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Post by H2O on Mar 22, 2014 23:12:38 GMT -5
I was going to post this in the Sping is here thread but thought that I would be posting a bunch of stuff throughout the year and a new thread would be better. I've spent pretty much every spare minute outside repotting for the last week and a half and not that I'm almost done I thought I would post a couple pics. These are from last week and I'll try to get some more recent ones this week. Some flavas are really starting to push their flowers up! This oreophila has some decent size to it, I'm hoping it produces some nice traps this year. I divided most of my collection but if I remember correctly I left this one together to see what it does.
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Post by LAKJP on Mar 23, 2014 9:54:01 GMT -5
Looking good!
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Post by Raymond on Mar 23, 2014 10:37:05 GMT -5
Lucky you got flowers already Nice plants.
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Post by lloyd on Mar 23, 2014 18:31:25 GMT -5
I'm jealous, I just have leather leaves. Still too cold to bring them out.
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Post by dvg on Mar 25, 2014 15:49:44 GMT -5
Looking good there Justin. Nice to see that your outdoor plants are off to an early start. dvg
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Post by H2O on Mar 26, 2014 15:19:23 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I saw that much of eastern Canada is still getting nailed! I hope it lets up for you guys soon. Had some time this morning to do some more repotting, pruning and took some pictures. I held off getting a Darlingtonia while I was in Ontario because, as many of you know, they don't tend to grow very well for very long. So the first thing I did when I got out here was get some Darlingtonia. This was a medium sized plants with a couple runners and two years later it looks like I'll have three flower spikes. S. flava var. atropurpurea Brunswick Co. North Carolina S. flava var. rugelii Statesboro Co. Georgia Another division of the same plant. S. flava var. flava Horry Co. South Carolina Pinguicula macroceras just waking up. Drosera intermedia Antho-Free also just waking up. S. oreophila var. oreophila Cherokee Co. Alabama a couple different divisions The Disa are back outside full time loving all the air movement and light.
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Post by canuk1w1 on Mar 26, 2014 16:16:26 GMT -5
Great pics! Thanks for dropping that hint re: Darlingtonia not growing well here - I'm developing an unhealthy interest in these. Yet another reason to move to BC - skiing, mountains, sea, great environment for growing CPs and orchids...
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Post by dvg on Mar 26, 2014 16:20:51 GMT -5
Hi Justin, I was looking at your D. californica with much interest, especially the ease with which it is flowering for you. I've had mine since 2007, and this is the first year that it has flowered. Growing these plants indoors on the prairies is not quite enough to their liking as growing them on the west coast. Great growing there Justin! dvg
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Post by roraima on Mar 27, 2014 13:35:14 GMT -5
I was lucky enough to see this amazing collection yesterday! 3 Darlingtonia flower spikes...just awesome
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Post by H2O on Mar 27, 2014 13:36:50 GMT -5
Canuk, BC is a great place to grow plant outdoors because of out climate. Growing Darlingtonia is Ontario is possible, it just takes a lot more dedication.
Doug, I must say that you flowering your Darlingtonia is much more impressive then me flowering mine. All I do it put water in the tray forget about them. I'm trying some new stuff this year that I'll have I post.
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Post by dvg on Mar 27, 2014 17:29:38 GMT -5
Justin, at least you are growing them and they are doing great for you.
Everyone that has ever laid eyes on my Darling in person has always remarked what an incredibly beautiful and strange plant it is.
These are truly remarkable.
dvg
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Post by Devon on Mar 27, 2014 22:25:37 GMT -5
They're certainly off to a good start! Can't wait to see the flowers and pitchers when they open. I need to move out of Ottawa when I can. There's still a foot of snow on the ground over here.
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Post by H2O on Apr 24, 2014 23:04:36 GMT -5
roraima inspired me to post some new photos. Some buds are well along More BUDS! oreos and buds Some more First CP flowers of the year, Pinguicula grandiflora ssp. grandiflora Pleione Vesuvius Another one Pleione limprichtii that was bought as Pleione pleionoides Maybe Pleione pleionoides Pleione formosana Pleione Hybrid sorry for the terrible picture
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Post by roraima on Apr 24, 2014 23:23:56 GMT -5
Looking fantastic H20! I was hoping you'd be inspired to post some pics, as I figured some of your buds would be flowers soon
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Post by LucST on Apr 25, 2014 1:53:14 GMT -5
It is funny what a ~100 Km north/south makes in plant development. The blossoms on my P. grandiflora ssp. grandiflora are just a few mm high. Not even going to comment on the Sarr's growth...
That all being said it looks good.
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