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Post by vivgrows on Jun 19, 2014 19:19:04 GMT -5
Hi all you enablers. I was wondering what plants you find essential to your collection. I see opportunities to order plants and obtain seed coming up. What would you recommend to someone expanding their beginner collection. I have drosera capensis ( 2 forms), a collection of sarracenias, some pings and a nepenthes alata. I defer to your wisdom and ability to sway me to "need" more plants.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 19, 2014 19:28:18 GMT -5
If you can get them a B 52 or/and a DCXL VFT
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Post by lloyd on Jun 19, 2014 19:54:51 GMT -5
I don't think anybody can answer this question for you. We all have our different ideas of which plants to have and this changes with time. Just try whatever you like and can get your hands on depending on your budget and sensitivity to killing plants.
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Post by cory on Jun 19, 2014 20:15:51 GMT -5
Good advice Lloyd
I started out with simple easy and inexpensive. Then something a little harder and more exotic. And so forth until the house looked like a scene from the jungle. Then I parted with what didn't suit me to make more room for what I thought I needed lol....
If you look around on the internet and find something you like that's hard to turn down or you want to grow just ask I'm sure someone can help you without issue.
Most drosera are similar in care. There's a few to avoid but if you can grow a capensis there are literally tons that are just as easy.
Some HL neps will indeed grow intermediate and in normal household humidity once properly acclimated. I have 1/2 of what I have growing just on a rack in a window with supplemental lighting..... Especially for the winter months. My humidity here is around 50% on average.
Heliamphora and cephalotus should be avoided until you have a proper proven setup. I have seen/read about a lot of people buying the plant then trying to setup a terrarium afterwards and it never works out well. They are either easy to grow or impossible IMO.
If you want to increase your nepenthes collection that would be possible as I have several I could list that will grow as easy as your alta.
Sundews are fun to grow as well. I can't send along plants but I will have viable flower stalks again soon.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 20, 2014 8:10:19 GMT -5
coryI was the same way with plants Fromm HB last year I bought 2 Typical and a Big Jaws VFT and lost everything in a cold snap last winter I then went online to see if HB has a Pingicula I was interested in and they were 8 dollars A guy seen the post and sent me a Pingicula Aphrodite that divides as soon as I unwrapped it so now I have 2 Pings he also sent me Cephalotus Plantlets. Another guy mentioned seed so I decided I would try I got seeds for a Spatulata(100 +) Some D Capensis seeds, some Utricula seeds and some VFT seeds(around 40) Lloyd and Will20013 sent me drosera seeds and when they were either dead or gone they sen me more ! A guy named Devon sent me D Spatulata QL AUS and Jacoby and 2 VFT seedlings and a Utriula Gibba all done in TC but never ever having anything done in TC managed to kill the works! lol !I am not sure but I think he said if he has more this summer he might send more my way! There is a guy in this forum that divided his saracenia and is selling the divisions for $ 12 each As for the people in this forum they are really nice and helpful either sending things or assisting a question I was and still am a newbie and was sent these seeds and plants regardless of my knowledge level All you need to do is make a post of plants you would like or seeds and chances are someone has it and willing to part with it....best CP forum I been apart of most of the others make yo feel stupid for asking a question they might find easy cause they already went through it I aint mentioning name but they are out there.
