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  1. C

    Proper taxonomy for hybrids?

    I'm concerned about nepenthes in particular, but I guess this question applies to all of horticulture. When I write about hybrids I'm never confident that I'm obeying the rules. Here are some of the variations I've seen. N. x ventrata The "x" indicates that this is a hybrid. I assume that this...
  2. Cthulhu138

    Dionaea Seed Giveaway

    I have 1 packet of at least 100 (probably many more) Dionaea muscipula seeds to giveaway. I believe these are from the 'Gremlin' cultivar. The plants are on the larger side of average but are super cold hardy and clump vigorously. They don't get very much red in the traps but more than make up...
  3. F

    Venus Fly Trap - Growth rate Red Dragon vs B52

    I know that B52 is supposed to grow much faster than red dragon and tends not to divide as much, but how much faster? What is the fastest growing Venus Fly Trap Cultivar? Are my Venus fly traps and Sundews going to grow on these magic Chinese growing crystals or will they kill them...
  4. K

    My Drosera Regia are flowering

    Hello, They've been a bit shocked from me moving, but it appears that my Drosera Regia are flowering. Here are a few photos. I took them a while back so they are much closer to flowering now: https://goo.gl/photos/sVJiZqWfQfqp3xGz5 https://goo.gl/photos/LXX5fhxXE5v8CRj88 I wouldn't mind...
  5. J

    Long time lurker from PA

    So I joined this forum over a year ago and never really participated much. However, I've learned alot from the great community here and am hoping to share the little knowledge I have and gain some more! I'm currently in college (Penn State) and spending the summer at my parents farm before...
  6. BobZ

    CPN June 2015 issue (v44 n2) is now available

    Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, volume 44, number 2, June 2015 is available for download as a PDF for ICPS members on the ICPS web site: http://icps.clubexpress.com/ Hard copy was mailed to ICPS members on May 21. CONTENTS CPN editors Do bears disperse Darlingtonia? The intricate Pinguicula...
  7. R

    Free for one NASC donor or bidder: Choice of several

    This is for anyone who participated in the 2015 NASC auction as a donor or bidder (even if they did not win an auction). Completely free--I'll pay the postage. Winner, chosen randomly, picks one of the following. I'll let this go through the end of April. 1) Begonia bogneri plant: 2)...
  8. Not a Number

    Pinguicula 'Florian' (purpcrazyinNH $10)

    Pinguicula 'Florian' This cultivar will take on reddish hues with translucent pink margins in good lighting conditions. Seems no more difficult to grow than other Mexican Pinguicula. Plant up for auction is on the upper right. Plant will be shipped bare root. Winner pays $5.95 shipping USPS...
  9. hcarlton

    Drosera nidiformis x natalensis - No Longer Available

    Drosera nidiformis x natalensis Up for sale is one young plant of this cross, selected from my parent pot of plants. Many of these are from seeds or cuttings of a plant received as D. 'Tom Turpin', an intended cultivar, and can reach around 3" across, with sturdy, elongate tapered leaves. Color...
  10. hcarlton

    Drosera sp. Lantau Island x capensis "typical" - No Longer Available

    Drosera sp. Lantau Island x capensis "typical" Up for sale is one young plant of this cross, approximately 2" across and produced from my own parent plants. This is a personal hybrid, and one of several I intend to choose a cultivar from. Plants can reach nearly 4" across, with elongate...
  11. hcarlton

    Drosera spatulata 'Tamlin' x sp. Lantau Island - No Longer Available

    Drosera spatulata 'Tamlin' x sp. Lantau Island Up for sale is one mature plant of this cross, selected from my parent pot of plants. This is a personal hybrid, and one of several I intend to choose a cultivar from. Plants can reach at least 2.5" across, with semi-erect, tapering spoon leaves...
  12. SubRosa

    Aquatic Plant Giveaway

    I have a few odds and ends left over from planting a small aquarium and am offering them here for only $6 postage to cover a small Priority box. Plants are several stems of a red Ludwigia species (I believe), a nice piece of a small leaf cultivar of Java Fern, a small Crypt. ciliata, a stem of...
  13. Whimgrinder

    Nepenthes tiveyi "Red", rooted cutting.

    I have one rooted cutting of N. tiveyi 'Red' [Nepenthes tiveyi is not an accepted name - see CP Database, and N. 'Red' is not a valid, registered cultivar name, as the single quotes would indicate.] available to give away (recipient must pay shipping, within the US only). I believe this is an EP...
  14. pappydew

    Jpappy's porch growing thread

    Jpappy's porch growing photo thread Got a bunch of new plants in today and ready to start my outdoor collection. All US natives and hybrids at the moment. Apologies if Sarracenia names are a bit incorrect, my taxonomic knowledge of the genus is a bit rough so this is how they were labeled from...
  15. Joseph Clemens

    Nomenclature - it isn't that complicated

    Okay -- enough is enough! :-( I've been deeply involved with CP, since I was about twelve or thirteen years old, I'm now fifty-eight, so that's ~45 years. Even before then, I was involved with orchids, the American Orchid Society and my local AOS chapters. Orchid people were very nomenclature...
  16. theplantman

    The Slack-Jawed Leucophylla

    On the topic of oddball Sarrs, I've got this fellow. He's an F1 plant from Baldwin Co., AL. I call him "Bubba Slack-Jaw" This is the first year I've seen this pitcher shape, so I'm not certain it's genetic or conditional. If I can prove the former, I'm hoping I can list Bubba as a cultivar.
  17. Chicxulub

    Naturalizing and propagating VFTs on private acreage in FL- pointers pls

    Hello all, I am considering attempting to naturalize a population of VFTs in my front yard here in the swamp in NE Florida. I already have pings and sundews growing in that part of the yard and I have several sarrs growing elsewhere as well. There are also bladderworts in the swamp at the...
  18. C

    large sarracenia giveaway #2

    time to trim the fat off my sarracenia collection second up i believe it is arubra ....but could be a gulf or something. either case it is a species/known cultivar. post up with a number 1-20. winner to pay shipping. enjoy! winner to be selected next week
  19. C

    large sarracenia giveaway #1

    time to trim the fat off my sarracenia collection first up i believe it is an alata....but could be a wherri or something. either case it is a species/known cultivar and it will flower soon. post up with a number 1-20. winner to pay shipping. enjoy! winner to be selected next week
  20. C

    need help with sarracenia id's

    things got a little mixed up this year and i am attempting to sort it all out. i think all these but 1 should either be species or variants. mostly rubra but maybe an alata. that whole polar vortex messed thing up and they could very well be duplicates of each other bc i do remember cutting and...
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