epiphytic

ok my asplundii had two lolons. i checked on it yesterday and the two lolons had shriveled up. i havent changed my watering procedure so im not sure why it happened. does this species go into a dormancy? on a positive note i unpotted it to make sure the rolons were still alive and the look fine...

Many years ago I had stopped at an Orchid Nursery in the vicinity of San Diego, California. While there I purchased a sibling cross produced seedling of Cattleya harrisoniana -- They were in 2 inch pots and staged together on a greenhouse bench. One of the parents was reported to be tetraploid...

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I know that the majority of the worlds epiphytes come from higher elevations in the "Mossy Forests" or "Coud Jungles". Is this true with Nepenthes as well? All the Neps that I have found described as epiphytic are highland. Are there any lowland epiphytic Neps? Joe

they are predicting a long hard winter up here and im looking for some plants for my indoor garden to keep me my mind off the white crap till spring. ill trade, pay for shipping, or whatever. pm me and wh will work something out. im mainly looking for cuttings to root myself. saves on shipping...

I've had some Utricularia longifolia for close to a year now. It has never had a whole lot growth. I was looking around the net and read that Utricularia longifolia grows as an epiphytic. The soil mix should be LFS, orchid bark, perlite, and a touch of peat moss. Too much peat moss will stunt...

Hi folks, it looks like the N. aristolochioides x thorelii will have it's first flowers open by Wed/Thursday and the N. Miranda male flowers are just begining to open but not yet open up their pollen sacs. Since I've never done this procedure before is there an optimal time for pollinating...

Every time the topic of epiphytic species comes up, the knee jerk response is to say that they are difficult to grow and unsuitable for beginners. Is this really true? I would like to hear from people who have had trouble growing these plants. With the exception of U. quelchii, which has only...

Theres epiphytic Neps right? Has anyone ever tried mounting them like other epiphytes (ex.. orchids, stagfern(?), Rhipsalis, Epiphyllum,etc....) to wood or whatever else? Curious Joe

Hi there, I am looking to trade or giveaway some plants for this summer, so here is the list (this offer is limited to canadian cpers, sorry). Drosera adelae x5 *Drosera coccicaulis x30 Drosera filiformis ssp tracyi Drosera x Marston dragon Drosera prolifera x1 Drosera rotundifolia...

N. ampullaria, Tayeve New Guinea ("Giant" form) seedling rosette pitcher. This still obviously juvenile pitcher kinda looks like a hybrid with N. raff at this point, is already 4 cm. The mature pitchers on my plain green form of N. amp is only 7 cm! I'm excited to see just how big the pitchers...

Hi all, I got a nice surprise today. Someone send me some unexpected utrics from Hong Kong. They are: U. aurea (acquatic) U. caerulae (terrestrial) U. striatula (epiphytic) U. uliginosa (terrestrial / submerged) Now, here I stand, and don't know how to cultivate them. If anyone has...

Hi, I'm just now starting to get back into cp's and was wondering if people have used compact florescent lighting for terrariums.I have 3 tanks with dartfrogs in them and am using them and my plants, bromiliads and other epiphytic plants, grow great with them.I bought my kits from...

Greetings all, I had a bright ideal and would like to know if anyone thinks it would work. I thought that it would be possible to simulate the natural conditions that many epiphytic utrics grow in by constructing a tube of chicken wire and filling it with orchid bark and LFS. The tube would...

I understand playing around with plant foods are a bad idea with VFT's. Here's a quote from Goldtrap2690's great VFT Care Sheet on the subject... </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">FERTILIZERS : it is...

Not really a question, just an observation... I was doing my watering today and during some close inspection in the highland tank and it seems "spring" has sprung for the plants in the highland chamber. With the days reaching only 70-75*F now, the sphagnum moss is coming back to life (it died...

Hi everyone, Found these two websites while surfing the web: Epiphytic Utrics/Brazilian dews Peter Wolf's CP

I'm planning on writing a book and I need you opinion on this care sheet made by me . if it is a good care sheet then enjoy                                           INTRO : The cobra lily ( Darlingtonia Californica ) has been proven to be one of the most difficult cp's to cultivate becuase if...

For those that have just began growing sarracenia you might wanna take a look at this, and for the professionals that grow thi plant please give me comments and anything that is wrong with it: INTRO: The North American pitcher plant (Sarracenia) is the 2nd most well known cp in the world. I...

i'm writng a book and for those with all those question on how to grow cps look here                                                                             INTRO: Venus flytraps ( Dionaea muscipula ) is the most well known cp in the world . It was first described by the govenor of north...