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Post by fredg on Jul 7, 2015 19:02:02 GMT
Looking very healthy in Sphagnum, it got so healthy in that Sphagnum I had to give it a tray of its own  |
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Post by fredg on Jul 25, 2015 15:23:08 GMT
That little fern started to run amok in the sphagnum suddenly new fronds were appearing 4" (10cm) away from the main body Something unidentified started to crop it too so I removed it to its own half tray of sphagnum ( as reported above). I replanted the original two quarter trays into sphagnum but they're not racing away like this one. I think the cropping has stopped so we'll see what it gets up to next.
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Post by fredg on Aug 19, 2015 16:13:18 GMT
What it got up to next was romping away in its own tray of sphagnum. The two original portions are growing well but not like this little ( little no more) portion. The cropping indeed did cease and recovery has been good. Here's a small portion of the little fellow   I am now of the opinion that to get the plant really moving it's best just to break off a few fronds and plant them rather than trying to plant up a sizable portion. |
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Post by stevebooth on Aug 20, 2015 13:00:49 GMT
Well Fred it certainly seems to be multiplying at a rate of knots which is good to see. The plants I obtained spurred on by your post, have also not only established themselves in all varieties of medium and location, from pond marginal outside to pure sphagnum in a greenhouse, but also escaped into their immediate surroundings using the overgrowing sphagnum as a conduit. I will put some in the bogs to see how they fare, probably in spring.
For a threatened species it seems to me that if you give it half a chance it not only survives but flourishes.
Cheers
Steve
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Post by fredg on Sept 6, 2015 12:12:32 GMT
This is off one of the original plants which has recently shown a new lease of life. It was attempting to escape and colonise a Darlingtonia tray.  |
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Post by stevebooth on May 19, 2017 14:56:56 GMT
I believe this is the inflorescence of a Piularia globulifera, currently growing in the recently created 'wet' hanging basket, which is still turning out better than I expected. Apologies for the picture it's the best I could do with one good hand and an I pad.  |
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Post by fredg on May 19, 2017 17:15:53 GMT
Nice one Steve. I'll have to check mine out now.
Edit:- Then as soon as I'd posted the above I thought "but it's a fern they produce spores"
I'm sure I've seen that inflorescence on a tiny cushion of leaves before, it's a creeper. I'll have a go at finding it.
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Post by stevebooth on May 20, 2017 8:32:16 GMT
That was my thought too on the flower issue, but i couldn't find anything that fitted what I was looking at.
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Post by fredg on May 20, 2017 10:10:59 GMT
The spores are produced by the "pills" at the base of the fronds, hence Pillwort  |
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Post by stevebooth on May 20, 2017 16:42:09 GMT
Thanks for the clarification Fred, I suspect what I have is a rush of some sort, perhaps a small bulbous rush, Juncus bulbosus, that has infiltrated via the sphagmum or peat, growing well hidden by the surrounding pillwort. I don't have it growing anywhere else, from whence the various materials for the basket came from... as yet.
Cheers
Steve
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 3, 2017 13:01:13 GMT
Picture of the pills  Cheers Steve |
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Post by fredg on Jun 3, 2017 15:36:10 GMT
That's a nice set of balls you have there Steve
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Post by fredg on Jul 23, 2017 11:24:00 GMT
It seems to be enjoying romping through the water trays. This threatened plant does not appear to be as fussy or delicate as some would like us to believe.   |
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 21, 2023 11:11:21 GMT
Pillworts transpiring in the morning sun in the greenhouse.  Cheers Steve |
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Post by stevebooth on Apr 1, 2024 11:03:47 GMT
Pillworts making dew.  Cheers Steve |
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not here it isn't