/propagation.html

John.

3 Nov, 2008

 

Funkyfuschia- I saw something in a catalog that you may be intersted in. It's a called a carnivorous creature dome. It's kind of expensive $29.95 US dollars. I thought about buying it, but I don't know, 3 years just to germinate... Have you seen this dome, Sarraceniac? If so what are your thoughts on it?
Here's a link below:
http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?randomizer=190442272&action=detail&item=AU0622

19 Nov, 2008

 

Serraceniac- If you didn't grow these from seed...how did you grow them? They're so little.

19 Nov, 2008

 

I did grow them from seed Tastey. Offsets are taken far bigger. The dome is just a trendy and expensive terrarium.

20 Nov, 2008

 

Wow, what patients you have! Thanks for the terrarium 411 :)

20 Nov, 2008

Sid
Sid
 

How old are these ones John? I didn't expect them to look like minitures of the adults with all those tiny pitchers?!

2 Feb, 2009

 

These germinated spring last year Sid. They were planted in 2006 January. They are, of course S. flava not S. purpurea.

John

2 Feb, 2009

Sid
Sid
 

I'm getting excited about growing my own now ...... :-)

2 Feb, 2009



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