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Where would be a good place to purchase carnivorous plant seed? I really enjoy starting plants from seed.
http://www.carnivorousplantnursery.com/sales/salesplants.htmWhere would be a good place to purchase carnivorous plant seed? I really enjoy starting plants from seed.
I think Nepenthes is all I'm really interested in...at least for now...No endorsements from me, but I'd recommend that you buy tropical CP seeds first, so you can enjoy the sprouts while stratifying temperate CP seeds. Nepenthes or tropical Drosera might be a good start.
Nepenthes is by far my favorite genus too, but some others are beginning to grow on me.I think Nepenthes is all I'm really interested in...at least for now...
From Wikipedia: "Stratification is the process of pretreating seeds to simulate natural winter conditions that a seed must endure before germination." The seeds of many temperate CPs require somewhere around four weeks in the fridge before they germinate, to my understanding....but what do you mean by stratifying temperate seeds?
This is very true. They are very difficult to grow from seed. You should try Sarracenia seed first as they are a bit easier. A lot of good seed can be purchased on ebay. Reputable nurseries like California Carnivores and Sarracenia Northwest won't sell their seeds as they use them for future propagation.Nepenthes seed is among the most difficult of all CP seed to find, and even harder to get to germinate...I've gotten pretty good with nep seed, but even I won't say they are easy. I get most of my CP seeds from friends on the CP forums I belong to, or..if I'm lucky, from my own plants.
If ya want an easy tropical....go with sundews first.....I have some D.spathulata seed at the moment if you'd like to give it a try..just PM me your address and I'll send you some.