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  • #161
Since Sam hasn't posted anything lately.... even though he has a new camera.... here are some photos from his place last month ;-)

Hamakua
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Hamakua x Truncata
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Burbidgeae upper
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Some glorious sphagnum, oh how I wish I didn't have so much wind at my place
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  • #162
Your plants are looking very nice my friend! That first light has a great peristome
And rhe upper on Sam burb is pretty awesome too!
 
  • #163
My first Venus Flytrap flower of the season from a giant typical. I've repotted it a couple times in the last six months which is probably why it's flowering so early. Actually this is my first VFT flower that I've ever let fully flower, I cut all my other ones off last year before they opened.
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it's from my biggest plant (a few months ago):
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  • #164
Wow! That's nice huge one :) great growing!

Wish I was more successful with VFTs. I just bought a clump a few days ago after years of not growing them. Hopefully I'll do better at keeping them alive this time around.
 
  • #165
a bit of color on a rainy day:
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  • #167
Gorgeous as always..
Love the LFS farm!
 
  • #168
My B-52 one year ago:

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Couple weeks ago when I repotted and took 5 or 6 divisions off of it:

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  • #169
Talk about a growth spurt....
 
  • #171
that flytrap is a beaut
 
  • #172
Holy cow! What conditions/feeding do you give your flytraps?
 
  • #173
Holy cow! What conditions/feeding do you give your flytraps?

Thanks! Well last year since I'd never grown VFTs before I really didn't know what would work so I moved them around quite a bit, but finally settled on full sun most of the day. It misses the morning sun because of a row of plants that blocks the wind (a major problem here). Planted in 50/50 peat and perlite in a cement mixing tub w drainage about 1" from the bottom. Maybe 6" of mix, seemed like more when I first planted, it probably compacted some. Also a layer of dried LFS on top to keep the perlite down. For a couple of months I fed them as many bugs as I could, especially earwigs. If a trap was open, I put an insect in it; but then I got bored of always closed traps and wanted to see if it could get some more color so I stopped.
 
  • #174
Thanks! Well last year since I'd never grown VFTs before I really didn't know what would work so I moved them around quite a bit, but finally settled on full sun most of the day. It misses the morning sun because of a row of plants that blocks the wind (a major problem here). Planted in 50/50 peat and perlite in a cement mixing tub w drainage about 1" from the bottom. Maybe 6" of mix, seemed like more when I first planted, it probably compacted some. Also a layer of dried LFS on top to keep the perlite down. For a couple of months I fed them as many bugs as I could, especially earwigs. If a trap was open, I put an insect in it; but then I got bored of always closed traps and wanted to see if it could get some more color so I stopped.
Those rhizomes were monstrous. Seriously monstrous. I could definitely tell you'd nailed their light/nutrition requirements. Major kudos!! I can barely keep pace with you with chemical fertilizers and a greenhouse.
 
  • #175
Wicked large 'St. Hedwig' - (alata, Large Peristome x (veitchii (maxima x veitchii))) just opened up:
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  • #176
Beautiful pitcher!!

Thanks for sharing
 
  • #177
Wow that's getting big!
 
  • #178
That is an amazing peristome. And the solid green throughout the plant is really beautiful.
 
  • #179
Wow! So green! Truly impressive.
 
  • #180
2014-02-19 - all Seed Grown plants. The one in the center went to flower, but none of the others were big enough.
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same pot as the previous photo less than 4 months later 2014-06-09:
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