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Post by cory on Jun 20, 2014 8:55:59 GMT -5
That's why I'm not very active on the net forums. Some people forget they were new once as well. Share and share alike. I want everybody that chooses to to be able to enjoy these plants as much as I have It's not about who has the biggest grow list it's about community and sharing experience and helping others
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Post by canuk1w1 on Jun 20, 2014 8:58:14 GMT -5
Good advice Lloyd I started out with simple easy and inexpensive. Then something a little harder and more exotic. And so forth until the house looked like a scene from the jungle. Then I parted with what didn't suit me to make more room for what I thought I needed lol.... If you look around on the internet and find something you like that's hard to turn down or you want to grow just ask I'm sure someone can help you without issue. Most drosera are similar in care. There's a few to avoid but if you can grow a capensis there are literally tons that are just as easy. Some HL neps will indeed grow intermediate and in normal household humidity once properly acclimated. I have 1/2 of what I have growing just on a rack in a window with supplemental lighting..... Especially for the winter months. My humidity here is around 50% on average. Heliamphora and cephalotus should be avoided until you have a proper proven setup. I have seen/read about a lot of people buying the plant then trying to setup a terrarium afterwards and it never works out well. They are either easy to grow or impossible IMO. If you want to increase your nepenthes collection that would be possible as I have several I could list that will grow as easy as your alta. Sundews are fun to grow as well. I can't send along plants but I will have viable flower stalks again soon. I'd have to respectfully disagree about Cephalotus being difficult to grow, but I find Neps very challenging. Otherwise I agree with your sundew recommends. In addition to capensis, I found coccicaulis, diesiana, spathulata and adelae easy growers. Anglica is growng well for me but most strains will require dormancy. I'd recommend trying some pings. They are very resilient, have beautiful flowers and are great at catching no see 'ums. P. gigantea in particular as it does not require dormancy and is a great catcher (they can take average-sized houseflies). In my first year growing, I tried to avoid plants that would need dormancy - just trying to keep a handle on how much I needed to learn.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 20, 2014 8:58:36 GMT -5
Not everyone here is like that,I asked a question once and said sorry if this is a stupid question a member replied we were all new to CPs once!
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Post by cory on Jun 20, 2014 9:35:51 GMT -5
Everyone has different experiences with plants some are much harder to grow for some than others. Our individual climates can change growing techniques drastically. Cephalotus isn't hard however it is unforgiving
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on Jun 20, 2014 9:44:18 GMT -5
I was looking for cephalotus at HB its discontinued! then a forum member sends me 2 I know these are costly and nice to look at in all stages and has become my favorite ! I also got seeds and a ping aphrodite that divided giving me 2 but no dew on it yet,are these like sundews I mean I was told these wrap around prey too?
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Post by vraev on Jun 20, 2014 12:05:51 GMT -5
Cephalotus follicularis are very rewarding plants. Nothing beats the sight of a cute mat of pitchers. I must say even with my love towards highland neps, if I had to choose only one single plant to grow, I would grow a C. follicularis in an isolated table top setup. It makes for a fantastic display piece and can be kept pretty compact.
However, one does need to get the conditions right. I would say they are pretty forgiving, but have strict guidelines on wetness of the compost. Kept too wet, the plant will progressively decline. If that one parameter is kept right, they will grow.
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Post by Apoplast on Jun 20, 2014 19:15:17 GMT -5
I say grow a selection of all the genera, and figure out which you really like. I am currently very excited about winter growing sundews and epiphytic utrics. Groups I'd never had guessed I would have been excited about... Until I tried them.
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Post by vivgrows on Jun 20, 2014 20:03:47 GMT -5
I am enjoying the comments and they are indeed providing me with things to ponder. I realize that everyone grows differently, but it is very interesting to me to hear about what you enjoy growing, and then research it myself. Because I grow orchids and have to provide certain conditions for them, I find my Cps fit right in. I will keep my eyes out for seed offerings, and for plants for sale. Do I dare follow thru on my desire for a darlingtonia? Given the comments, perhaps I should just for the learning experience. Thank you all.
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Post by cory on Jun 20, 2014 21:10:10 GMT -5
Darlingtonia lol I have grown it a few times. I usually part with them during dormancy as I get bored waiting on summer and trade it off for something else. I think I may have some seeds here if you want them
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Post by hal on Jun 20, 2014 22:19:27 GMT -5
Viv,
You're in the climate where Darlingtonia aren't too much trouble. An expert grower from Vancouver once sent me 2 or 3 mature plants, but I was new to the hobby and traded them for easier plants as soon as I could. I also have a fondness for cephs and I think I've finally found a propagation technique that suits them and me. What are easy for some are difficult for others, and vice versa. Try what you like and if at first you don't succeed.... If at third or fourth you don't succeed, maybe it's time to try something else. Too many plants, too little time.
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