Description
Stylidium debile is a perennial plant native to Australia. This plant is intriguing for its unique pollination mechanism: when an insect lands on the flower, a sensitive part activates, pushing the pollen onto the insect to transfer it to other flowers.
Origin:
Australia
Description:
- Climate: tropical
- Life-cycle: perennial
- Shape: prostrate
- Leaf: bright green
- Trap: the purple flower stem has sticky glandular hairs similar to those of the Drosera
Additional info:
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Scope of delivery
- Vigorous plants, repotted in the current season, in high-quality soil
- Brick-coloured pot made of recycled plastic (6.5 cm diameter)
- Care guides
- Free access to our plant doctor care service
Care instructions
How we grow Stylidium debile?
In-vitro plants are acclimated in a Growth Chamber with controlled temperatures and humidity. This indoor setup ensure an easy adaptation to extra-vitro condition, guaranteeing the best conditions for plants in this delicate stage. All plants available at the Diflora shop have been acclimatized for at least 3 months. After this first phase plants are grown indoors year-round at a temperature of 20°C and a photoperiod of 16 hours. Stylidium are placed under 4000/5000 lux produced by LED lights with a colour temperature of 6400K. As with the majority of carnivorous plants, we use distilled water produced by our reverse osmosis system.
Lighting:
Stylidium debile thrives in tropical rainforests, where it typically grows in an environments characterized by diffused or filtered light. While it can adapt well to direct sunlight with proper acclimatization, it’s advisable to provide some shade during the warmer summer months to prevent excessively high temperatures that could hinder the plant’s growth.
Watering:
Stylidium likes stagnant water all year round (3-4 cm of distilled water always in the saucer). This serves to faithfully imitate the natural environment in which they live. It is important to use only distilled water or alternatively all waters that have an extremely low mineral salt content. For example rainwater or all condensation water (air conditioner, dehumidifier). It’s important that the conductivity measures below 50 micro-Siemens.
Substrate:
Stylidium debile does not tolerate nutrients. We avoid peats with neutral pH or nitrogen fertilisers, which are often found in potting soils for acidophilic plants. The peat must be pure, the Stylidium debile substrate we recommend is 50% pure acid sphagnum peat and 50% perlite.
Seasonally and temperature:
Stylidium debile is topical plant but very tolerant with temperatures.
These genus plants don’t go into dormancy. They can be grown on cool, sunny windowsills, but the best plants are grown in climate-controlled greenhouses or terrariums where temperatures don’t drop below 5-10°C. In winter is very important to protect them from frost.
Additional info:
For more cultivation information visit our care guides or use our plant care support by writing to ilpigliamosche@diflora.it
Source
Diflora started the in-vitro propagation of Stylidium debile from plant parts that comes from very experienced european growers. Micropropagation allows the preservation of the mother plant genome avoiding contamination and genetic variation caused by traditional pollination followed by seeds production.
Trapping technique
Stylidium debile has specialized hairs with sticky glands similar to those of Drosera on its flower stem. Once the prey is captured, the plant secretes digestive enzymes to break down the insect’s body and absorb nutrients. This process provides the plant with valuable nutrients, especially in nutrient-poor soil conditions that are common in its natural habitat. Stylidium debile’s unique feature is its trigger mechanism within the flower. It has a structure with a “trigger” that holds the anthers (male reproductive parts). The trigger is sensitive to touch and snaps when triggered.
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