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  1. jimscott

    Just moved to East Aurora, NY

    Yesterday afternoon, following my son's last class at the community college, and a lunch at Red Lobster, we drove up to East Aurora, NY. The day before I spent a few hours cleaning up my various window sills and counters and finished consolidation / combining the CP collection into a whole mess...
  2. jimscott

    D. oblogancea? p. oblongiloba?

    I received a cutting of this plant this summer and it was labeled D. oblogancea. To me, it looks like a butterwort. Someone suggested the possibility of P. oblongiloba. I'm not familiar with either of these plants. I realize that many butterworts look alike and unless there is a flower (which...
  3. A

    Article in knight-ridder newspapers

    for your perusal: Beastly beauties: Carnivorous plants lure fans with bright colors, unique shapes BY CANDACE RENALLS Knight Ridder Newspapers Creepy, hungry things grow in Charles Lamb's house. Sticky, hairy plants with pouches and traps lure flies, gnats and spiders to their demise...
  4. P

    Comments, advise on terr.

    hello. a little about myself. i have been growing for about a month now, and i live in idaho. i am really intrested in cp growing and i want to continue for a long time. here is my "terrarium" it is a 5 gal tank on its side. 2 nepenthes, sundew,and a butterwort. its under a pretty wimpy light. i...
  5. E

    Id question

    I bought a butterwort at Wal-Mart recently (have to get them when they are fresh) for a few dollars labeled as a "yellow butterwort". Which species is this? I can't seem to find anything specific in my books. It is growing quite nicely with a baby and a D. capensis as extras. Thanks!
  6. A

    Big box nursery cp ids

    Time to update the list I think... But this time, instead of listing by store, I would like to attempt to list by nursery, as which nursery a store carries may vary by region... Help me fill in the list! I'll edit it to add what folks let me know of. I'll start the list with what I've seen...
  7. L

    New terrarium/lighting setup

    I just changed up my terrarium setup by adding another tank and some new light bulbs/tubes. Here's how my setup goes: The new terrarium I got is a 10 gallon. I also got a new reptile light hood that holds two incandescent bulbs and one flourescent tube. So I got new bulbs to go with this new...
  8. cool85k5

    Pings that will grow

    I was wondering,what different types of butterwort will grow in south Ga.?It would be in full sun for 6-8 hours and in the summer have temps of 90f-100f.I was just wondering as I would like to grow some outside with my other plants. Jerry
  9. A

    From a "vanishing plants" list i'm on

    Nice that they gave directions, huh? Bug-eating plants found in local forests may be disappearing By Bruce Ritchie DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER SUMATRA - It's a plant-eat-bug world out there along the scenic roads in the Apalachicola National Forest. Bugs fly or crawl into pitcher plants, get...
  10. J

    P. primuliflora some tips...

    There has been a few topics about this butterwort lately.  I have had pretty good success with these conditions.  I purchased this at Lowe's quite some time ago, and the thing was looking pretty bad.  I transplanted it from it's little cube it was in into a 5" pot with about 70% LFS and 30%...
  11. Y

    Taking my cps outside.

    I was at Lowes the other day and all there CPs were moved to the clearance rack, I had a little extra money so I got the best 3. A cobra lilly, butterwort and pitcher plant. Can I have these out side? And should I remove them from these cube things? Here are some pics. ( I live in Austin, Texas...
  12. cphog

    Pinguicula 'Sethos'

    I found this listing on ebay, "Pinguicula 'Sethos' is a registered cultivar of Pinguicula, common name Butterwort. Registered October 11, 1998 by Adrian Slack." Does anyone know what specie this is? I am not at all familiar with pings and their cultivars. This is a link to the post...
  13. J

    Making multiple plants from 1?

    Hey guys. I just got my first VFT, its my first plant to own. this site is VERY good. I love it. First off.. I bought 2 VFTs. The first pot has about 5 traps, looks pretty healthy, I will take pics when I get home, and the 2nd pot has over 8 traps. and small baby traps. I was wondering for the...
  14. Trapper7

    Frogs

    Hi Guys! I was planning on putting some frogs(don't know which kind yet,maybe poison dart frogs,or something small like that)into my CP terrarium.I was wondering if they would be ok in there,or if they would hurt the frogs,or would the frogs hurt them?I have some Sundews(which i know took...
  15. G

    Gulfensis' growlist

    Venus Fly Trap x 2 Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle') x 1 Sundew (from lowes) x 1 Butterwort (from lowes) x 1 Drosera binata 'extrema' Drosera capillaris 'Jacksonville, Fl' Drosera brevifolia 'Jacksonville, Fl' Drosera capensis 'alba' Drosera capensis 'wide leaf' Drosera tokansis...
  16. G

    Hello i'm new

    Hi, I looked at the forum before and decided I should join. I live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. I own several Carnivorous Plants including a couple Venus Fly Traps, a sundew, a butterwort and a pitcher plant. I think the pitcher plant is Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle' since that is what the "Savage...
  17. Wesley

    Wes's growlist

    Ahhhh yes, the growlist.... Dionea Muscipula (Venus Flytrap) D. muscipula (Lowes) Drosera (Sundew) D. dichotoma "Giant"(Bugweed) D. intermedia "carolina giant" (cpbobby) D. 'Marston Dragon'(Bugweed) D. capensis typical (Vbkid) D. capensis "alba" D. spatulata (cpbobby) Nepenthes...
  18. Trapper7

    Help!

    I have another problem!! I just looked at my 3 Sundews and some of the leaves are drooping AND it's not as dewy as it was a couple days ago What am I doing wrong?I have them in a terrarium with a 75 watt reptile light on them.They're in with my 2 VFT's and my Butterwort and those are all...
  19. Trapper7

    Help!

    I have another problem!! I just looked at my 3 Sundews and some of the leaves are drooping AND it's not as dewy as it was a couple days ago What am I doing wrong?I have them in a terrarium with a 75 watt reptile light on them.They're in with my 2 VFT's and my Butterwort and those are all...
  20. Trapper7

    My new babies;o)

    Hi Guys! I just joined this group about 5 days ago,and it has been nothing but great I just wanted to let you all know that I got my very first set of Carnivorous Plants today I'm so excited,and they're sooo pretty(I think)I got 2 VFT's(pretty small,so I hope they grow)1 Butterwort and 3 Cape...
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