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Post by peatmoss on Mar 31, 2013 16:49:00 GMT -5
Hey everyone! I'm really sorry I haven't been active here for the last while! I've been busy with finishing up highschool (woohoo!) and preparing for university (Looks like I'll be attending Guelph) come next fall. I've modified my setup a lot to make it more pleasurable for the plants. Especially with improving lighting for my rarer Drosera. I should have some stuff to give away this summer, especially in the graomogolensis department! I've also promised some plants to some people over the winter, and I remember most of them, but if I've offered you something and I don't get back to you soon, please contact me and I'll see about getting the plants to you! Anyways, here are some pics from the last while, just a few, but I'll take some more tomorrow and post them here! N. ventricosa x robcantleyi: Heliamphora seedling: N. GX "Sultan" (Leilani) N. bokorensis (AW) D. regia: D. graomogolensis: D. schizandra: That's all I've got for now... I'll try and take some pics of some other stuff tomorrow! Hoping to be a bit more active here now that spring has sprung! -Gabriel
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Post by peatmoss on Apr 1, 2013 20:13:54 GMT -5
As promised! D. villosa var. latifolia: G. aurea: D. scorpiodes: D. schizandra: D. capillaris: D. ultramafica x spatulata: D. slackii: D. admirabillis: N. truncata "Paisan" N. 'Lady Pauline' N. sanguinea: N. bokorensis made a new pitcher: U. pubescens: U. blanchetii: Thanks for looking! ~Gabriel
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Post by 31drew31 on Apr 1, 2013 20:18:50 GMT -5
Great plants Gabriel, your schizandra is especially nice.
How do you grow U. pubescens?
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Post by dvg on Apr 2, 2013 13:15:29 GMT -5
Good to see an update on how well all your plants are doing for you. Thanks for sharing. dvg
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 2, 2013 21:24:43 GMT -5
Hi Peat - What a great variety of species, and they all look so happy! I like that your G. aurea is developing some nice slime in the middle of the rosettes. What fantastic flowers on your utrics. I'll second Drew's request to know about the conditions for your U. pubescens.
I am super jealous of your D. schizandra too! I had a chance with that species once, and killed it by keeping it too cold. Your D. slackii is very nice as well. Is that the narrow leaved type? If so where'd you get it? And have you gotten it to bloom yet?
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Post by peatmoss on Apr 3, 2013 6:18:21 GMT -5
Thanks guys! @drew & Apoplast: I grow the pubescens in a peat/sand mix in high humidity. I find it grows just as well as the other Utrics I have it with, and even a bit better than sandersonii. I'm hoping my schizandra gets the message and flowers soon. Apparently it is getting to the size where that could be expected. Apoplast, you must have kept it really cold. Mine thrives all winter long when the temps are in the sixties. I have also killed the species in the past though. It seems to be a bit fickle about conditions until it gets put in the right place. The slackii came from shoggoths. I don't know what form it is, but I agree with you that it has a slightly different growth habit from what I've seen. I haven't gotten flowers yet, but I'm hopeful to see some in the future and maybe produce some species seed or a hybrid. ~Gabriel
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Post by shoggoths on Apr 6, 2013 11:09:38 GMT -5
I bought the slackii from Labine 3 years ago so he possibly know what type it is.
It didn't flower for me yet, the plant really doesn't seems to like my summer growing conditions.
I'll try to settle this before the temp raise.
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Post by Apoplast on Apr 6, 2013 12:09:13 GMT -5
Hi Shogg and Peat - I'm curious because the narrow leaved form of Drosera slackii is from the south end of the Kogelberg in the Palmiet River catchment and it has great flowers. I've been trying to find a commercial source for this variety with no luck yet. I guess for now the search continues. Thanks guys. I know D. slackii is a shy flowering species but I wish you the best of luck getting it to flower. And if you do, I'd love to see pictures posted here.
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Post by clarion on Apr 20, 2013 9:49:16 GMT -5
I cant wait to see the mature pitchers of the nepenthes ventricosa x robcantleyi!
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