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Meadowview, Post Internship

  • #41
We haven't seen any Sarracenia on the new land, but we may be planting them in appropriate areas.

Our Drosera collection consists of the following;
Temperate;
-brevifolia
-capillaris (normal form, long arm)
-filiformis
-filiformis var. tracyi
-intermedia
-rotundifolia
and a few hybrids

Tropical
-dielsiana
-nidiformis
-capensis (normal, alba, broad leaf, narrow leaf)
-binata var multifida
-binata var dichotoma
-spatulata

I'm working on building up the dew collection. We're limited as to what we can grow since we only have a lowland greenhouse, so tuberous, pygmy, and highland dews are out of the question.

What do you mean by "squatchy"? I love the look of frozen pines.
 
  • #42
We had another volunteer day on Saturday with a huge crew!

Nate returns, helping the governor's school volunteers with moving dirt to level the plant beds.

Q2185023 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dormant cushion Sphagnum

Q2185024 by Wire Man, on Flickr

My girlfriend came with me this time,, bringing out total number of volunteers to 11!

Q2185028 by Wire Man, on Flickr

One of the nearly finished plant beds, very straight and level.

Q2185030 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mike donated a Darlingtonia! We'll see how this one does.

Q2185033 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185034 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185035 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Nepenthes maxima dwarf form made another few uppers.

Q2185036 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185038 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glandulifera x boschiana that Mike also donated.

Q2185039 by Wire Man, on Flickr

An utterly massive N. x mixta upper pitcher!

Q2185040 by Wire Man, on Flickr

An unusually large N. ventricosa pitcher.

Q2185041 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. spatulata

Q2185042 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Seedlings

Q2185043 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185044 by Wire Man, on Flickr

The huge N. x mixta pitcher, up closer.

Q2185045 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Darlingtonia

Q2185046 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. insignis

Q2185047 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii "Pink"

Q2185048 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. macrovulgaris

Q2185049 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. bicalcarata

Q2185050 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ventricosa

Q2185051 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. northiana, sulking a bit.

Q2185052 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. dielsiana

Q2185053 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum and some rare grass.

Q2185054 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. nidiformis

Q2185056 by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. nidiformis by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dr. Sheridan and Whiney checking for scale.

Q2185057 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mike, prepping for scale extermination as well.

Q2185058 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dormant purps on the 3 acres.

Q2185059 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185060 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Phil helping Mike Hammond with the plant bed construction

Q2185062 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185063 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Moving the S. leuco 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' hybrids to an upper shelf after scale treatment.

Q2185064 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185065 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Rudbeckia heliopsidis seedlings are growing nicely.

Q2185066 by Wire Man, on Flickr

More of the Chuck Hall purps.

Q2185067 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Whiney, gathering pots for scale treatment.

Q2185069 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185070 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mike Anderson and some of our younger volunteers.

Q2185071 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cephs

Q2185072 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Erin came back with her fertilization experiments. We were rather impressed.

Q2185074 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185075 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185078 by Wire Man, on Flickr

One was even flowering!

Q2185079 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185080 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Anthocyanin free hybrids, S. leucophylla x alata

Q2185081 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q2185082 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A really, really deformed N. eymae upper pitcher.

Q2185084 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. reinwardtiana

N. reinwardtiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leuco 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan'

S. leucophylla 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' by Wire Man, on Flickr

Nate, Whiney, and Mike at the end of the day.

Q2185091 by Wire Man, on Flickr
 
  • #43
Awesome pics! I can't wait to get back up there.
 
  • #45
Thanks! I'm going to try some HDRs next time. Mason, you should see how the plant beds are coming along. It's going to free up so much space, which will immediately be taken up by repotting!
 
  • #46
Photos from the 7th.

Dave Evans dropped these P. gigantea off. They're massive!

P. gigantea by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. gigantea by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. gigantea Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now with my hand for size comparison.

P. gigantea by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. gigantea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Wavy Leaf"

N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. copelandii

N. copelandii by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii "Pink"

N. veitchii by Wire Man, on Flickr

I really like the shape of the uppers on this N. alata

N. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima

N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor seedlings, taking off.

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae intermediate and lowers with some nice color.

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

These are still looking good.

Sarracenia hybrids by Wire Man, on Flickr

Winnie, repotting seedlings.

Q3075493 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mike Hammond, repotting as well.

Q3075494 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A rare occurance, U. subulata flower!

U. subulata by Wire Man, on Flickr

This high bush blueberry branch was slightly buried under a brush pile. Look what happened.

Regrowth by Wire Man, on Flickr

Regrowth by Wire Man, on Flickr

Regrowth by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dave, helping clean up the Central VA preserve before the burn.

