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Some Utricularia blooming for me now
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gill_za
Never Knows Best
I have two little colonies of U. pubescens. One is growing in pure dead LFS, and the other is in milled LFS and sand 1:1. Both colonies started flowering at the same time, but the flowers look slightly different:
U. pubescens
Pure LFS
LFS:Sand
In addition two U. blanchetii colonies started spamming flowers too. I am very surprized that this tiniest of all utrics I have (leaves-wise) makes flowers as large as any:
Thank you Ron for these wonderful plants
And last but not least a traditional shot of angry/evil bunnies!
This is a little colony I started in peat:turface mix after noticing that is grows very poorly in LFS:sand mix. It started with one flowerstalk and now is slowly taking over the pot with other plants in it.
P.S. I apologize for the low quality.
U. pubescens
Pure LFS
LFS:Sand
In addition two U. blanchetii colonies started spamming flowers too. I am very surprized that this tiniest of all utrics I have (leaves-wise) makes flowers as large as any:
Thank you Ron for these wonderful plants
And last but not least a traditional shot of angry/evil bunnies!
This is a little colony I started in peat:turface mix after noticing that is grows very poorly in LFS:sand mix. It started with one flowerstalk and now is slowly taking over the pot with other plants in it.
P.S. I apologize for the low quality.
boxofrain
does this rag smell like chloroform to you?
Gill_za,
Congrats on all the flowers! I really liked U. blanchetii due to the unique foliage but it never grew very well for me. Looks like it's giving you a ton of flowers.
Is the U. pubescens flower a one-off or do all of the blooms from that pot omit the center spot?
Your last bunny (last pic - center) is definitely of the 'angry' variety. Beware - they may be gathering their numbers for an attack ...
Congrats on all the flowers! I really liked U. blanchetii due to the unique foliage but it never grew very well for me. Looks like it's giving you a ton of flowers.
Is the U. pubescens flower a one-off or do all of the blooms from that pot omit the center spot?
Your last bunny (last pic - center) is definitely of the 'angry' variety. Beware - they may be gathering their numbers for an attack ...
gill_za
Never Knows Best
Well, I've had a reminder to post some flower pics since September 25, 2011 - I'm just a tad behind ... 
U. alpina 'Pittier Moon'
I had a lot of difficulty trying to 1) get the exposure correct (tough with white flowers) & 2) allowing for some perspective --- these flowers were huge! The first pics are just the flowers - then I add my hand for some idea of size. The top two flowers are fully open - the others are still opening ...
Interestingly, all of these pics were re-sized to 800 pixels wide before I uploaded to photobucket ...
.... on a different note, I can tell spring is near because my windowsill U. longifolia is sending up some stalks .....
U. alpina 'Pittier Moon'
I had a lot of difficulty trying to 1) get the exposure correct (tough with white flowers) & 2) allowing for some perspective --- these flowers were huge! The first pics are just the flowers - then I add my hand for some idea of size. The top two flowers are fully open - the others are still opening ...
Interestingly, all of these pics were re-sized to 800 pixels wide before I uploaded to photobucket ...
.... on a different note, I can tell spring is near because my windowsill U. longifolia is sending up some stalks .....
mikefallen13
Mr. veitchii
I've been waiting for over a month to dig this plant out of it's regular home for a few pics (major tangles!!)
U. asplundii, Chiwinda Ecuador (short lobe clone)
There's approximately 50 stalks in there. I counted multiple times, getting counts from 48 to 56. Wow - that cinderblock sure doesn't do the plant justice ... ... but there's no way I can dig that thing out again ... 
Views of flowers...
U. asplundii, Chiwinda Ecuador (short lobe clone)
There's approximately 50 stalks in there. I counted multiple times, getting counts from 48 to 56. Wow - that cinderblock sure doesn't do the plant justice ...
... but there's no way I can dig that thing out again ... Views of flowers...
carnivoure12
Hear the Call of Nepenthes
Crissytal
What is and what should never be
Crofthulhu
ALGEBRAIC!
gill_za
Never Knows Best
Reactions from around the world to Ron's most awesome utric.
http://digitaljournal.com/img/8/7/8/i/1/0/4/o/north-korea-mourner.jpg
Seriously amazing Ron
LOL especially if you follow the link!
The utric photos are amazing!
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I had a volunteer utric show up in a pot of seedlings with a completely different leaf shape a few months ago. I originally figured it was an unknown Orchidioides but after pondering this for a while, I realized that 1) it was very unlikely that any Orchidioides seeds ever got near that pot & 2) U. longifolia flowers (& pods) were 4 feet above the tank on a windowsill the previous year. With that thought in mind, two weeks ago I moved the small pot to the windowsill. Just as I was planning to include it with one of the packages in my recent giveaway, I noticed a flower stalk. Yup - in a 2.5" pot - U. longifolia (probably) is sending up a stalk which will probably be flowering on the shortest day of the year. 
Here's a pic from a few minutes ago (penny on right for scale).
Here's a pic from a few minutes ago (penny on right for scale).
