Meadowview, Post Internship

[Wire Man]

Email Dr. Sheridan, he'll work everything out with you.

I love that shot! I need to get it printed.

 

[Wire Man]

3-14-12

Red Sphagnum after the controlled burn. It is regenerating now.

Red Sphagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glandulifera x boschiana. The name is a mouthful, but I'm beginning to really like this one. The peristome is really pretty.

N. glandulifera x boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glandulifera x boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii "Pink"

N. veitchii "Pink" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Red Dragon'

N. "Red Dragon" by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. ionantha, still flowering.

P. ionantha Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. fusca and N. maxima "Tentena" upper.

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

N. alata "Red". A beast of a pitcher on this one.

N. alata "Red" by Wire Man, on Flickr

How do you........

Pitcher in a Pitcher by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Ruffle Leaf"

N. maxima 'Ruffle Leaf' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena" upper.

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

Finishing up the new plants beds before they're plumbed.

Plant Beds by Wire Man, on Flickr

A wide angle of the greenhouse.

Greenhouse by Wire Man, on Flickr

The Nepenthes shelves.

Nepenthes Shelves. by Wire Man, on Flickr

Seedlings galore.

Seedlings by Wire Man, on Flickr

VFTs in HDR

HDR flytraps by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

3-20-12

Thousands of D. capensis seedlings.

D. capensis Seedlings by Wire Man, on Flickr

U. subulata flowers

U. subulata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta

N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

Repotted seedlings have responded very nicely.

Repotted Seedlings by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. brevifolia in flowering mode.

D. brevifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum compactum

Sphagnum compactum by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii "Pink"

N. veitchii "Pink" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata

N. truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Darlingtonia

Darlingtonia by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cushion Sphagnum

Cushion SPhagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

I thought this was interesting

Purple Core by Wire Man, on Flickr

Adlorvanda has woken up.

Aldrovanda by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. x formosa seedlings

S. x formosa by Wire Man, on Flickr

S x formosa by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. gigantea flower

P. gigantea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolochioides)

N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolocioides) by Wire Man, on Flickr

Golden club!!!

Golden CLub by Wire Man, on Flickr

Golden Club by Wire Man, on Flickr

Golden Club by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flower buds

Q3205893 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia flower buds by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. rosea

S. rosea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Ruffle Leaf" in HDR

HDR N maxima ruffle by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena" upper and N. fusca in HDR

HDR N maxima tentena by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena" in HDR

HDR N maxima tentena 2 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Heli]

I gotta say.. those are some incredible plants and incredible photography!

 

[Wire Man]

Thank you. I have plenty more to come.

 

[Dexenthes]

Cool stuff, those are some purdy N. maxima

 

[Wire Man]

You like the N, maxima? Oh, just wait.

Blueberry flowers

Blueberry Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

Clearing the preserve of hardwoods.

Q4045989 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4045990 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia flowers coming up everywhere.

Q4045991 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4045992 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Golden club!

Golden club by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4045994 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4045995 by Wire Man, on Flickr

New, huge N. maxima pitcher

N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

Love the color on this one.

N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolochioides) by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Dwarf" true upper pitcher. I kind of like the lack of color.

N. maxima "Dwarf" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena" close to a full upper.

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

N. veitchii "Pink"

N. veitchii "Pink" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. smilesii basal pitcher. The main stem was attacked by thrips, so it made a basal with huge pitchers! These are larger than the pitchers it came with.

N. smilesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

Another seedling of the previous crop that has some amazing color. Hopefully it stays like this.

Pink Seedling by Wire Man, on Flickr

Pink Seedling by Wire Man, on Flickr

And another one.

Q4046004 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chuck Hall purps.

Chuck Hall purps by Wire Man, on Flickr

Huge N. x mixta upper.

N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima looking pretty.

N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata relative compared to actual N. alata (right). Note the differences. N. alata is also pubescent, retains the alas in upper pitchers, and has a pinched leaf base by the stem. The relative doesn't.

N. alata and Relative. by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for something jaw dropping...... Older N. maxima pitcher compared to the newest one. It's huge......

N. maxima Comparison by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flower Buds by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flower Buds by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[tje25]

Beautifull as always Wire Man!!!

 

[Wire Man]

N. northiana

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Dwarf", comparing an intermediate-upper to a true upper. The color and shape differences are very noticeable.

N. maxima "Dwarf" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Dwarf" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava "Georgia Giant" seedlings!

S. flava "Georgia Giant" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava "Georgia Giant" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. rosea seedlings.

S. rosea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila seedlings already cranking out pitchers.

S. oreophila by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[maxima]

WOW! Really loving the plants and your photography, thanks for sharing.

