crossing

So, I spent a little time over the past few weeks hand crossing D. lanata with D. kenneallyi. I don't think the lanata pods are ready for harvesting just yet but i pulled off a few of the kenne pods and got a somewhat small, but still decent yield of seeds. So first question, are lanata and...

Well after bringing in the VFTs for me to get them ready shortly to go into the fridge for there long winters rest i was going over each one and noticed the size on my Guava Sawtooths largest and most recently opened trap compare to Jens B52's largest most recently opened trap, i do say my Guava...

A few days ago I was needed to go to the store. About 1/4 mile from my house is a pond. Right infront of the pond I saw a large turtle crossing the road. Of course I stopped. It was a yellow bellied slider. I picked it up and put it in the back of my van. I went on to the store. While I was in...

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...

(please note i understand none of you have no clue on the ppl and places listed butjust cut and pasted it from another forum that has a member that grew up here so i threw the exact ppl and places in for his benifit) was leaving for lunch when the fire whistle blew.....scanner said there was...

Up until now I did not believe in ghosts. However, after watching this video clip I believe in ghosts. Here is the story behind it. Make sure you turn your volume all the way up so you can hear the commentary of the cameramen. This is a car advertisement from Great Britain. When they...

hello I've been growing Mexican butterworts for about 4 years now and I've had some crosses I've made grow to blooming size , well my first cross was P.gigantea x P. reticulata and the resulting baby's have turned out to be quite exciting one has flowers that look and smell just like...

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF VENUE! The next meeting of the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society is going to be held in San Francisco's Randall Museum June 23rd. Please go to the web site for details www.bacps.org Be sure to check again just before the meeting as there might be some changes! Ivan...

this year there will be no easter baskets due to the Easter Bunny mourning the loss of his family...........last night my sister in law was landing a plane in Houston, TX on a return trip from Mexico City. seems Mrs. Bunny was taking the children for a walk at the airport and while crossing a...

Sarracenia List: S. alata: S. alata Anthocyanin free Citronelle Bog, Mobile Co., Ala. S. alata Typical Form Citronelle Bog, Mobile Co., Ala. S. alata Veined Hood, Upper tube Citronelle Bog, Mobile Co., Ala. S...

i know i've asked you guys like every year, but i need some help again. my poor plant looks ultra-super-mega unhealthy. question is on dormancy. i live by Dallas, tx and i'm seeking advice on how i should care for my fragile little vft. i'm crossing my fingers that maybe it will come back to...

After many years on my "To do" list, I finally visited a S. purpurea purpurea site in PA that I last visited ~30 years ago (yikes - it's been a while!!). When I 1st visited this location, it was a floating sphagnum bog undergoing a successional process. Trees rimmed the bog and after a...

Seed packs that I have made from my collection. Drosera aliciae Drosera capensis 'Albino' *Drosera capensis "red" Drosera sessilifolia Drosera spatulata Sarracenia purpurea **VFT USA only. I will pay shipping. Lets start bidding at $5.00. * I have noticed that some plants that germinate...

Bears Eat Monkey in Front of Zoo Visitors May 15 5:12 PM US/Eastern AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Bears killed and ate a monkey in a Dutch zoo in front of horrified visitors, witnesses and the zoo said Monday. In the incident Sunday at the Beekse Bergen Safari Park, several Sloth bears chased the...

I was taking a few pics of my inermis, since it finally got around to making uppers, and I noticed that it is putting out a spike. Not sure what the sex is but I might be up for some crossing here in a bit. If anyone else has a semi-interesting (i.e. not ventricosa, ventrata, etc) plant coming...

I was reading the b. inflioria quick germination post that Pinguicula man has posted on top of the topics page here, and I was curious as to whether or nor that same method would speed the germination of Drosera Capensis seeds? I have already sowed the seeds that I rceived from Little Nices...

Hello everyone. I need some advice on shipping plants to Canada. I just went and priced shipping from Ga and its not to bad on the cost, but I was informed I had to fill out a custom Declaration for the box. Are D. Capensis, D. capensis var Albino, or D. capilaris restricted to send to Canada...

hello , i was just wondering if any other ping enthusiest's have been crossing it ? my hope would be to get a P. ramosa -and cross it with the "csfu" hopefully to make a dual cross . that way it could be a wonderful scented with many branching flowers. has anyone else had the thaught that P...

I'm sorry that this is such a newbie question. But how do the neps reproduce? Okay, I'm a science teacher and my parents did have that "birds & bees" discussion with me. The other day I saw an advertisement for a female ventrata (or maybe it was a ventricosa). What I'm wondering, are there...

Steve (Bugweed) was shocked and dismayed when I told him that my growlist was not online, so here it is. If interested in a plant, please feel free to contact me, preferably via email. I may not have a spare, but can always add it to my list of plants to propagate. (edited 9 21 06; quite a...