Drosera omissa x pulchella
Description
Drosera omissa x pulchella is a beautiful, vigorous pygmy sundew hybrid with massive leaves (for pygmies) and long dewy tentacles. Definitely one of the easiest, more resilient, and fastest growing pygmies. It grows rosettes of leaves flat on the ground, though over time it can accumulate a short stump underneath the fresh growth. This hybrid readily flowers with large, light pinkish purple flowers.
The tentacles can curl in response to food in under 1 minute! Pygmy sundews are some of the fastest moving sundew species.
As a pygmy sundew, it will produce ‘gemmae’ which are tiny modified leaves that appear as geometric circles of buds in the center of the growing point each fall. Each gemma can detach from the main plant and rapidly grow into a new plant (much faster than planting seed).
Drosera omissa x pulchella produces small, disk-like gemmae for its size that are around 1.5 mm in diameter. Adjust the photoperiod to be 9-10 hours in winter, gradually cycling to 14-15 hours in summer. They require proper lighting cues to produce gemmae and to flower in spring.
Plants are potted in 2.5”W x 2.5”D x 3.5”H plastic pots. Plants in photos 2-3 are representative of the plants you will receive. There will be 4+ plants per pot.
Growing Information
Climate: Mediterranean (SW Australia). 40-100F, low to moderate humidity.
Light: Full Sun or 20W per sq ft LED light. Pygmy sundews love bright light.
Water: Distilled or Reverse Osmosis water. Sitting in 0.5” of water using tray method.
Soil: 60% Perlite/Sand: 40% Peat Moss. Rinse media with distilled or reverse osmosis water to remove excess salts.
Feeding: Feed leaves with dilute Betta Fish Food Slurry every month or so.
Description
Drosera omissa x pulchella is a beautiful, vigorous pygmy sundew hybrid with massive leaves (for pygmies) and long dewy tentacles. Definitely one of the easiest, more resilient, and fastest growing pygmies. It grows rosettes of leaves flat on the ground, though over time it can accumulate a short stump underneath the fresh growth. This hybrid readily flowers with large, light pinkish purple flowers.
The tentacles can curl in response to food in under 1 minute! Pygmy sundews are some of the fastest moving sundew species.
As a pygmy sundew, it will produce ‘gemmae’ which are tiny modified leaves that appear as geometric circles of buds in the center of the growing point each fall. Each gemma can detach from the main plant and rapidly grow into a new plant (much faster than planting seed).
Drosera omissa x pulchella produces small, disk-like gemmae for its size that are around 1.5 mm in diameter. Adjust the photoperiod to be 9-10 hours in winter, gradually cycling to 14-15 hours in summer. They require proper lighting cues to produce gemmae and to flower in spring.
Plants are potted in 2.5”W x 2.5”D x 3.5”H plastic pots. Plants in photos 2-3 are representative of the plants you will receive. There will be 4+ plants per pot.
Growing Information
Climate: Mediterranean (SW Australia). 40-100F, low to moderate humidity.
Light: Full Sun or 20W per sq ft LED light. Pygmy sundews love bright light.
Water: Distilled or Reverse Osmosis water. Sitting in 0.5” of water using tray method.
Soil: 60% Perlite/Sand: 40% Peat Moss. Rinse media with distilled or reverse osmosis water to remove excess salts.
Feeding: Feed leaves with dilute Betta Fish Food Slurry every month or so.
Description
Drosera omissa x pulchella is a beautiful, vigorous pygmy sundew hybrid with massive leaves (for pygmies) and long dewy tentacles. Definitely one of the easiest, more resilient, and fastest growing pygmies. It grows rosettes of leaves flat on the ground, though over time it can accumulate a short stump underneath the fresh growth. This hybrid readily flowers with large, light pinkish purple flowers.
The tentacles can curl in response to food in under 1 minute! Pygmy sundews are some of the fastest moving sundew species.
As a pygmy sundew, it will produce ‘gemmae’ which are tiny modified leaves that appear as geometric circles of buds in the center of the growing point each fall. Each gemma can detach from the main plant and rapidly grow into a new plant (much faster than planting seed).
Drosera omissa x pulchella produces small, disk-like gemmae for its size that are around 1.5 mm in diameter. Adjust the photoperiod to be 9-10 hours in winter, gradually cycling to 14-15 hours in summer. They require proper lighting cues to produce gemmae and to flower in spring.
Plants are potted in 2.5”W x 2.5”D x 3.5”H plastic pots. Plants in photos 2-3 are representative of the plants you will receive. There will be 4+ plants per pot.
Growing Information
Climate: Mediterranean (SW Australia). 40-100F, low to moderate humidity.
Light: Full Sun or 20W per sq ft LED light. Pygmy sundews love bright light.
Water: Distilled or Reverse Osmosis water. Sitting in 0.5” of water using tray method.
Soil: 60% Perlite/Sand: 40% Peat Moss. Rinse media with distilled or reverse osmosis water to remove excess salts.
Feeding: Feed leaves with dilute Betta Fish Food Slurry every month or so.
Drosera omissa x pulchella responding to fish food. Video is 10x speed, but you can definitely see it moving with your eyes! It only takes 1 minute for the outer tentacles to pull in the food.