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Hi Folks: Meadowview is hosting an Open House on May 22 featuring a talk by Christian Dietz and Carsten Paul on rare flora of South Africa. Please see our Special Events link at www.pitcherplant.org for more details or check out the Events link on the ICPS home page. Please let me know if you...

Hello all! My names William and I've growing growing cps for two and a half years now. I live in Virginia. I hopped on over here from the icps forums. I guess I'll throw up my growlist here too . Growlist: Pinguicula P. moranensis "J", P. laueana Nepenthes N. Muluensis x Lowii, N. Sanguinea...

any tips on sowing and (in general) caring for d. madagascariensis and d. nidiformis? are they both pretty much like d. capensis? i just ordered some from ICPS

I've read that Orchidioides / Iperua seed have a short shelf life in general & U. humboldtii & U. nelumbifolia probably mark the lower end of the range with their 'special' seeds. It looks promising for me to have some U. nephrophylla seed in the coming weeks (& possibly U. longifolia seed in a...

Hello Friends, It case there's anyone who hasn't read this, there's some really interesting things going on at the ICPS and Forum; http://icps.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=alerts&thread=3719&page=1 Happy Growing, Brian Barnes, ICPS Director of Conservation.

The ICPS Sarracenia alabamensis Conservation Project 2010. Above; S. alabamensis 'in situ'. The magnificent Sarracenia alabamensis subsp. alabamensis is now at a higher threat level in 2010 than in recent years. Due to cheaper land prices which is leading to quickened land acquisition and...

While I know some folks on Terra frequent the other forums, but just in case there are some people who haven't heard, MILOSLAV STUDNIČKA has described / proposed a new species of Utricularia. There has been a significant amount of discussion on the CP listserver and also over on the CPUK forum...

I have learned a great bit from reading the sections of Darwin's Insectivorous plants available in e-book format here: e-book or here: Original book in PDF with Illustrations ICPS on growing from seed: Germination Guide Pictures: Rotundifolia Humbolt Co. is Big Lagoon! IMHO you should read...

Hello friends, If you want to add D. capensis 'Albino' to your collection, this is the time to do it. Here is what they look like when they germinate (my photo, my plants): They look slightly pink because those were growing in full sun. In half sun, they are pure clear. REALLY NEAT-O! I...

Hiya Folks, I thought I'd create a thread like the one in ICPS but this one would be for my greenhouse. I've only been growing neps for about a year and a half, so I'm not that good at it. However if I don't keep a photographic record, I'll never see improvement, so here goes. On the outside...

Okay, for the holidays I went through my 'fridge and discovered more seeds than I can handle. So here's to it. :beer: For SASE (I will be filling in names here as well) Drosera filiformis subsp. filiformis (Seed Origin- Max Poswillo) 1. ieat100s 2. Lil Stinkpot (Sent) 3. kgrudz (Sent) Drosera...

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...

The December 2009 issue of Carnivorous Plant Newsletter (v38 n4) is now available. Hard copy is in the mail to ICPS members. The PDF is available for ICPS members to download at http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/CPNarchive.php Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 38(4). December 2009 CONTENTS...

Hello Friends, I'm pleased to announce that the ICPS Conservational Fund has just donated $1400.00 to Meadowview Biological Research Station to aid in their expansion of the Joseph Pines Reserve. Phil Sheridan and his team have been doing a wonderful job in acquiring and maintaining threatened...

re-post from the ICPS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Does this plant still exist in cultivation? When you look on the cp. photo finder, you only get two results (Google useless as well) Cp photo finder I think I may have this plant. I bought it a few years...

Hello Friends... Recently, I've been contacted by Edison Tangon of GMA7 TV, the leading television network of the Philippines. He's interested in doing a show about carnivorous plants and is seeking any ICPS members/CP enthusiasts that has been to his country documenting the presence of CP. I...

Hi. Someone on another forum mentioned this patented cultivar, which got me researching it so I could offer better advice than "water, peat moss, lots of sun". According to the ICPS it doesn't go dormant? Is that accurate or hyperbole? Sounds like a fun cross if so. Any earthly ideas on the...