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Post by dvg on Jun 28, 2019 21:56:34 GMT
Received this D. "Andromeda" as a bonus in a recent CP order.  This plant is a cross between D. schizandra and D. prolifera.There are a few different variations available from this crossing, with some looking more like the mother and others, taking on more of the father's traits. This one (turns out there are actually six separate plants in that clump) starts out looking like D.prolifera when immature, with longer petioles, but does show some of the characteristic schizandra ridges on the leaves. In time, the leaves grow out to about six inches in length, three inches in width, looking very much like a large schizandra plant with more elongated leaves... ...with a lamina to petiole ratio of 3:1. And these are supposed to get very dewy.  dvg |
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Post by dvg on Jul 16, 2019 3:38:41 GMT
Dropped a nice sized plump insect onto this leaf...  It was like placing pulled pork onto a pita bread... ...a day later it had rolled up like a scroll. dvg |
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Post by stevebooth on Jul 19, 2019 13:22:42 GMT
Very nice plant Doug
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Post by dvg on Sept 12, 2019 23:00:18 GMT
Noticed that four of the six divisions are sending up flower stalks. The flowers are sterile so they will probably be nipped in the bud, to keep the energy with the plant's rosette. This is one of the plants growing in a 3" pot.  And close up of one of its leaves.  dvg |
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Post by dvg on Oct 2, 2019 0:44:21 GMT
That clump shown in the first post in this thread was split up with five of the smaller plants going into 3" pots and the largest one of the bunch was potted up into the original 4" pot. Here they all are inside an 11 and 5/8 inch tray.  These have grown along quite well since late June.  This is one of the larger ones in the 3" pots, with the stalk from its snipped flower, still visible.  And the plant in the 4" pot.  dvg |
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Post by dvg on Nov 6, 2019 18:19:58 GMT
Another update on these, with a small visiting D. schizandra in with three larger "Andromeda" clones.  And the three, sans schizandra.  This one used to be the smallest of the group, but it has stretched out in size and in number, to at least two.  This is one of the largest clones in the 3" pots, and might be getting repotted up into a larger pot soon.  This clone in the 4" pot, has the widest leaves, but they haven't stretched out in length to the degree, that the clones in the 3" pots have reached.  dvg |
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Post by dvg on Dec 11, 2019 21:12:56 GMT
Here is how this group was looking last week, in a standard sized 1020 tray. It was -5c when this pic was taken out in the snow, a bit chilly for them, but it was sunny.  And the plants were fine afterwards, with such a short exposure to the cold. dvg |
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Post by dvg on Feb 27, 2020 18:59:40 GMT
They did survive that brief cold spell above, and are still going strong.  It's almost hard to believe that they grew out to this, from the small clump that they were back in June. dvg |
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Post by fredg on Feb 29, 2020 10:41:49 GMT
Looking really good Doug. You must be keeping them well heated.
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Post by dvg on Mar 2, 2020 16:29:12 GMT
Thanks Fred, they are grown under a closed dome to keep humidity levels higher.
The temps under that dome are about 23c during the day, but they get a drop down to about 15c, during the night.
dvg
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not here it isn't