I would like to offer here 20 seeds of Darlingtonia californica giant form, or Cobra Lily. A giant form that easily creates the 60 cm.
Fresh from 2023, with best germination from the breeder and not from the dealer!
The seeds come from my now already 40 years old hobby breeding. The plants are absolutely hardy. I cultivate a part of the plants all year round in my bog bed.
The natural habitat of these beautiful plants is in the USA, in California and Oregon.
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Copyright of the picture is mine. Drosera rotundifolia, intermedia, anglica, filiformis, Dionaea muscipula, Carnivorous plant Venus flytrap, Flytrap. Dros
era Sarracenia Venus flytrap Top VFT
Carnivorous Plants are easy to grow, if you follow the Following instructions, they will give you many years of Pleasure.
To prevent Autumn germination in the wild, Sarracenia seeds are dormant. Cold, wet, oxygen rich conditions in the winter enable biochemical changes within the seed to break dormancy. In horticulture we refer to this type of seed treatment as "cold stratification".
To be clear, Sarracenia seeds will not germinate properly without first being treated for seed dormancy. The preferred method for overcoming seed dormancy is cold stratification in a refrigerator.
To properly treat seeds you will require absorption of water, adequate oxygen, cold temperature, and time. Instructions are as follows:
Make a 50/50 mix using peat and perlite (no fertilizer).Fill a 2 inch pot with your medium. The medium should be damp. Wet media will not contain adequate oxygen. Dry media will not provide enough moisture to be absorbed into the seed. Sprinkle about 24 seeds on the surface of the medium in your pot. Do not cover the seeds.Place your pot in a zip lock bag and seal the bag. Keep it damp in the refrigerator for a minimum of a month. As cold, wet water is absorbed into the seed, the embryo undergoes a biochemical process known as "after ripening". Reversal of after-ripening can occur if the seeds dry out at any time during the cold-stratification process.
The seeds will have the best chance of germination if they are sown on moistened peat and kept in a light and warm place, 20 degree is OK. Germination takes from 4 to several weeks. The seedlings can be thinned out once they are large enough to handle.
1: Place plant in full sunlight, best in unheated greenhouse, conservatory or south facing window.
2: Place pot in saucer or gravel tray in approx. ½" to 1" of rainwater or distilled water. Never use tap water. This will kill your plant. Tap water contains lime, chlorine and Fluoride Ions which are poisonous to all carnivorous plants.
3: Never let your plant dry out, if this happens and the plant withers, it will die.
4: Never give the plant fertilizer or any other plant food to the roots. You can feed the plant artificially by giving the plant tiny pieces of raw meat or LIVE insects.
5: Repot every third year into compost mix of 2 parts Irish Moss Peat,1 part Perlite and if preferred 1 part Silver or lime free sand. They need an acidic medium
6: The plants require a dormancy period in winter. This means the plant need cooler or cold temperatures between October and January, after which the plant sends up new growth in the spring. In this time, it is best to reduce watering so that the soil is just damp rather than wet. This can be achieved by putting some water in the tray and letting the soil soak up the water.
7: Remove or cut off any dead leaves or traps. In the case of pitcher plants, it is best to cut off the browning leave tops as they die back keeping the green live part intact. When the leaves completely dies back, carefully remove it from the crown or rhizome.
8: In case of the Venus Flytrap, do not play or force the trap to close. Either let it catch flies by itself, or feed it LIVE insects or tiny pieces of raw meat.
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