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ventricosa x trusmadiensis the persitome is becoming flatter and more upright. older pitchure newest pitchure with different persitome. izumeae x trusmadiensis new seedling. should be a VERY nice nep. It already has pronounced teeth :) my huge 'Miranda' izumeae x truncata...

I have been having a great time reviewing all the old posts here and looking at all the GREAT pix. I'm wanting to build a mini bog to put some of my VFTs and Sarracenias in. I have seen pix of some really nice looking minis using some kind of big bowls, and some nice looking ones using tall...

Hi, Not sure this belongs in this section, but I would like to talk a little about habitat. We've all read that American CPs grow mostly in cedar swamps, sphagnous bogs and wet savannahs where the water is usually acidic and sterile, with the exception of the slightly basic marl fens. Having...

This is an auction specifically geared towards those of you who have just entered the carnivorous plant experience. Up for grabs is a book: The Savage Garden by Peter D'Amato. This is widely regarded as the "Bible" of carnivorous plant cultivation, and is a must have for new growers. Along...

All the picture threads made me want to snap a few myself. A few of my neps, with a couple other goodies thrown in! Little sanguinea. For some reason, it threw that one leaf and pitcher straight up. The pitcher has a malformed lid, so I'm guessing it was some kinda environmental stress...

I just took a look a few days ago at my beloved Cephalotus. It is two large clumps of Hummer's Giant with multiple crowns. I am in awe of it. One pitcher is about 2.5 inches tall and others are close. The good. I was shocked to see a flower scape! It never occurred to me it would ever...

It's almost here... The 2008 NASC Annual Benefit Auction! Saturday, June 7, 2008 through Saturday, June 21, 2008 Hi everybody! Yep...it's just about that time. Many of you are familiar with the Annual NASC Auction. It is an online auction, hosted by the esteemed Andrew Beauchamp of...

I've had my VFT's under fluorescents for about the last 3 weeks (since I got them). They're doing well, but they're overdue to be put outside for the season. I've had them on 16 hour fluorescent cycles, very close to the lights. I assume that they'll need some acclimation before I put them...

Hello everyone! I need some help figuring out what I need to start growing some CPs. I am a college student who is finally moving out of the dorms and into a house :boogie: so I figured I needed something cool to fill all the extra room I'll have! I have been doing some research but I need...

This may be a dumb question to some of you, but please bear with me. I have D adelae, D capensis (one red, one typical), and lowland Nep in a terrarium. I also have some flytraps next to, but not in, the terrarium. My question is, are the plant & aquarium fluorescents much better for my CP's...

Here are my two Sarracenia's from Andy (flytrapshop.com). They're gorgeous and the larger one is in the process of making a new pitcher. The third one (the little purpurea) came from a death cube - a week ago that little guy had zero red veining. He's doing quite nicely now. Anyway, it's...

Believe it or not, a nuclear bomb was dropped on an American town. A Mark 6 30-kiloton bomb was dropped on Mars Bluff, SC by the US Air Force seriously injuring 6 people including 4 small children. This incident happened on March 11th 1958. I visited the site on March 20th and took some...

Not that i have immediate plans for this knowledge but I've been reading all over about agar work and one bizare thing I came across was utilizing envenomated agar! That is, adding a percentage of powdered snake venom to your agar mix to help with the sprouting of hard to sprout seeds/spores and...

I bought a cobra plant from Lowe's a couple of years ago and it has been doing great. I went to repot it yesterday, and when I pulled the root ball out of its 6" pot, I noticed the roots and runners had taken up the entire pot space! They had taken several laps around the bottom of the pot and...

Hello, i have just registered although i have been reading posts for quite some time. Two weeks ago, i noticed my pepper plant had been infested/devastated by some sort of pest, there was also i spike in the gnat(little tiny flying specks, butterwort took care of them:-)) ) population on my...

I have heard many people mention Borneo Exotics (since they are mainly wholesale) on here before, so I assume that it is OK... If not, please let me know. I have been considering placing an order with BE, but I was wondering how well they do with private orders? They have quite a few choice...

Edit: I'm not going to attempt growing from seeds since you all say not to start that way - I don't want to wait another 3 years for my first functional VFT. I'm going to buy a couple from "adnedarn" later on instead. Post below is otherwise unedited...

I make my RO water outside, and I didn't let it heat up one night before watering my plants. I had no idea it was as cold as it was, but the next night I was in the car at about the same time and the thermometer in the car said 48-50. I water plants that were in a terrarium at about 80 degrees...

I was browsing the pet store for different methods to heat a tank and saw a 3 bulb fixture by Exo Terra that is made for terrariums. Has anybody tried these for you CPs? I've used compact fluorescent bulbs by themselves for growing CPs on a desk so I'd assume that it would be ok. I'm...

Hi guys, I am sooo freaking confused. My ceph was looking sooo good for a while. I only had 2 adult pitchers...I know..these gave me confidence that inspite of a burnt growth point...the plant may come back. But early this week ...actually on the 23rd .. the unthinkable happened. :-( ??? This...