Australian Tuberous Sundews in 2014

I collected 8 tubers of D. menziesii which started with seeds from ICPS Seeds Bank last year.

They are not so many and still mere seedlings though, I have some Australian tuberous sundews. Then finally they've got all in dormancy. So I dug the soil and collected the tubers so that I could count the numbers and compare with the numbers last year. Here are the species below.

D. collina - 10 (2013) ~ 11 (2014)

D. menziezii - 0 (2013) ~ 8 (2014)

D. ramellosa - 5 (2013) ~ 8 (2014)

D. stlonifera - 7 (2013) ~ 9 (2014)

D. whittarkeri - 7 (2013) ~ 5 (2014) 

As for D. menziezii, I sowed its seeds last year and I could gain 8 tubers after all although they are still so tiny. And I gained more tubers of most of the species this year except D. whittarkeri.

The most of the tubers increased, but the thing is that they didn't get bigger at all... I think I should have added more fertiliser in the soil. I hope their safe germination and healthy growth to the coming term.

This is  D. whittakeri in the last growing term. Should I have fed more fertiliser last year???

This is D. collina,which just germinated last winter.

Sticky leaves of D. stlonifera

This is D. ramellosa. I've been keeping this tuber sundew for 4 years that is the longest of all I have.

Venus Flytrap in spring!

Well, I've been away from this blog for a half year. Meanwhile, winter is gone and spring has come. In fact this is the first entry in 2014. I hope I will write something more often from now on.

Then the first topic in 2014 is Venus flytraps. They started growing and stretching their arms vividly. Our rainy season is coming soon and after that hot and humid summer is waiting. I hope it won't be too hot for the sake of their healthy growing....

A series of Venus flytraps at my terrace

Big Vigorous from TP

Gold Strike from Carnivoria EU

Bohemian Garnet from BCP

Pink Venus from TF

No brand forming comparatively big traps, almost 5 cm in length. I found and picked up this plants at a local DIY store some years ago.