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czayta 08-23-2014 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by orchidsarefun (Post 701173)
? butterworts and pinguicula are the same thing...
Don't give up on them clearing your gnat problem. It may take a while but catching adults eventually breaks the lifecycle and vastly reduces the adult population.

You're right they technically are the same thing, but I call this Butterwort (Common Butterwort)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-q...-no/14%2B-%2B7

And this Pinguicula:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-V...-no/14%2B-%2B8

They look different lol.

orchidsarefun 08-23-2014 12:05 PM

they do ! Try an experiment - twist off a leaf or 2 of the top 1 ( cos its special ) and plant 1 next to the parent. I'd say about 1/4 twisted end into the sphag. No 2 leaf lay flat and use a scissors to make small incisions along the outside of the leaf. That leaf should be pressed into sphag about 2mm ( not buried ). Both should grow babies if kept moist !

PS - that's if you don't know this already !

czayta 08-23-2014 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by orchidsarefun (Post 701363)
they do ! Try an experiment - twist off a leaf or 2 of the top 1 ( cos its special ) and plant 1 next to the parent. I'd say about 1/4 twisted end into the sphag. No 2 leaf lay flat and use a scissors to make small incisions along the outside of the leaf. That leaf should be pressed into sphag about 2mm ( not buried ). Both should grow babies if kept moist !

PS - that's if you don't know this already !

I did not know this. :O I tried it. :) I took a leaf off and planted it:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C...-no/14%2B-%2B3

and made small incisions on the 2nd leaf:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-d...-no/14%2B-%2B4

And I planted them in sphag. They look funny lol.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w...-no/14%2B-%2B2

orchidsarefun 08-23-2014 06:14 PM

the leaf with incisions - lay it flat - sticky side up - on the sphagnum and cover with sphagnum in the middle to keep it all touching the sphag. Plantlets will grow from the incised areas...
You will then have 2 ways of propagating.
Good Luck !

Mine/(some)- all from the same plant I got about 2-3 years ago. Notice the bigger the leaf, the bigger the prey. That's a small housefly that has been caught in the bottom right plant.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/24/e8adugy8.jpg

Bulbofett 08-23-2014 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by orchidsarefun (Post 701409)
the leaf with incisions - lay it flat - sticky side up - on the sphagnum and cover with sphagnum in the middle to keep it all touching the sphag. Plantlets will grow from the incised areas...
You will then have 2 ways of propagating.
Good Luck !

Mine/(some)- all from the same plant I got about 2-3 years ago. Notice the bigger the leaf, the bigger the prey. That's a small housefly that has been caught in the bottom right plant.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/24/e8adugy8.jpg

Whoa, those are so cool looking! I might have to get some of these guys! I actually plan to build a bog garden next year since there are a lot of species native to my area. I'm particularly interested in Drosera. Will have to add Butterwort on there :)


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