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Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:14 am

hollyhock wrote:

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:05 am I can! I really wish I had that! I don't really have a dream plant.

I don't have it yet either that's why it's still a dream plant that could be worthy of cultivar status. It takes years to grow something out that just might be recognized. Need patience for sure. I ordered seeds of Hercules x big pink. And big pink x Hercules so I am praying one little seed makes my dream plant.
BTW. Big Pink is all red and albino capensis cross so matched with wide like Hercules I am hopeful

Yeah, maybe I'll need to order some seed too! Where did you get the seed from?

You have to pay attention to the seed bank. The stuff that's donated is quite interesting sometimes and I am so grateful to Shadowtski and Chef for making the fts seed Bank such a wonderful resource. Donate and share. It's great

hollyhock wrote:

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:14 am

hollyhock wrote: I don't have it yet either that's why it's still a dream plant that could be worthy of cultivar status. It takes years to grow something out that just might be recognized. Need patience for sure. I ordered seeds of Hercules x big pink. And big pink x Hercules so I am praying one little seed makes my dream plant.
BTW. Big Pink is all red and albino capensis cross so matched with wide like Hercules I am hopeful

Yeah, maybe I'll need to order some seed too! Where did you get the seed from?

You have to pay attention to the seed bank. The stuff that's donated is quite interesting sometimes and I am so grateful to Shadowtski and Chef for making the fts seed Bank such a wonderful resource. Donate and share. It's great

Yeah, I'll need to keep my eye on that! I plan to donate some D. burmannii 'humpty doo' seeds when it flowers again. I still need to take his pic for the ABC giveaway.

You can get some really cool seeds from the seedbank. Thank you to everyone who has donated. Speaking of the whole hybridizing thing, anyone interested in some pollen?

Could I cross that with my D. burmanni "humpty doo'? I know they self-pollinate so will it still work? I'm assuming not.

I don't think it is likely that you can cross Burmannii with anglica.

The people at the ICPS did these crosses:
D. brevifolia x burmannii
D. burmannii x glanduligera

Good luck with your crossing. I hope you will be able to find some flowers or pollen. Remember to remove the anthers, and clean the stigma by spraying it thoroughly with water.

thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:26 am Hollyhock, I think David Flocken (sundewman/Dave's dews). pretty much made your dream plant. some-notes-on-drosera-capensis-quot-big ... 34082.html

Oh we are friends from way back. He has been working on my " dream plant" for years. He is a capensis master and genius

Don't forget the chromosome chart. Not everything is compatible to cross. Another biology class I probably skipped in school

hollyhock wrote:Don't forget the chromosome chart. Not everything is compatible to cross. Another biology class I probably skipped in school

I have no idea what on earth I'm looking at

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:55 am

hollyhock wrote:Don't forget the chromosome chart. Not everything is compatible to cross. Another biology class I probably skipped in school

I have no idea what on earth I'm looking at

You failed biology too? it's a chromosome chart. Not everything is going to work out. This chart is absolutely necessary to understand if you hope to cross drosera

I'm homeschooled and I'm only in 7th grade. I've never taken biology.

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:23 am I'm homeschooled and I'm only in 7th grade. I've never taken biology.

It's all good. Look at the chart. Things with similar chromosome numbers will be most likely compatible to cross. I know when I first looked at it I was confused. I'm an old lady now. You are young and smart. If you are serious about crossing plants. This chart is your friend

thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:21 am

thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:21 am Nope. Store it in the freezer with silica gel. It will keep for a year at least.

Oh, and I really want to try crossing my D. Anglica Alakai Swamp with my dreamsicles....

Based on the chromosome chart that would really be a long short as far as compatibility. I looked at anglica and filiformis. Not sure the chart represents temperate vs tropical. But I still think that cross would be a non starter or a big long shot

If I understand that chart correctly (which I probably don't), I unfortunately don't think there are very many plants I can cross my burmannii with . Can I only cross them with plants that have the same colored lines?