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Recently the birds have been indulging on my nep spaghnum so much that I need to repot every single one I've had outside. I read on the ICPS forum that you could use cayenne powder for Sarracenia for squirrel prevention. I was wondering if it would be fine to use on Neps, and if it would even...

Hi all: Just updating on recent finds in southeast Virginia as we continue to search for rare plants. Recenty we canoed a millpond in southern Virginia and found what we think to be a new county record for Utricularia radiata. It was a beautiful pond with good biodiversity and excellent water...

Hi all. i was looking on the ICPS website growing guides and came across this "...They are growing in pure peat with a 1 cm mulch of sand. The sand helps cut down on cyanobacteria and fungus gnats. " Has anyone tried the sand as mulch method for their dews or other plants? It makes "sense on...

Bonjour I looking for some contact for the genus dorstenia but also some hibernaculae or seeds from pinguicula macroceras subsp macroceras ( not to subsp nortensis). these 2 pinguicula species seem the same (see the icps bulletin ) but may be some little difference . nortensis appears...

I have several 2yr. S. Oreophila raised from seeds from ICPS. I'm looking for the following plants; S. Jonesii S. Alabamensis I prefer to trade for plants around the same age. So I can trade plant for plant.

The June 2011 issue of Carnivorous Plant Newsletter (v40 n2) is now available to ICPS members. Hard copy will be mailed to ICPS members on June 1. The PDFs of all issues have been moved to our ClubExpress membership web site. ICPS members may download PDFs of individual CPN issues on the CPN...

I'm not looking for one - but Bob Hanrahan is (the guy with the CP plantation - where Adrian Slack originated, etc). I have not seen anyone discussing this (maybe I just missed it?) - but he posted an ad on the CP listserver for a possible full time person to live at his CP plantation & work...

Hello everyone. Heres my grow list. Nothing special really:). Cephalotus Follicularis 1 typical Hummers Giant Czech Giant Dionaea Muscipula-will trade any as they divide Typicals Crimson Sawtooth Dente Low Giant Fused Teeth Mega Traps Bristletooth Maroon Monster Several seedlings Drosera D...

You are bidding on: a Sarracenia minor seedling in a 2 inch pot. It is healthy and about 2 years old and has been grow indoors under lights to facilitate growth in the winter months. The actual plant is pictured below. It will be bare rooted and sent to the winner. This plant was seed grown...

You are bidding on: a Drosera madagascariensis plant/division. A healthy plant will be selected from the picture below and bare rooted and sent to the winner. These are plants are seed grown from seeds obtained from the ICPS Seed Bank U.S. only please, winner pays shipping (estimated $5...

The New England Carnivorous Plant Society (NECPS) is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the 2012 International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) conference. The conference will be held August 11-13, 2012, with field trips following for several days afterward. The conference will be...

BobZ shared this blog over on the ICPS forum. I just started to look around & was very impressed with the pics and the opportunity to hear from someone on the ground - sharing her insights on Neps and the local culture/community (noticed a great eddy pic among others...).

Hi Folks: I'm pleased to announce two speaking events in Virginia by Francois Mey. The event was just posted on the ICPS Events link. The talk is titled "Exploring for rare plants (including insectivorous ones) in IndoChina, and the challenges of the politics" and is being hosted by The...

Hi all, I'm waiting on some C. follicularis seeds to germinate and I'm trying to figure out how I should water them to avoid the infamous Cephalotus sp. sudden death syndrome. So far I've eliminated the typical tray method as well as any other methods that leave the roots soaked for prolonged...

Back in 1988 I was a student of horticulture at New Mexico State University (NMSU). I had a student job working with the Chile breeding program, supporting staff and graduate students. I was permitted to grow a few CP, using my own materials, in small idle areas between benches in the Chile...

Dear Friends, I hope you all have had a pleasant start to 2011. As you may be aware, Redfern Natural History Productions has raised and donated over US $ 8,000 to support the work of Meadowview Biological Research Station in the conservation of the habitat of Sarracenia and other carnivorous...

I promised myself I wouldn't get any more carnivores this season. However, one more has reared it's beautiful tendril and tantalized my addiction. Drosera regia - I have read through as many of the old threads I could here on TF and I tried searching ICPS (to no avail ???), so I have done a...

The December 2010 issue of Carnivorous Plant Newsletter (v39 n4) is now available. Hard copy was mailed to ICPS members on November 30. ICPS members can download PDF's for this and all past issues of CPN at: http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn Carnivorous Plant Newsletter 39(4). December 2010...

Hello friends, I'm lacking a couple of things. First, I'd like to grow some s. leucophylla seed. Collected from a leuco field would be ideal! Otherwise, cross-polinated pure seed from nice plants is what I'd be interested in. I really like the species and want to raise a few of my own. Also...

I suspect that a significant percentage of the 'Hummer's Giant' Cephs being grown are typicals. Why? 1 - similar to non-mutation VFTs, there is no way to differentiate one Cephalotus clone from another with absolute certainty 2 - HG Cephs command a higher premium than typicals (sometimes...