Q3075509 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata, working on a big one.

N. truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for some fun, and something a little outside the comfort zone. HDR!!!!

S. purpurea in HDR.

HDR S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta in HDR.

HDR N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima Dwarf Form in HDR.

HDR N. maxima Dwarf Form by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata "Hairy Red" in HDR.

HDR N. alata Hairy Red by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata in HDR.

HDR N. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now to some compare and contrast. First, a non-HDR N. maxima

N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now in HDR.

HDR N. maxima Dark by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata, non-HDR.

N. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr
HDR

HDR N. alata 2 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cephalotus non-HDR

Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr
HDR

HDR Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr
 
  • #47
Another update from March-13-12

Sphagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Seedlings

Sarracenia hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chuck Hall purps

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ampullaria, just opened.

N. ampullaria by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae, intermediate.

N. eymae Intermediate Pitcher by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae, lower

N. eymae Lower Pitcher by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. intermedia breaking dormancy.

Breaking Dormancy by Wire Man, on Flickr

"Cushion" Sphagnum

S. "Cushion" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum "Cushion" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Helleborus on the property line.

Helleborus x hybridus by Wire Man, on Flickr

Helleborus x hybridus by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for the controlled burn!

Q3085558 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085559 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085559 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085559 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085560 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085561 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085564 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085566 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085567 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085568 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085569 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085571 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085572 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085574 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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Q3085576 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085581 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085583 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085586 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085588 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3085589 by Wire Man, on Flickr
 
  • #48
nice stuffs. those sarr hybrids are nice! very pale/pastel looking....
 
  • #49
Some of them have nearly white lids. Wait until you see some of the other hybrids. I shot the rest of the photos of last week in RAW, and of course my version of photoshop doesn't support RAW from my camera, so they've been undergoing a mess of an editing process on my dad's computer..... Hopefully they'll be up tomorrow.
 
  • #50
Spectacular shots as always Wireman. I love that cushion sphagnum man. Beautiful. :)
 
  • #51
The Cushion Sphag is actually growing again, already. It should completely cover the pot in a few weeks.
 
  • #52
Ready for some more photos? These are from March 13th.
We'll start off with S. leuco 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' and how variable it's proving to be.

Variant 1: faint windows, red top, nearly vertical lid.

Q3135619 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135620 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Variant 2: Dark red, horizontal lid, no windows.

Q3135621 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Variant 3: Dark veins, strong windows, slightly angled lid.

Q3135622 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Variant 4: Tall neck, narrow veins
Variant 5: Deep red, faint windows, big nearly vertical lid.

Q3135623 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Variant 6: large mouth, angled lid

Q3135624 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. fusca transitioning to intermediates?

N. fusca by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima 'Tentena' upper.

N. maxima 'Tentena' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ampullaria

N. ampullaria by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. fusca

N. fusca by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chuck Hall purps. This one might be a pinstripe.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Hood veining.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

They're looking so good! Each one is different, and their color keeps getting better and better. Hopefully they'll go join their parents this summer.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor seedlings.

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

Ceph

Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr

New N. truncata pitcher.

N. truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta

N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for the burn!

Q3135649 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135650 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135652 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135653 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135655 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135657 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135660 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135662 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135659 by Wire Man, on Flickr
 
  • #53
Those leucophylla are beautiful! I love the one variant that is solid red
 
  • #54
They're actually leuco hybrids. That one is going to look really nice when it fully matures.

More burn photos.
Notice the glowing tree trunk.

Q3135663 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135664 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135666 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135669 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135670 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135671 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135672 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135675 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135677 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dead stumps burn nicely.

Q3135679 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135680 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135682 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135686 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135688 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135690 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135689 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135693 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135697 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135698 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135701 by Wire Man, on Flickr

And then I started getting a little carried away...

Q3135702 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135708 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Tilt-shift simulator.

Q3135716 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135717 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135719 by Wire Man, on Flickr

I really, really like the way these two turned out.

Q3135721 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135721b by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135729 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135730 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135733 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135748 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q3135751 by Wire Man, on Flickr

And as a parting shot, HDR seedlings.

HDR Sarracenia seedlings 2 by Wire Man, on Flickr
 
  • #56
Wait until you see the size of the latest N. maxima lower pitcher. It's huge!
 
  • #57
awesome plants and pics! Are you guys open to the public? I was thinking about stopping by.
 
  • #58
We are open to the public, but you need to schedule an appointment first.
 
  • #59
Ah thank you. How exactly would I schedule an appointment? Would I need to call?
 
  • #60
The silhouette-like photo of someone against the smoke... that's gorgeous.
 
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