From Keith's Shade House

[ellisonk001]

Mass, no Roridula at this time....

 

[mass]

bummer. I think it'd do great in your climate. I'll keep you in mind when I can produce offspring.

 

[ellisonk001]

Thanks Mass, I am always up for new plants to try.....

 

[mass]

I mean, how could you not love this face? http://i65.servimg.com/u/f65/13/95/46/94/p3061710.jpg

 

[ellisonk001]

Very true....

 

[Sig]

Holy shirt!

 

[RL7836]

Truly incredible - thanks for sharing!

What elevation are you at & how much time do you spend watering?

 

[ellisonk001]

Ron, I am at about 550 feet above sea level and spend about an hour and a half watering two to three times a week.

 

[kulamauiman]

Ron, I am at about 550 feet above sea level and spend about an hour and a half watering two to three times a week.

elevation is deceptive in Hawaii. Where Keith lives there is a convective cooling phenomenon. His neck of the woods is is the valley of two mountain ranges that provide cooling that would be not that much different than 200-300 feet elevation higher on other locations in Hawaii with out this cooling. Micro climates make all the difference here. Suspect that we see something similar even at high elevation and being on a flank of the huge mountain. cool air rushing down and the mountain losing heat rapidly on nights without clouds.

 

[ellisonk001]

Mach,

Thanks for the additional clarification. The microclimates are still something that amaze me whenever I am out and about here in Hawaii. If you move a mile in any direction here on Oahu (and I am sure the other islands as well) the climate change can be amazing.....

 

[Heli]

Very nice plants Keith! Keep the photos coming.

 

[TheFury]

Can't believe I missed this thread! All your plants look awesome... love all the Tillandsia too! And that N. x Miranda on the first page is absolutely *massive* -

 

[GregNY]

Oahu.... ugh how I wish you were my home.

Very envious of your pad Keith, keep those pics comin!

 

[ellisonk001]

Thanks for all your kind words! I will try to post some fresh picture over the next couple of days....

 

[ellisonk001]

I got a chance to snap a few pictures as I cleaned things up around the shade house this weekend. I hope you enjoy them.

N x edinensis

A couple N rafflesiana

N adrianii

St Longinus

SoM and his buddy PDA

N ventricosa x mira

N densiflora x truncata

N bellii x truncate

N truncata

N maxima dark x talangensis

N x Black Knight

N spectabilis x truncata

N ventricosa x ephippiata

N ampullaria Brunei Red

N x prosperity

N x Mark Lang

N truncata x (spathulata x truncata)

N x splendiana xx mixta

N x Miranda basal pitcher

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N alata x kashiana

N x rokko

N x rufescens

N x puna

N alata "Q" x truncata

N copelandii

N x effulgent koto

N spathulata x veitchii

N sibuyanensis x maxima upper

N x Bill Bailey (singalana x ventricosa)

N ventricosa x inermis

N spectabilis North Sumatra

N x splendiana x 'Judith Finn’

N alba

N sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolochioides)

N izumiae x maxima

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N hamata x platychila

N reinwartiana "Highland Red"

N veitchii x Tiveyi

N boschiana

N truncata xx Ile de France

N x satisfaction [(thorelii x densiflora) x (veitchii xx tiveyi)]

N outramiana x splendiana

Darlingtonia californica

Neoregelia Fireball

 

[kulamauiman]

Wow. I wish I could grow truncata happily up here. Iwould be very intrested to hear how the Darlingtonias do in your environment. I have 3 pots here testing things

 

[thez_yo]

Wow that sib x spec x aristo is turning out great! And love the fireball

 

[mass]

loving the splendiana x mixta and sibuyanensis x maxima. Gorgeous!

 

[ellisonk001]

Thanks for the kind words!

Mach - I was a bit worried about the Darlingtonias, but was offered one in trade so I figured I would give it a try. So far (about three months) it seems very happy here in Mililani. Still have to see how it does long term, but so far so good...

Zu - The sib x spec x aristo is still very small but I really like what it ising so far.

Mass - The sib x max is flowering male... I think he is going to make a really nice daddy....

 

[GregNY]

Gorgeous!

The uppers are really something else!

Hope I can grow my Black Dragon to that size, very nice!