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Post by Flytrap on Jul 9, 2006 17:14:39 GMT -5
It's been kind of busy for me and it seems the same for everyone else on this forum. Haven't seen much activity on OCPS, except for the few real diehards and good on you guys! Anyways, I shot a few pics today and some over the past few weeks. Please don't get too upset with the baby frog one, he was dead by the time I saw him in the VFT , so I put him back in ... I've reshot the poor guy's photo again, and you'll notice that most of his soft tissue is gone... Hope to see more photos from all of you! N.ventrata N. densiflora N. fusca [upper pitcher...full of ants inside!] new 2006 VFT babies bical guarding a messy VFT sarr hybrid (I don't know it's parentage, but probably has minor in it's genes). This neat fellow was a result of my uncontrolled sarracenias hybridizing with each other. I really enjoy it's red lip...if you look closely, there is a bunch of sarr pollen stuck to the lip. Here's the VFt that chomped a small treefrog a couple of weeks ago. The froggie was dead already, so I placed it back in the VFT. Here is the same trap again, a couple of weeks later. my red lipped ampullaria (first small trap) amp 'cantleys red' (I grew this fellow for over 10 years, made a cutting for a friend, then my original cant red died when I moved. Thankfully, my friend's plant is really healthy and thriving! The pitchers are huge... bigger than large goose eggs on some (over 3"). This photo (I took this morning) is of a rooted cutting off the old cutting from my old friend. s. flava 'red' s flava veined
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Post by sdeering on Jul 9, 2006 19:13:22 GMT -5
Nice stuff flytrap. I love picks. Keep up the good growing. In what conditions are you growing your N.ampullaria? Stephen
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Post by Flytrap on Jul 10, 2006 13:11:53 GMT -5
I've just started growing them in my greenhouse - min 67F at night and ave 90F during the day. They're subjected to 5 hours of direct sunshine, and indirect sun for 2 hours (reflected off a wall). Grow them in a sphag/peat/wood bark/charcoal mix. Average humidity of 75% all day, and receives a fine mist whenever the temps get over 75F.
I used to grow them in a large plastic rack (2' x 5'), sitting in 1" of water, with fluorescent lights 12" above the growing tips, in the basement furnace room. Average humidity used to be around 55% and temps ranged from 62F to 72F.
I'll shoot some more photos of some of the other N. amp variations - all green and speckled forms later this week.
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Post by sdeering on Jul 10, 2006 22:07:10 GMT -5
Thanks Fly
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Post by Flytrap on Feb 27, 2007 13:10:20 GMT -5
A recent photo posted by Vraev reminded me of the little froggy that got chomped by my VFT. I never did check to see if the poor guy's protein assisted in any growth spurt.
I have to make a quick go around the greenhouse soon to make sure that any small frogs in there are to be removed and placed outside into my pond. I did see a big fat green Hyla regia hiding in my drosera pots hibernating over the winter. So it may be interesting to see if there are more treefrogs. As the days warm up, the treefrogs will start singing. I've placed a few tubs of water at ground level in case any of them decide to spawn.
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Post by vraev on Feb 27, 2007 19:20:53 GMT -5
insane pics there flytrap! WOW! totally awsome. I love the nice neat VFT (which u think is messy). lol! see my VFT's for messy....they grow wild uncontrolled...Yours looks like it has the right proportions and all ... Your neps are insane and the sars are speechless. Absolutely terrific pictures.
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Post by martin on Feb 27, 2007 21:24:21 GMT -5
Very nice plants and pictures! I especially like your N. densiflora that is showing more signs of the mature form. That N. 'cantleys red' is worth at least 100$ if bought at a nursery. Glad you got it back! That whats friends are for!
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