 

[brinkerh420]

I am in LOVE with the Chuck Hall Purps!

 

[Wire Man]

I am in LOVE with the Chuck Hall Purps!

Me too. Most of them are going to be joining their parents soon. Some might make it into cultivation? They are very pretty plants, and look different from any other purp I've seen.

I took some photos for the upcoming database of the open flowers today. I need some suggestions for some photos to include. Should I include photos of developing pitchers?

We might also be burning Joseph Pines tomorrow, so expect some photos of a big burn soon.

 

[Wire Man]

We burned Joseph Pines yesterday!!! It was intense! The right side of my body is a little singed from standing in a really hot spot for too long to get a video. There will be plenty of photos and a pretty nice video on the way soon. Just as a warning, I started the day with a 16GB memory card with 1,600 photos available and ended with just about 700 spare shots. Yeah, lots of footage.

 

[Wire Man]

Update from 4-19-12

S. purpurea Wisconsin

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Compared to S. purpurea Caroline County, VA

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Ecdysed by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chuck Hall purps

S. purpurea Chuck Hall by Wire Man, on Flickr

Purp seeds

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Dwarf" upper has darkened a bit.

N. maxima "Dwarf" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. reinwardtiana working on some uppers.

N. reinwardtiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

Gargantuan N. x mixta upper!

N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii "Pink"

N. veitchii "Pink" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. lecuo 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' seedlings.

S. leuco 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' "Green Striped Lid" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leuco 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' "Green Striped Lid" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leuco 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' "Pale" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leuco 'Burgundy' x 'Powhatan' "Reticulate" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. psittacina seedling

S. psittacina by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. rosea seedlings

S. rosea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila

S. oreophila by Wire Man, on Flickr

I thought this was strange

N. ventricosa by Wire Man, on Flickr

I'm not one to glorify N. x ventrata, but this was awesome!

N. x ventrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae intermediate-upper pitchers!!!!

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. eymae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolocioides)

N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolochioides) by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolocioides) by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia flowers!!!

S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi x alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. "Lemon" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi x alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. "Red Velvet" by Wire Man, on Flickr

The 3 acre preserve is looking awesome

Q4196225 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4196226 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4196228 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Forgot what this is

Q4196231 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flowers from the purps coming up.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cinnamon ferns

Cinnamon Fern by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cinnamon Fern by Wire Man, on Flickr

Blueberries ripening

Blueberry fruit by Wire Man, on Flickr

This will be interesting....

Pine Within a Hardwood by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4196241 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q4196242 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Nepenthesis]

Are most of the species in their collection for sale to the general public? I see Nepenthes listed for sale on the website, but nothing specific.

 

[Wire Man]

Nepenthes can be purchased through inquiry. A lot of the Neps only have one growing point, so cuttings are risky. However, I'm going to try to make cuttings of some of the larger Neps. N. x mixta should be on the list soon, as it's huge! Other Neps that may be joining the cuttings list are;
-alata relative
-alata "hairy red"
-x mixta
-Miranda
-reinwardtiana (questionable, as I'm kinda short and can't reach it)
-maxima "Tentena"
-Red Dragon
I'll talk to Dr. Sheridan about this tomorrow and see what we can do.

Sarracenia on the other hand, completely different story.

 

[amphirion]

beautiful stuffs sir! and the sarr flowers...CRAZY!

 

[Wire Man]

Thanks! There are plenty more flowers. S. "Snowflake" looks amazing right now. I'm taking a lot of photos for the Sarracenia database we're working on. It's exhausting...... However, Mike's concept site is looking amazing!

Now to Ernie Wilson's property.

Cypripedium aucale in bloom.

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Baby Spider by Wire Man, on Flickr

This looks very different from what it did in winter. Possible Cushion Sphagnum?

Sphagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cypripedium acaule by Wire Man, on Flickr

The original Chuck Hall purps. They didn't flower this year

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Back at Meadowview. Sphag. "Cushion"

Cushion SPhagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava

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

Sarracenia Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi x alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. "Lemon" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. "Lemon" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Nepenthes Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea Chuck Hall by Wire Man, on Flickr

rubra gulfensis ancestral

S. "Georgia Fall Line Sand Hill" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii "Pink"

N. veitchii "Pink" by Wire Man, on Flickr

The next photos will be of the Joseph Pines burn.

 

[bluemax]

Whoa! This collection of plant pulchritude deserves an essay of praise and I only have a short paragraph. Very nice stuff, Wireman. 'Love seeing the Cyps and those Chuck Halls are really something special.

 

[potted_plants]

Amazing plants .
Is there any way for the general public to get ahold of some of that cushion sphagnum?