drought

I'm tired of utrics invading my growspaces, so I'm dedicating old aquariums I found in the past at garage sales and so on, to each type I have. That'll be 5, hehe. U. Sandersonii, Longifolia, Reniformis, Livida and Tricolor. U. Sandersonii is in both my fishbowl and a new tank, and is pretty...

I was wondering if there are any orchids that flower year round, are drought tolerant, and can thrive at room temperatures. The reason I'm asking is that my girlfriend loves orchids, but is getting frustrated at how long she has to wait for her Phal hybrid to re-bloom. I recently got her a...

Hi everyone...especially Jens, If you guys are seeing this...please tell me if I can do something...or if its all over. I woke up this morning to see the humidifier water empty and the duct tube that brings in outside air just blowing air into the tank. Normally this hasn't been a problem...

It was a super dry summer in the swamp this year. I found only one small patch of D.intermedia <a href="http://s1109.photobucket.com/albums/h434/Nepenthes138/Wild%20Carnivorous%20Plants/?action=view&current=greenswamp2011052.jpg" target="_blank"><img...

S. psittacina forma driedndead. Charlton Co, GA site #1 The drought and extreme heat wave for many months took its toll on Sarracenia habitats. There weren't many parrot pitcher plants in this site, and of the ones that remained, they were struggling. Look at how cool those old dead pitchers...

S. minor var. minor Ware Co, GA roadside ditch. These plants were fairly common-if I had to guess, I'd say there were at least 10,000 in the area: S. minor var. minor Ware Co, GA. clump: S. minor var. minor Ware Co, GA. There were amazing red clones too: S. minor var. minor...

Hello friends!, My brother and I have harvested a ton of seed from our genetically different Strelitzia nicolai Another link These plants become giant! They are very commonly planted around my area, and have quite beautiful flowers. The seeds...they are some of the most ornate I have EVER...

It's been years since I had any carnivorous plants .. but I am slowly getting back into them.. looking forward to starting the little monsters from seed and adopting a few larger ones. If anyone has any suggestions on how to handle them in the hot Texas sun I would appreciate it! I know it gets...

Hello everyone, I will be repotting and dividing my pot of Bigmouth VFT's this week, I should have around 10 or so that I can trade (half inch size traps approximately). The variety I have is a very vigorous clone that clumps rapidly, so just 2 or 3 plants can give you 15 or so in a year's...

Good grief, I'm soaked to the bone now (had to protect my frail little dews, lol), but the drought is definitely over! It just stormed last night, and this is the third storm this week!!! Looks like I'll now have about 60 gallons of water saved up =D I took a few piccies: My 42 gallons of...

Looks like my bigmouth VFT needs repotting. Last spring there were only 5 plants in this pot, now I would estimate over 20 are in there. For reference, it is in an 8 inch pot. Amazing how they have multiplied in such a short amount of time. Here is a pic of it, let me know what you guys think...

In the form of a severe thunderstorm with winds which blew over my portable greenhouse. My tray of sundews, tray of highland Nepenthes, individual lowlanders, and my tray of Sarracenia seedlings all got tossed. I knew it was going to rain, so the seedlings and Neps were in there for...

Last summer's heat and drought was unkind to the plants and the winter dropped below zero. Didn't seem to faze their spring awakening though. Took these shots with my phone after some extensive weeding. I wish the Sarracenias were redder but in this location, they only get 12 PM to sunset so...

Last spring, I potted some Drosera Binata in my large pot o' Nepenthes. Over the course of a year, we were hit with a tornado, tons of rain, then many months of drought, and then this freak cold weather last month. The Drosera disappeared from the pot (and completely from my collection) about...

Hello Friends, Recently, I've made my seasonal hike to a favorite Pinguicula pumila site here in Florida to check on their well-being. This site has always offered some of the most diverse flower forms that I've ever seen 'in situ' :o Last year we experienced severe drought at this time and...

Hey guys. I would like to get some IDs on these plants. I apologize in advanced for some of the pictures. For some, I could not get into the area where certain plants were located (fenced off), so I had to take shots from far away. Thanks! A: B: This one resprouts every late summer...

When is the Devil Claws supposed to withstand a drought? Just curious and the reason I'm asking I think the Devil Claws down at my sister's house died because it got so dry so quickly here.

Hi everyone. How is everyone. Hi to all my old friends and Hello to the new people I have not had a chance to chat with yet. I'm still growing. Haven't lost much. A few things here and there have been neglected, but that happens when your splitting your time between two places and starting a...

Hi everyone, Might be a bit premature to start worrying, but I started a minibog 2 weeks ago using a ~4 foot diameter plastic kiddie pool and filling it with a healthy combination of live sphagnum, Canadian sphagnum peat moss, pine needles and sand. I piled the media taller on the edge while...

it should be noted that Kenya outlawed big game hunting in 1977 and has had a steady decline in wildlife ever seance......all other countries that allow hunting in the area such as Tanzania and Mozambique have seen an increase in these animals, infact several countries have far more elephants...