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Sri lanka !?!?

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Martin

Hi,

seems that I will get a job in Sri lanka (next to the Indian sea :-) ) from march till July 2003.

So I would highly appreciate some tipps about the country, native carnivorous plants and so on...
If there are any cp growers I would be very interested to watch their collections. Should be very differnt groeing methods compared to the cold Germany.

Martin
 
WOW! I know where your going to be spending your days when not working!

Borneo Exotics (Pvt) Ltd.:
Rob Cantley
262 B/5 Millagahawatta
Hokandara Road
Thalawathugoda
Sri Lanka

I think you got a roomy coming your way Rob LOL
Tony

PS.. any room in your luggage for a stowaway Martin?
 
ok, "job" is propably a bit to much...

It's the second practical semester(?) which I have to do during my study. I'm studiing environmental engeniering and I will do some work at trying some substitudes for peat (for comercial gardening and houseplants, especially interesting for cps, where you need lots of peat)
I also want to work on a project for ecological tourism and want to plan, make and try an intersting path / tour where tourists can get some information about Sri Lanka's flora and fauna and ecological resources.

I don't know excatly what I will have to do and it still is not 100% sure if I get the job but it looks quite good at the moment.

Martin
 
Congrats Martin! Hope you like hot steamy climates!!!
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N distillatoria is native to Sri Lanka, but that's basically all that I know.

I'm sure you'll have plenty of fun there.
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Hello Martin,

How interesting.  I wonder who would you be working for whilst you are here?  A private nursery or a Government agency such as the Coconut Research Institute?  Anyway, I hope you make it over and I would be happy for you to visit us if you wish.  We have some Nepenthes and a few Heliamphora in the nurseries.  In habitat you can find Nepenthes distillatoria and several Utricularia spp.  There is at least one Drosera too.

We use coco-peat as a peat substitute all the time for Nepenthes and Heliamphora.

If you open your suitcase after you arrive and Tony Paroubek jumps out, I wouldn't be at all surprised!  
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If you come, I hope you enjoy Sri Lanka!

Rob
 
I got an message from a German friend and he gave me a list of the following plants which should grow there :

N. distillatoria

D. burmanni, indica & peltata

U.aurea, australis, stellaris, gibba, reticulata, scandens, polygaloides, graminifolia, bifida, minutissima, hirta, uliginosa, caerulea, striatula & moniliformis (endemic, tuberous!)

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Rob,

"... A private nursery or a Government agency such as the Coconut Research Institute?..."
It's aprivat nursery, I forgot the name of the village nearby for the moment :-(

"...Anyway, I hope you make it over and I would be happy for you to visit us if you wish..."

If I wish ? What a question ! :-) Of course I do !

"...We have some Nepenthes and a few Heliamphora in the nurseries..." yes, "some" is a very unspecific word *g* How many people are there in the world who grow more Nepenthes than you ?

Martin
 
Hey Rob,

Could you please tell us more about the Drosera there? Also, what other Drosera have you come across in your travels? I would be very interested in obtaining seed of anything you find as long as there's a location attached. Please email me at sundew@hotmail.com if this is possible.

Thanks,
Matt
 
Sorry for the slow reply to the question asked earlier, I've been away for a few days.

No, I have not yet seen any Drosera here. D. burmanii used to be common in Hong Kong where I used to live and I'm not surprised to hear it grows here too. I propbably haven't been to the right places. Sri Lanka has a remarkably diverse range of terrains for such a small island. Perhaps Martin will get to see more of it when he gets here than I do!

I'll look out for the Utrics and as I see them I'll photograph them and post the photos so you utric experts can identify them.
 
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