As I've covered before, I started a bunch of new pygmy sundew species
back on December 10th. My
Drosera omissa caught me off guard by
flowering after 9 weeks – quick turnaround. But now the
Drosera roseana have I think topped that feat.
![What the hell am I going to do with all these pygmies. Drosera roseana with gemmae.](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8717/16569657778_6acb43d773_c.jpg) |
D. roseana is a very pretty sundew, besides being (apparently) really really vigorous. |
Gemmae. That's just over 12 weeks to go from
being a gemma to producing a healthy crop. That's nuts. There's another plant in this same pot doing the same thing. Pygmy sundews are so cool. If you're not growing pygmies you're just messing around.
Today I also noticed new growth on the two members of
Utricularia Sect.
Orchidioides that I have in my collection. Here's the
Utricularia cornigera I bought at the
last BACPS meeting.
![Now that I'm set up in the garage I need to get a *lot* more plants from Section Orchidioides. Utricularia cornigera.](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8700/16569656348_7e2214fc97_c.jpg) |
This Utric can get very large. I'm excited. |
This is the first new leaf it's put up since being in my collection. I'm glad to see that it seems to like my conditions fine.
My
Utricularia humboldtii I received from BACPS Newsletter Editor and
Utricularia fanatic Tony Gridley.
![Look at that nice venation. I think that's from the higher light levels. Utricularia humboldtii.](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8715/16757222685_f8c1ae86e0_c.jpg) |
I'm going to need to trim off some of the old growth soon. |
See those two new leaves in the foreground? I didn't treat this plant very well when I first received it. It sat around in a plastic baggie for around a week after the meeting, and then I just potted it up without any concern for humidity or anything. Luckily it seems to have taken it all in stride. Now I have to be careful that I not let it grow
too well, since Tony said, and I quote, "If you win the BACPS show with it I'll never speak to you again."
In more springtime news, my recently-acquired
Pinguicula laueana is unfurling its first carnivorous leaf of the season.
![I wonder if that leaf on the right is gonna strike. I just took another pulling to be sure. Pinguicula laueana.](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7641/16571107999_354925632c_c.jpg) |
P. laueana has nice foliage in addition to the striking flowers. |
And also it looks like
Drosera 'Marston Dragon' is putting out its first serious new leaf post-dormancy.
![I've felt down on the Dragon for a while but now I'm excited again to see it in full growth. Drosera 'Marston Dragon'.](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7631/16756162702_54faee3370_c.jpg) |
The Dragon is stirring. |
You know I never really appreciated the spring before I started growing plants. Spring is awesome.
Would you ever want to trade Utrics in the future :D I've been looking for U. Humboldtii for forever!
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