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Post by Rick Hillier on Nov 8, 2006 18:52:11 GMT -5
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Post by Flytrap on Nov 8, 2006 19:36:22 GMT -5
Nice setup Rick. So happy to see the neps have a nice new home. You will find the mikei growing in a wonderful rosette pattern with perfectly upright pitchers ... almost like a circling of wagons like in those old west movies. Mikeis and ramispinas will come closest to giving black pitchers ... and they're so easy and forgiving to grow in our Canadian environs indoors.
That Nep is a rafflesiana 'nivea' squatty form. As it grows larger pitchers, the contrast in an almost black peristome against the white outer "shell" makes them one of the prettiest neps to behold.
Thanks for sharing your pics.
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Post by tom on Nov 8, 2006 20:31:11 GMT -5
Got some nice plants Rick, I'm glad to see there is a Red leopard (ventricosa x maxima) in Canada! under which type of light do you grow them? At what distance? Don't be shy to post a few orchids pics too
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Post by lloyd on Nov 8, 2006 22:34:44 GMT -5
Very nice, huge pitchers. The bicalcarata (among others) is particularly choice.
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Post by vraev on Nov 8, 2006 23:00:17 GMT -5
wow....those things are amazing. looks like a great collection buddy.
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Post by Rick Hillier on Nov 9, 2006 1:18:35 GMT -5
Hi Tom,
They're growing under 400W metal halides from the hydroponics shop about 30" above the plants. That way, they can vine a bit before I have to take cuttings (I can hardly wait for them to do so - with some new basal rosettes so I can reciprocate some of the generosity of which I have been the recipient).
I have a couple of orchids coming into spike that are going to be spectacular when they open. I might post them here too, if everyone doesn't mind.
>>> Rick <<<
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Post by vraev on Nov 9, 2006 1:55:18 GMT -5
go for it......hey...we may be a CP society...but I bet u that everyone here grows regular autotrophs as well.....wanna bet......lets start with grass....how bout the moss in ur CP posts lol!....sure..post up orchids as well .
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