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A sad day for us old metallers, Ronnie James Dio singer of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and of course his own act DIO has died today. I only met with him once after a concert but he gave me a big bear hug for my glowing review of his new album (at the time) and signed my leather jacket. Story...

Hi, I took some pics of selected jars. Many plants are growing fast, so I wanted to take pictures before I deflask them. Hope you like the pictures! :man_in_love: drosera spatulata 'green' (a very neglected jar) drosera admirabilis, clumping very nicely without hormones drosera ascendens...

Hi Folks: Meadowview is hosting an Open House on May 22 featuring a talk by Christian Dietz and Carsten Paul on rare flora of South Africa. Please see our Special Events link at www.pitcherplant.org for more details or check out the Events link on the ICPS home page. Please let me know if you...

What we have here -- and soon to be in your hot little hands -- is Carnivorous Plants by Adrian Slack. It is the predecessor of Insect-Eating Plants and How To Grow Them and a true classic of the field. It is a first American, oversize hardback edition -- 22 cm x 27 cm (8.5” x 10.75”) -- in...

Hey i am doing a 30 hour fanime to support starvation in africa. 1$ can feed a child in africa for a day if any one is interested in donating to this cause pm me your e mail there is an online websight you can check out also http://www.30hourfamine.org/portal/pages/donor/index.html

So I haven't really made any orders for exotic nepenthes from nurseries half-way around the world before. I finally stumbled across a site that offered argentii and aristolochiodes, both plants I have been longing after for a long time. It's a certain spanish oriented nursery located off the...

~SDCPs's Growlist~ As of 2019 live in Texas panhandle zone 7a, growing outdoors only (except for p. gigantea) UPDATED April 2021 Growlist: Drosera D. filiformis - Ocean NJ D. filansofolia original D. capensis Montagu Pass, SA Dionaea -group 3x ebay -group Slovakia ebay -group Dean Cook...

William (complete reboot) Hm, the original title isn't so fitting anymore... UPDATE Lots of changes, lost lots of plants moving back between college... but lots survived too! Also some cool new species, including one that's been on my want list for a while. New stuff from BCP is here...

Looking for Pinguicula planifolia. Preferably with location data. Sundews with location data. Sarracenia minor with location data. Not Sarracenia minor - Long County, GA. This plant does not like to be waterlogged too long. I've lost growth points from this plant twice now because of this. I...

it should be noted that Kenya outlawed big game hunting in 1977 and has had a steady decline in wildlife ever seance......all other countries that allow hunting in the area such as Tanzania and Mozambique have seen an increase in these animals, infact several countries have far more elephants...

This is a spanking-new copy of Adrian Slack’s Insect Eaters: How to Grow and Feed Extraordinary Plants, a recent reissue of his long-out-of-print 1986 classic, Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them, a title which still fetches over a hundred clams or more among collectors -- and has...

Cephalotus follicularis 'Hummer's Giant' Dionaea: Typical Drosera: Binata Capensis Capensis 'Alba' Capensis 'All Red' Hamiltonii Ericksoniae x Pulchella 'Lake Badgerup' (Nitidula ssp. Ommisa x Occidentalis ssp. Occidentalis) Paleacea ssp. Roseana Scorpioides Filiformis var. Filiformis x...

I found this article while surfing, and I found it fascinating and I think you will too. This is a plant we don't hear much about. The article itself has pictures of both the plant and its bug. http://www.kew.org/msbp/plantstories/Roridula_dentata.htm

Devon's growlist ~ Canada Cephalotus Follicularis "BCP clone" Drosera D. filiformis "Florida all red" (no dormancy required) D. filiformis "Florida giant" (also know as D. filiformis "florida" or filiformis "florida red" D. x Snyderi D. "Lantau Island" D. filiformis (Canadian hardy) D...

I have two, 3" pots, each with 2 young Disa kewensis plants that were divided late last year that I am looking to trade. They are not quite big enough to flower this year, but if well cared for, should bloom next year. For those of you not familiar with Disas- they are terrestrial orchids native...

Hi GUys, Its my pleasure to quote this from the pitcher plants board: Truly a masterpiece from the genus. In my opinion it represents the magnificence of the famous N.rajah along with the uniqueness of N.jamban. I personally have access to the journal and was able to glance through the...

iam proud to announce i have sucessfully germinated 15-Drosera hilaris 'Stellenbosch, South Africa' 2 at the moment-Drosera cistiflora 3-Drosera cistiflora 'Bainskloof, South Africa' i will try to post some pics later. adam

Lowes? North America? South America? Central America? Australia? Africa? Mine are definitely from Australia!

Growlist/Tradelist/Wantlist Growlist Drosera D. aliciae D. adelae- lowes D. admirabilis 'Ceres' D. binata "T-form" D. binata dichotoma "Giant" D. binata multifida "extrema" D. binata "Tairu Bog, NZ" D. binata 'Marston Dragon' D. brevifolia D. burmannii 'Red' D. burmannii- typical D...

I took some photos of a few plants yesterday. U. livida from Merrivale, Natal, South Africa has got to be one of the most prolific utrics I have ever grown (Jimscott, how's yours doing?) : Some U. calycifida: My indoor colony of U. gibba: My outdoor colony of U. gibba...