Yes germination rate of nepenthes is related to freshness of seeds but it doesn't mean germination speed should be fast, say within a month.
Some nepenthes seeds take months to germinate especially when you cannot provide highland condition for highlander nepenthes
If you take about Drosera, it is evn more tricky. Only those that do not require a dormancy period like those in hong kong ( spatulata, oblanceolata, indica etc. ) germinate in term of weeks. Some take half a year or even more than a year to germinate. And some even need condition to break the dormancy. |