Christian James's Plants

[Ambanja]

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

Hamakua

Hamakua x Truncata

Burbidgeae upper

Some glorious sphagnum, oh how I wish I didn't have so much wind at my place

 

[Kinjie]

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!

 

[Ambanja]

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.

it's from my biggest plant (a few months ago):

 

[divaskid]

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.

 

[Ambanja]

a bit of color on a rainy day:

 

[pmatil]

Nice!

 

[mass]

Gorgeous as always..
Love the LFS farm!

 

[Ambanja]

My B-52 one year ago:

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

 

[hcarlton]

Talk about a growth spurt....

 

[pmatil]

Wow.

 

[corky]

that flytrap is a beaut

 

[theplantman]

Holy cow! What conditions/feeding do you give your flytraps?

 

[Ambanja]

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.

 

[theplantman]

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.

 

[Ambanja]

Wicked large 'St. Hedwig' - (alata, Large Peristome x (veitchii (maxima x veitchii))) just opened up:

 

[ellisonk001]

Beautiful pitcher!!

Thanks for sharing

 

[divaskid]

Wow that's getting big!

 

[Tanukimo]

That is an amazing peristome. And the solid green throughout the plant is really beautiful.

 

[Dexenthes]

Wow! So green! Truly impressive.

 

[Ambanja]

2014-02-19 - all Seed Grown plants. The one in the center went to flower, but none of the others were big enough.

same pot as the previous photo less than 4 months later 2014-06-09: