Updated 5/13/05
Rainbow Plant - Byblis
Growing:
Byblis liniflora
Light: I use to grow mine in a 10 gallon terrarium with 1 - 15 watt Hagen Aqua-Glo bulb and 1 - 15 watt Cool White bulb, but out grew it quickly. I then moved the plant to a windowsill, were it had no trouble adjusting.
Soil: I grow mine in a mix of peat moss, long fiber sphagnum, and perlite.
Water: Use rainwater, distilled, or reverse osmosis. They like to always stay moist but not permanently waterlogged.
Humidity: Byblis should have humidity no less then 45%.
Climate: Typically Byblis liniflora grows as an annual. Using deep pots the plant may grow 2 years.
Byblis liniflora is native to northern Australia.
Byblis liniflora are small, delicate, and scrambling. There stems reaching around 12" in height. The leaves are a few inches long and threadlike, covered with sticky hairs. Unlike the sundews, the leaves are incapable of movement and can not coil around prey. It is not know for certain if they secrete acids and enzymes which dissolve the insect or rely on symbiosis.
Seedlings often flower in a little less than 4 months.
Disturbing the roots often lead to death of the plant. You should plant your seeds in a pot that they will spend there whole life in.
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