Carnivores and Such

[Tindomul]

Wow, what do you feed the seedlings?? Or is there something liquid you can put inside those micro cups?? Very nice collection, I especially found the sphag collection to be interesting.

[Phal grower]

"4 feet tall" I'da liked to see that. Glad the sundews are eating Nice plants.

[Wireman]

Originally Posted by isurus79

I got the Sarracenia at Lowe's so I have no idea what it is!! Here are some pics. What do you think it is?


DSCF5006 by Isurus79, on Flickr


DSCF5008 by Isurus79, on Flickr

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Going by your pix, I think I have D. aliciea as well. It's really exploding in size right now.

That's Sarracenia rubra. Give it enough time and it will form a really dense cluster. I like the smell of their flowers, it's like cherry Kool-Aid.

It's possible that it's D. aliciae. A lot of sundews look very similar. The flower is a key identifying feature.

I feed the seedlings a variety of different foods when they're grown inside. For the S. purpurea seedlings, I sparingly feed them pellet of New Life Spectrum fish food once every two months, and give them a foliar feeding of 1/4 diluted orchid fertilizer every two weeks. The sundews are fed once a week with freeze dried daphnia. I water the Nepenthes once every 6 months with black coffee. They grow much faster with the extra acidity.

I'll try to post some updates tomorrow.

[orchid-eric]

Very Cool!

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Wireman

That's Sarracenia rubra. Give it enough time and it will form a really dense cluster. I like the smell of their flowers, it's like cherry Kool-Aid.

It's possible that it's D. aliciae. A lot of sundews look very similar. The flower is a key identifying feature.

Thanks for the ID's!! I've been wondering what these cool little guys are.

[Wireman]

Okay, big update.

First, N. burkei looking devilish again.

N. burkei Horns by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola opened! The color is amazing!

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

And just for fun, Paph. "Raisin Pie" opening.

Opening by Wire Man, on Flickr

Opening by Wire Man, on Flickr

[isurus79]

Very cool!

[Exo]

Nice CPs man! ....also...I like your fine selection of Sphagnum.

[Wireman]

Exo, I have more Sphagnum! I'll have to take some photos, and maybe a video of the new setup for propagating it.

Meanwhile....
The Paph opened a little while ago.

Q3125604 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3125605 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3125606 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Spring has surely arrived back at home. These photos are about a month old now....

D. muscipula by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. rotundifolia

D. rotundifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. rotundifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea showing signs of flowers.

S. purpurea Flower Buds by Wire Man, on Flickr

Eriocaulon starting to grow again.

Eriocaulon decangulare by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla flower

S. leucophylla Flower Bud by Wire Man, on Flickr

High bush blueberry is waking up.

Blueberry Buds by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. rugelii is working on a few flowers

S. flava var. rugelii Flower Bud by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla Flower Bud by Wire Man, on Flickr

Blueberry flower buds

Blueberry buds by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now the tropicals!

N. lavicola threatening to crush N. naga.

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. burkei

N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr

Newest pitcher on N. maxima "Lake Poso"

N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Older pitcher

N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. burkei glamour shots.

N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capillaris "Long Arm"

D. capillaris "Long Arm" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

And I couldn't pass on this Paph. Hopefully the cross with the Raisin Pie hybrid takes.

Paph. Memorium Barbara Duncan by Wire Man, on Flickr

[Wireman]

More stuff!!!

P. cyclosecta took very well.

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

U. multifida

U. multifida by Wire Man, on Flickr

Paph.

Paphiopedilum by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. ornata

S. flava var ornata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. rugelii

S. flava var rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea did a weird thing where it flowered and divided at the same time.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum magellanicum, another Sphag in my collection.

Sphagnum magellanicum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Psygmorchis pusilla is making a new leaf!

Psygmorchis pusilla by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. venusta putting up an inflorescence.

D. venusta by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. venusta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima working on a new one.

N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. naga is developing some color!

N. naga by Wire Man, on Flickr

Okay, you can stop now.

Is This Necessary? by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta destroying some fungus gnats.

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. aliciae getting ready to flower

D. aliciae by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. sp. "South Africa"

D. sp. "South Africa" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola's latest pitcher.

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glabrata from Mason!!!

N. glabrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

And N. burbidgeae

N. burbidgeae by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. venusta ready to flower

D. venusta Inflorescence by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta is developing some color.

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

U. multifia is flowering too!

U. multifida by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. sp. "South Africa" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Stripes!!!!

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

Seriously, you can stop now. This is why I use clamp lights.

10 Gallon Carnivores by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea seedlings. 5 of these have gone outside.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr