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Here is the technique used by our W.E.I.R.D. (World Expert In Rosetted Drosera) Tamlin Dawnstar: ------------------------------------------- I sow the seeds by carefully rolling or tapping them off a folded sheet of white paper. Sow them on, not in, the medium. The seed must not be covered...

Ok, so ive read about Pygmy sundews, and i like em. But, they grow in Australia and places near there, so their biological clocks are backwards from ours (or are ours backwards from theres?! ),anyways, they go dormant in the dry Australian summer, and grow in the wet Australian winter. So...

Hi, I am sure we envied Chi'en Lee and Bob Cantley and dreamed to be with them to look for the exotic nepenthes species in Borneo and Sumatra. And if you go deep into the humid forests and jungles of South East Asia, you you discover more than just nepenthes. You will find things sticking onto...

Hi All, I've just finished uploading many of the Australian Native Terrestrial Orchid photos during fieldtrips I took last year to my new website. The great thing about searching for Australian CPs is that these orchids usually grow right alongside them. If you are interested check out the...

Hi, I know there are a few dormancy threads around, however I haven't noticed any advice for Australians. Australia's climate is very warm, even in colder areas. I live up on the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, where temperatures drop to around freezing in winter. Will it be cold enough...

This plant looks so yummy right now I had to share this photo.  I love all the Petiolaris species, but have a real soft spot for this plant.  For those interested in taxonomy, this species can be distinguished by the very fine dendritic hairs on the petiole, and for the insertion of the lamina...

Hello every one. Hope you made the best of your Holiday season. I have a qustion if i may about germination of winter growing Drosera (Australian Tuberous and South African). Is it too late to sow seeds of this specias this winter? It is allready the middle of winter and i know they need a...

I just received my copy of the CD of Western Australian CPs.  I thoroughly enjoyed it!  The scenery is breathtaking (waterfalls, red plains, sandy beaches), the animal life is fascinating (kangaroos, crocs and kukaburro birds) and of course the CPs will make you want to cry.  How about a...

Questions, questions, questions. Basically, all I've been able to find out about this plant is it is a Western Australian Tuberous Drosera. If anybody grows this species, I would like to have some of your valuable growing experience. I have obtained seed of this species. I need to know. 1)...

I am assuming the Australian economy is doing great these days. I watch the AU dollar as a hobby, since I have ordered stuff from many people over there in the past years. This is as high as I can remember for a long time. 1.00 AUD Australia Dollars = 0.757862 USD United States Dollars I...

Thanks to Phillip Crane for supporting and allowing me to post this offer: I just had the rare pleasure of reviewing a video CD of Australian Carnivorous Plant species seen in habitat in the Northern Territories. The CD was produced by Phill Mann, Cristiano Perucci and Gabriella Motta on...

Hi everyone, I've often found that some of the most interesting CP finds I have made have occurred in situations when I was not looking for or expecting them. I happened across another interesting find a few days ago which was totally unexpected. I was travelling to my wifes parents house at...

Back from near death after a winter freeze and a summer bake, this beauty demonstrates the toughness of this Australian survivor. I'm getting great color with the use of my HID lighting: every trap comes more red than the last.

Dear all: I hope you have all seen the Rob's thread with a beautiful hamata peristome: well, here in Australia, we have our own set of teeth, not as glamourous but equally effective. Rob: This ceph is for you!!. The little guys inside will never tell you what is the second worst place for an...

I thought you all might be interested in seeing a list of what is possible to see down under. Does anyone know if any of the species on the first list are in cultivation, and if so which ones and how do I get you to send me some of them >;-I)> Species on the second part of the list I have seen...

G'Day everyone, I went on a fieldtrip today in the hope of finding some native Australian Utricularias in flower. Ended up finding huge colonies of U. dichotoma and U. tenella both in full flower. It was quite a windy day but the flowers managed to stay still long enough to get a few good...

Hi everyone, A couple of days ago I payed a visit to one of my favourite CP spots to check out how the Drosera were coming along. The place is found near the small town of Anglesea which is on the coast in the far south east corner of Australia. The area is a large tract of Eucalypt heathland...

Hi, As requested by Merlin, I have posted a few shots of Australian Greenhood Orchids (Pterostylis) in the wild. The first is a weird species called Pterostylis plumosa- the "Plumed Greenhood". Named so because of the plume shaped labellum which pokes out the front of the flower Closeup of...

Hello everyone, I am attempting to assist a friend expand his collection. I am looking for some specimines of less common Drosera species (i.e. not capensis, capillaris, spatulata, adelae, binata etc.) Of particular interest are S. American, African and non-pygmy Australian species. If you have...

Hi everyone, As well as many native tuberous Drosera here in Australia, we also have hundreds of native tuberous orchid species. These are a few photos I have taken recently on field trips while looking for CP's. I thought some of you may be interested. Firstly, a shot of Glossodia minor- the...