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My Sarracenia hybrid's latest leaf since I moved it down to Newport News. It's getting less light, therefor it looks like this. Lower Light by Wire Man, on Flickr
I set up a small terrarium to grow Nepenthes, Drosera, and Utrics in. I think they like it.
Here's N. maxima "Lake Poso" unfolding a new leaf. N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr
N. smilesii inflating a new pitcher. Inflating by Wire Man, on Flickr
Today was full of excellence. I was called in to get fitted for an actual costume for Howl-O-Scream, and the post office finally realized that this had arrived.
This poor thing had been sitting at the postoffice for a week without any notification of its arrival. Thankfully it's still alive.
Nepenthes smilesii popped open a new pitcher on Sunday, a bit smaller than the previous one. That's expected with being moved.
And we have D. burmannii seed germination! They're so tiny! The N. burkei is starting to grow after the traumatic post office experience. N. smilesii will be making its journey to Meadowview tonight, where it should thrive.
Thanks! I can see the new leaf peeling out now. I acquired some cuttings of a monsterous Nep that was donated to Meadowview very recently. I think it's a N. x mixta. There are 2 of them, each have 3-4 vines that are 6 feet long each! I'm just asking for trouble....
N. maxima "Lake Poso" just opened a new pitcher yesterday. It's doing the typical maxima thing with only retaining one pitcher while in the rosette form. Little N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr
Thanks! The ventrata is actually developing spots. What's funny is that it's getting less light in my apartment window than it did in my bedroom window in Fredericksburg, but it pitchered down here... Strange plants.
I don't know how I forgot these! They're showing a lot of potential. S. purpurea seedlings from a bog in Caroline County, VA which was sprayed with herbicide in the spring. This population may disappear in the near future, which is a shame since they're gorgeous! Showing Promise by Wire Man, on Flickr Tiny Pitchers by Wire Man, on Flickr Seedling purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr
The veins in this seedling have darkened to the point that they're nearly black! Hopefully some of the siblings show the same trait.
They've darkened even more since I took this photo. Some of the other seedlings have a body that is almost pure red and a normal hood. I'm hoping that more of the "black veined" traits show up as more seedlings mature. I might be able to register them as a cultivar. The hoods are getting even more dramatic as the get larger.
These are definitely the plants for you then, Croft. They're definitely seedlings. You can see the immature leaves of the others around the miniature adult leaves, which are maybe an inch long.
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