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Here's some interesting photos showing pedicels decending via pulvini in Byblis gigantea. Pedicels in Byblis that move via pulvini was first documented in June of 2008 with B. 'Goliath'.
Let's start with a photo taken before pollination;
And now, some photos of the pulvini...
I need to ask for some advice. There is a large, popular carnivorous plant nursery based in Australia that sells carnivorous plants (rooted, and having been grown in media for a while ) as well as tissue culture carnivorous plants (shipped directly in the tissue culture media). I wanted to...
Cultivation of pygmy Drosera
Jan Flísek and Kamil Pásek
Pygmy Drosera comprise up a peculiar group that include the smallest sundews - small growth is a typical characteristic of this group. Most pygmy Drosera are found in southwestern areas of Western Australia. Only D. pygmaea is found in...
Sarracenias not coming up right. (updated)
Here are two pictures of the plants. I hope this shows enough for you guys to see what's going on. I put them in the sun, outside the shade house, but this seemed to burn them very quickly. It is very hot here at the moment. 30-40 D.C.
I'm in...
I'm looking for these 4 species -- Drosera barbigera, D. gibsonii, D. silvicola, and D. stelliflora.
Can trade for gemmae of following species:
Drosera
x badgerupii
"Carbarup"
dichrosepala
echinoblastus
lasiantha
occidentalis ssp. australis
pulchella
pulchella x ericksoniae...
PM me if you have the species listed here and you want to trade. No posting in thread please (excluding myself). Thank you for your interest and cooperation
I will trade generously--of what I have.
Bold species are most highly desired.
SPECIES OF PLANTS NATIVE TO CALIFORNIA! and the U.S I.E...
So for probably going on the majority of my life now, I have wanted to go to Borneo. I've been flirting realistically with the idea for a while now, maybe a year. I haven't done anything concrete in setting up a plan yet though, aside from a buying a Malay language book.
In the next few...
~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...
I have some Nepenthes mirabilis - Penang, Mengkuang Titi plants for trade. They're decently sized; the larger ones are 8" to 10" diameter and the smaller ones are 4" to 6" diameter. Most of them are turning out to have a red peristome with varying amounts of red in the pitcher. I'll post some...
Just wondering what these guys were like to grow? I live in Western Australia and was thinking of keeping it outside, in a shadehouse and in one of those mini greenhouses... you know, the ones with the plastic covers and a few shelves inside.
Providence RI: The award winning New England Carnivorous Plant Society (NECPS) will again be
hosting the Fall Carnivorous Plant Show at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center Providence
RI. Plant lovers and all those who enjoy something different will be able to get up close to hundreds
of...
G,day
I am from Western Australia and have just returned to CP collecting. As I live in the tropical north wilderness area, we have plagues of insects, mainly flies. Thats what prompted me to start collecting CP's again.
I work as a laboratory scientist, and seem to spend all of my workday on...
Hi guys. I am curious to know if any of you guys ever heard of this Nursery. The guy whom I'm supposed to get eddy seeds from says they were collected from Garantea Nursery from Australia. I cant find any records of this Nursery.
This is how I found him...
Hey guys,
First off,
THANKS JEFF!
Anyway haha, I was wondering how the sundews and assorted stuff Jeff imported from Australia is coming along for you guys. So far, my tuberous 'dews are just starting to peak through the sand.
The following are "visable":
D. gigantea
D. aff. tubastylis (ill...
Hi guys,
Just wondering if any of you have had any experience ordering plants into Australia? I know from experience how strict our customs can be, but have never had plants brought in before and am looking to find out if it is worth the hassle, or wether other growers experience is that it...
In Australia they believe they can use the native meat ant to kill of the young toads as they morph into adults. Its very interesting, and a very good idea. Also it has a little pun in their, ants DO have hearts, just the toads toxin can't harm them. :nono...
Hi.Just went my local tropical plant nursery here in Australia and i came across some bat plants native to Mayaysia.Does anyone have any tips on how to grow them sucessfully.
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