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Post by Flytrap on Mar 12, 2006 4:35:13 GMT -5
Good to see a CP club in Canada (again). We've had a BC club on and off for the past 25+ years (it's dead again), without anyone at the helm.
I've been growing CPs for over 35 years, and am still at it. I focus mainly on the pitcher plants - Nepenthes (mostly highland), Sarracenias and Cephalotus. I used to have a gigantic Drosera collection...but am only now down to the odd Capensis and Binata.
I'm not interested in trading, but will share thoughts on growing these plants if I've time to reply. Good luck to all, and looking forward for the 2006 growing season!
**UPDATE** April 12, 2006. After 15 long years, I've started Trading again... so I'll make my growlist available.
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Post by mabudon on Mar 12, 2006 11:50:10 GMT -5
Welcome aboard FT... Good to have some more support from the Left Coast (I am pretty sure curlingguy is somewhere out your way as well) Now there's 2 people here with Cephs that aren't ME darn it, tho I am likely under a year away from finally snagging one (and I just HAD to complain, don't mind me, until I at least see one with my own 2 eyes I ain't gonna shut up, sorry)
what made you give up on Drosera, no interest?? I find them my favourite (tho I would like pings too I'm sure if the darn things would ever grow for me)
Anyways, I look forward to any insights you might have to share, experienced growers are not as common up here in our fine country as one might wish
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Post by Flytrap on Mar 12, 2006 12:54:50 GMT -5
Cephs are really easy to grow. I used to have one that flowered every year, and i grew it out in my bog garden in the summer. All the seeds it had set struck and at one time , i had over a hundred Cephs.
I had to trim down my collection when I worked overseas ...I had given away 75% of my plants back in the early 90's, and some of them still thrive in my friends' collections today.
I really enjoyed Droseras, but just had no room for it.
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Post by Syble on Mar 13, 2006 9:09:01 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum, always great to see a new face. The idea behind this forum is to help canadians network because it seams like there are few and far between! Feel free to pass this along to any other canadians you know. I look forward to gleaning some information out of you! I have a few cephs comming in a month or so and they will be my first, I'm fairly confident in my abilities, but if I run into a problem, nice to know theres an experienced grower! Enjoy, Sib
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Post by steve on Mar 13, 2006 12:45:06 GMT -5
welcome to the forum .. nice to see a new face or hear some words of advice any way happy growing steve
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Post by Flytrap on Mar 15, 2006 12:16:00 GMT -5
Hi All-
I just posted a link to this Canadian CP Forum onto the CP listserve to attract more Canadians onto this most worthwhile effort. Good luck, and look forward to seeing this organization grow and flourish!
David
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Post by Syble on Mar 15, 2006 22:15:39 GMT -5
LOL I was wondering where the flux came from as I only reposted on one yahoogroup! Keep the word spreading! Sib
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Post by Flytrap on Mar 16, 2006 12:01:09 GMT -5
Actually, Sib... thank you for helping set up this CP forum in Canada. Something that has been so sorely needed for such a long time.
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Post by Syble on Mar 16, 2006 17:49:16 GMT -5
Not a problem, I benifit as much as anyone else does from it. All other forums are dominated by Europeans or americans (not that that's bad or anything) and it makes it hard to find other canadians. We just need to keep the word spreading so that the network grows! Sib
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Post by bubblebrain00 on Mar 16, 2006 21:54:06 GMT -5
Hey Flytrap, Welcome to the forums if Iam not too late, ;D It looks like we have another David here. Anywho, Its good to see new faces and hopefully a lot more.
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Post by Flytrap on Mar 20, 2006 10:53:44 GMT -5
Thanks all. *another* David? That'll be fun.
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Post by curlingguy on Apr 8, 2006 18:45:27 GMT -5
Greetings Flytrap....welcome to the forum from a fellow B.C. hobbyist. I live in the West Kootenays of B.C. so in the same province just the opposite side . Any tips for growing Cephs as I just got two small ones via Cooks? Check out my growlist and post yours and maybe we could arrange a trade of something??
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Post by Flytrap on Apr 9, 2006 12:04:08 GMT -5
Hi curling guy. I guess you like curling....good to see another westcoast guy here. As for Cephalotus, I don't give it any special care other than holding back some of the watering during the winter - i believe that these plants like cool evenings and warm days. As this is the environment we have here on the coast (I'm sure it's the same in the Kootneys) - if you check the Cephs natural location, and check it's weather patterns, you'll notice that it's more of a temperate plant. So all of us in Canada shouldn't have too much problems growing it.
At one time people added a bit of salt to the medium, but I don't think this is more of a neccessity for the plant, but more of what it would tolerate. I grow mine in full sun and wet feet in the summer, no wet feet in the winter.
I'm always interested in variations of flytraps, and I noticed that you've a few different varieties. I only have sarracenias and nepenthes for trading. In fact when my order of Neps show up from Borneo Exotics next month, I'll have a few extras to trade or to sell.
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Post by Flytrap on Jan 29, 2007 12:45:33 GMT -5
Hi everyone...
Just an update to everyone who has communicated to me by postal mail in the past. I will no longer be accessible at the temporary mailing address I had in 2006.
PM me if you need to contact me by snail mail for trades etc.
thanks
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