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Post by fredg on Jun 24, 2019 13:54:29 GMT
Progressing nicely  I've never bothered trying to get seed Doug. There are plenty rhizomes to take a piece off and it's much quicker. ( A serious consideration for the elderly) |
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Post by dvg on Jun 24, 2019 16:49:51 GMT
Those are gorgeous! Apparently, pollinating these flowers is similar to pollinating mexi-ping flowers. I suppose if it self seeded easily, it might turn into a bit of a weed, and wear out its welcome, sooner than later.  If the odometer has run up on your chronometer Fred, I don't see it... ...you're more young at heart, than most...by far! dvg |
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Post by dvg on Jul 9, 2019 16:51:45 GMT
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Post by stevebooth on Apr 21, 2020 10:07:53 GMT
![]() ![]() I have five flowers about to open on my reniformis, three in the pot that I thought they would be happy with, and two from the gravel tray under it, where it is escaping to. |
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Post by dvg on May 12, 2020 16:03:31 GMT
That's wonderful Steve!
Fred, how are your plants doing this year?
Corky, do you still grow U. reniformis?
dvg
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Post by fredg on May 27, 2020 10:49:55 GMT
I've been meaning to answer this. Ooooops
The plants have shoved up plenty leaves this year but I need to get in there and re-pot the lot. They're not doing as well as they should have.
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Post by dvg on May 27, 2020 15:49:43 GMT
There might be something to that Fred. A repotting, might stimulate flowering, and will definitely revitalize the plant as it colonizes the fresh media in its pot. My ren-nel propagation attempt, when potted up, immediately sent up a flower stalk, while the mother plant hasn't flowered, but still sends out plenty of adventitious exploring stolons and green "leaves". I've heard this account from other growers as well, as in a mother plant not flowering but sending a stolon over into an empty adjacent pot and then the consequent growth in that pot, flowering soon after. If your plants don't cooperate with their usual yield of flowers this year Fred, we've still got Steve's flowers to look forward to as a backup.  dvg |
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Post by stevebooth on May 28, 2020 10:00:54 GMT
The first of the flowers has opened, with more to come.
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Post by dvg on May 28, 2020 18:44:12 GMT
Thanks for that flower update Steve. Looks like you're going to have a bit of a flowering show there this year, with all of those reniformis flower stalks reaching skyward. dvg |
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 6, 2020 17:16:18 GMT
The latest flower show
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Post by stevebooth on Apr 3, 2021 10:22:24 GMT
The U. reniformis has decided it is time to get growing. I had hoped to devide and tidy the plant up, as it has escaped down the Sphagnum conduits and is now filling the water tray. I shall leave it till next year and trim the excess in the water tray. cheers steve  |
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Post by fredg on May 3, 2021 13:44:55 GMT
The plants have shoved up plenty leaves this year but I need to get in there and re-pot the lot. They're not doing as well as they should have. I finally got around to it. The pots where I'd used perlite to bulk out the sphagnum needed the main attention. The sphagnum had slowly decomposed leaving rhizomes in pure perlite. I've just used fresh sphagnum to repot. There were plenty rhizomes, I was worried at one point I'd need to use another pot. Luckily all went back into the same pots. Now we await the results. |
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 6, 2021 12:37:06 GMT
The U. reniformis has come into flower,   with more to come I’m glad to say. |
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Post by dvg on Jun 6, 2021 17:22:31 GMT
Very nicely done there Steve. Always look forward to seeing your flowers on this one in the spring. dvg |
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Post by corky on Jun 6, 2021 18:11:24 GMT
Very nice pics Steve, a species I've managed to kill a couple of times  |
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not here it isn't