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| Genlisea lobata x violacea Photo Source |
Genlisea are not often featured on this blog, although I have previously made a growing guide for Genlisea hispidula. They are not very common in carnivorous plant collections nowadays. They used to be much more popular in the mid-2000s. Now, they are somewhat of an oddity, and it is easy to see why. Many, such as my G. hisidula, do not spread very rapidly. Instead, it sits in small clumps and slowly divides (whenever I force it to divide). Flowers occasionally appear, but I haven't yet been able to get a good photo of one.
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| Genlisea lobata x flexuosa Photo Source |
On Monday, I was able to pick up a Genlisea lobata x flexuosa, which is said to be much more prolific than G. hispidula. I hope so! I'm really looking forward to a vigorous grower that produces many little flowers.
Since I was given a hearty little clump of plantlets, I'm planning on putting one in my Heli tank, one in my highland tank, and one in my Utric tank and seeing how each one does. I'll report back on my findings. Anyone have any neat experiences worth sharing?
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| Genlisea lobata x flexuosa Photo Source |
I don't have experience in G. lobata x flexuosa. But I do have some experience on G. lobata x violacea a couple years ago.
ReplyDeleteSince I only got a small clump, I kept them in a shallow transparent plastic box with covered lid. Medium was about a inch of dried sphagnum moss and covered by about half inch of pure peat moss. Water is added as needed to just below soil surface every time. I put the box under indoor lighting (maybe 1-2 ft under the T5 tubes) next to my Mexican pings.
No parallel comparison, but I think they grew faster than G hispidula. flower stalk came out in spring after 5 months. The flower stalk is long, so I removed the lid when the flower stalk hit the lid.