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Post by Flytrap on Jul 18, 2006 18:38:43 GMT -5
In response to some CP colleagues in Singapore inquiring about me getting off my duff and going out to photograph some red coloured sphagnum, I spent last weekend trekking through some of the local lakes and bogs searching for large colonies of it... I guess to show them folks that we are very fortunate to have sphagnum in both the green and red forms. Whilst there, I located piles of drosera rotundifolia and very sparse colonies of D anglica and Pinguicula vulgaris. Here are some photos of my visit to the mountain bog lake: note that Drosera anglica grows with it's crown totally submerged! red coloured sphagnum (eat your heart out you guys in S E Asia) close up of D.anglica (beaut, eh?) Two beauties growing next to each other, anglica on the left and rotundifolia on the right My young one chasing salamanders: I collected some D. anglica seeds (and a bit of rotundifolia), so I'll have some available for Sib's OCPS seed bank and I'll send the rest to the ICPS seedbank. Again, PM me if you're interested in trading for whatever.
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Post by sdeering on Jul 18, 2006 19:10:38 GMT -5
Did you grab some of that red sfag. I could use some of that. Just a bit to get some growing. Stephen
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Post by Flytrap on Jul 18, 2006 19:19:04 GMT -5
nope... but I plan to go back with a fishing rod next weekend. I'll snag a few tuffs of the red stuff.
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Post by sdeering on Jul 18, 2006 20:52:18 GMT -5
Not shure why the * showed up. Must be gremlins in hear. I would really love a tuft of that red stuff. If you can send some with the seed. I will reimberse. Stephen
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Post by setep on Jul 19, 2006 15:41:11 GMT -5
Nice, peaceful pictures. That red sphagnum is dramatic!
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Post by jimscott on Jul 19, 2006 17:35:04 GMT -5
Those are just beautiful pictures! My anglica are green, in more ways than one!
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Post by Flytrap on Feb 27, 2007 12:56:08 GMT -5
HI all-
I hope everyone who I sent anglica seeds to last season has had the opportunity to sow their seeds. All of mine have germinated nicely.
And the small collection of anglicas I have in my garden pond are now clear of all frost and ice. So to those who had negotiated a trade with me, can be expecting the hibernaculas in the mail soon. Apologies for the delay...we had an awfully cold and windy winter here on the coast.
Now that spring is around the corner, I will be planning more field trips along the westcoast. I hope to visit Haida Gwaii this summer and look for CPs.
David
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Post by lloyd on Feb 27, 2007 13:04:20 GMT -5
Great pictures. It's hard to believe a mountain bog can look so springlike when we just got around 6" of snow. I did notice some green points coming up in my S. leuco in the basement, though. By the way, Tom was looking for some anglica seeds for some research of his.
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Post by boris on Apr 21, 2007 18:32:45 GMT -5
Where is that bog exacty?
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