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Hi all, I'm looking to start a small African tank for Utricularia reflexa ( http://www.cpphotofinder.com/utricul...flexa-733.html ), a free floating African species. In the wild, this plant grows in shallow water among grasses, sedges and other emergent aquatics. My biggest question here is...

Dynastes satanas by Steven Bloom, on Flickr In my opinion the most beautiful dynastinae…too bad Dynastes satanas is now extremely rare in the wild :(

Went on a 4 day trip over Labor Day weekend to the Comanche National Grasslands for herpetology class, and basically spent a whole weekend looking for reptiles. Wasn't the only thing we found, of course, but more on that in a moment. First, the start of the trip: Day 1 A herd of pronghorn on...

Hi guys! I just wanted to spread the word that the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, AL will be having an upcoming workshop on carnivorous plants. The workshop, which falls on Sept. 5th, is a 4-hour introduction to CPs. The instructor will be yours truly, and for the most part it's...

Hi all, Just a few photos of Drosera that I stumbled across in Scotland. I shot them with my phone—taking pictures of sundews wasn't planned—so, no great shakes as regards photo quality. Thought you might like them nonetheless. These are from the East Coast, 2013:

Hi folks, I have a couple nepenthes adrianii that i have purchased and I am trying to get them into the US. The seller in Malaysia is working on getting the proper permits, and said i will need a USDA import permit. I am looking through the USDA permits, and I am seriously lost. I am trying...

Thought I would share a few pics of my new friend here (bad quality pics as you likely guessed) Background: I saw this little feller trying to eat from the seed trays in the backyard 2 days ago. I say trying because other wild birds swiftly attacked it as it clumsily flew away only to try again...

Quite surprised that this tillie bloomed for me. Don't know what triggered blooming and only one branch/piece did so. One of the more attractive tillie flowers, IMO. Imagine in the wild, they would attract hummers.

I decided to get a Darlingtonia californica today at the SF Botanical Garden (aka Strybing Arboretum), partly was because they were selling really nice plants at a good price. A friend who volunteers at SFBG also told me that when he bought one he was told to avoid too much sun (he lives in...

Hi, I will be at Hilton Head for about 10 days in late June/early July, with my family (including 4 year old). Would like to visit some sarracenia in the wild. Nothing difficult to find, nor long hikes (we can drive). Any botanical gardens worth visiting? Any interesting forests or any...

OK here's Fred with another wort. I have a couple of quarter trays with this fern in and can see immediately that it is super easy to identify in the wild. That's once you've knelt down on mud and decided that the mass of green growth isn't grass or reed and your high power loupe hasn't steamed...

I noticed that there was a Passiflora thread on Terraforums, but many years ago. I thought it was time to start a new one. Although pictures of flowers can be flashy, I want to encourage people to post picture, comments, questions about whatever... Fruits, leaves (some species are grown...

Hello, Up for auction are two D. anglica plants that are just beginning to exit dormancy. These are from my personal outdoor bog and are native to southeast Alaska. I have been told that this variety is especially awesome looking. You will receive the two plants that are in the first photo...

Hey guys, I am making a trip down to California for a family thing in June this year. I am planning on staying an extra couple of days and see if I can drive down to couple of mountain sites for some trekking and spotting some D. californica populations in the wild. I will be around 1h 45min...

Let's get this started right, kiddies. Up for grabs is a starter culture of ALDROVANDA. This setup was recommended to me by Paul (pearldiver) and it has worked beautifully for three years with stock I received from him. Winning bidder will receive: *2-3 sprigs of Aldrovanda *Utricularia gibba...

I thought there would be a flower watch thread already. Time to start one! :) Share your flowers! I wanted to post this video I took today. In all my years of growing Sarrs here in California, I have never seen them be pollinated by the wild critters here. For the first time today, I saw a...

Petunia exserta would seem to have a lot going for it: 1) It's nearly extinct in the wild. 2) It has red flowers--the only naturally occurring ones in its genus. 3) It's hummingbird pollinated--also the only one in it's genus. 4) Bugs stick to the leaves--it's not carnivorous, but at least...

I saw this link from a monthly news letter titled "CP Expedition". I feel like I just discovered a This are organized trips in the US and overseas to see Cps in the wild!! Cray Cray, I actually want to visit South Africa this summer, maybe I can squeeze that part of my trip in there. Too...

Volunteers needed! NASC currently has several open spots on our Board of Directors, including the President, Vice President, and more. If you love Sarracenia and other CPs, and are willing to devote a few hours a week to helping conserve wild populations, we would love to have your help! Send a...

Ever since a member posted pictures of D. schizandra in the wild I have been reconsidering my soil choice for this plant. In the wild they have a vivid green color. My plants are more yellow in color. My plants are planted in live spaghnum in closed containers. Shortly after seeing these wild...