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Post by daniel on Oct 21, 2008 20:12:35 GMT -5
Hi all, here are some pictures of the man made hybrid between D. esterhuyseniae and D. slackii, it had been "created" by Andreas Fleischmann several years ago. For better comparison i have added some pictures of the parents. D. slackii has a lot of bristles, D. esterhuyseniae has no bristles and the hybrid has only a few bristles on the lower side of the leafes. It really looks like a hybrid should look like. D. esterhuyseniae x slackii D. slackii one of the plants has a 9cm stem D. esterhuyseniae Best regards, Dani
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Post by maxposwillo on Oct 21, 2008 20:23:32 GMT -5
Hi Dani, Great plants! I have never heard of Drosera esterhuyseniae till now! Good Growing, Max
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Post by daniel on Oct 21, 2008 21:39:37 GMT -5
Hi Max, thanks. D. esterhuyseniae is also a south African species like D. slackii, that´s the reason why this hybrid was possible, but in nature it does not exist. Best regards, Dani
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Post by Brian Barnes on Oct 22, 2008 4:57:21 GMT -5
Hi Dani, Indeed, a wonderful hybrid with great coloration. Both parents are quite evident too..... Looks like a D. dielsiana hitchhiker on the top left in the first photo! They look great, thanks for sharing them with us! Happy Growing, Brian.
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Post by daniel on Oct 22, 2008 19:08:41 GMT -5
Hi Brian, thanks. When they are younger they are very similar to D. dielsiana. In fact this smaller one in the first picture is a hybrid too, but i don´t know why it´s not so colourful. Here is an older picture, this plant is the one that´s in the middle of the pot. This picture is exactely one year old and it´s looking very different in comparison to now. Best regards, Dani
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Post by Brian Barnes on Oct 23, 2008 4:28:03 GMT -5
Hi Dani, Interesting...maybe the smaller one may end up having some variation and lighter coloration. Give it time, you may have a cultivar there! ;D I'm pleased to report germination of Drosera chrysolepis and Drosera hilaris! In your experience, do you grow these species a little cooler and drier than others? Happy Growing, Brian
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Post by daniel on Oct 23, 2008 18:03:16 GMT -5
Hi Brian, yes, perhaps you are right and it´s a cultivar. ;D It was the most green plant from all when i received them and it´s still the most green plant. But it´s definitely the same hybrid. Nice to hear that D. chrysolepis has germinated, but D. hilaris was not from me. I grow them like most of my other Drosera, permanentely watering by the tray method (1-2cm) for a 7cm pot, they are not growing in a terrarium, as substrate dead spaghnum works as well as peat/sand, they are growing inside under artificial strong light (but your sun light should be OK). Good sun light is the most important for south American species. Perhaps they like it a little bit cooler. I don´t have here a really cool place, during summer the temperatures can reach over 33 degree Celsius, at night about 22. During winter i have temperatures from about 20 degree daytime and 12 degree at night in the worst case. I´m growing this species for about 8 years now and i don´t have had any problems with it. In my opinion they are easy, but slow growers, like D. camporupestris, another wonderful south American species. These days i can show some pictures of my setup if you don´t have seen it somewhere else till now, and of course if you are interested in. Best regards, Dani
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Post by Brian Barnes on Oct 24, 2008 7:31:23 GMT -5
Hey Dani, I'd love to see your setup....Oooops that's right, I didn't get D. hilaris from you. See what happens when you start getting old? ;D ;D Brian.
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