Meadowview, Post Internship

[Wire Man]

The snakes are usually hiding this time of year, it gets too hot for them to stay out all day.

5-7-12

Ferns everywhere

Q5077095 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5077097 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Ferns by Wire Man, on Flickr

The hybrid seedlings are growing even bigger!

Sarracenia hybrids by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. northiana

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[bluemax]

I've been behind on this thread. It's been a treat catching up. I love snakes, even hard-biting ones. I've always wanted to grow N. alata and now I want it even more. Very nice pitcher.

 

[Wire Man]

I'm behind, too. Need to post more photos that I took about a month ago. N. alata is a pretty plant, just hard to find the actual thing. Hopefully we'll have cuttings up for offer soon.

 

[Wire Man]

5-8-12

These guy randomly showed up in the greenhouse, freshly molted from its larval shell.

Dragonfly in the Greenhouse by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glandulifera x boschiana lid. Very pretty markings.

N. glandulifera x boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. northiana, again.

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

Iris virginica

Iris virginica by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. burbidgeae making a nicely shaped and colored pitcher.

N. burbidgeae by Wire Man, on Flickr

Two veitchiis

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

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

N. ampullaria

N. ampullaria by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima 'Tentena'

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

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

N. sibuyanensis x (spectabilis x aristolocioides) peristome teeth!!!

Peristome by Wire Man, on Flickr

The Meadowview Monster, naturally out of focus.

Meadowview Monster by Wire Man, on Flickr

Leather beetle, and not a very happy one. It was hissing at me.

Leather Beetle by Wire Man, on Flickr

Leather Beetle by Wire Man, on Flickr

Leather Beetle by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for some of my favorite photos I've ever taken! These turned out far better than imagined.
This jumping spider was very ambitious in going after this fly....

Ambitious Spider by Wire Man, on Flickr

Ambitious Spider by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chesterfield purp

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chuck Hall purp seedling

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now some wind altered HDR images!

S. alabamensis ssp. wherryi x minor

HDR S wherryi x minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. 'Snowflake'

HDR S. Snowflake by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. 'Apollo'

HDR S. Apollo by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chesterfield purps

HDR S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alata

HDR S. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla

HDR S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

So what is the 'Meadowview Monster'? A big turtle? Fish?

 

[Wire Man]

It's a very big red belly slider. She was to ofar away to tell exactly how big. We found a huge one last year.

 

[Heli]

Wow great pictures! I like that maxima, looks like a slender burbridgeae.

 

[Wire Man]

Well said. Maybe that's why I like maxima so much. It grows a lot faster than burbidgeae does, too.

 

[bluemax]

I really like the delicate, rosy coloring of the Chesterfield purpurea. Subtle and striking at the same time, if that is possible. And your jumping spider shots are world-class.

 

[Wire Man]

It does have a rather attractive color. Thanks for the compliments! I couldn't believe the spider photos turned out that well, to be honest.

 

[Wire Man]

5-9-12

S. flava var. rugelii "Florida Giant"

Chasm by Wire Man, on Flickr

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

I think these are called bluebells. They're tiny little dragonflies.

Bluebell by Wire Man, on Flickr

The purps on the preserve need more light! The problem was recently corrected.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

There should be dark red veins on these...

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now a visual comparison of Lilium superbum and Mediola

Lilium superbum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mediola by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lotus flower

Lotus Bloom by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Photos from 5-10-12

The Cushion Sphagnum sent up some sporophytes.

Cushion Sphagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sporophytes by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sporophytes by Wire Man, on Flickr

Working on some crosses.

Q5107506 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5107508 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5107509 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5107511 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5107512 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5107513 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5107515 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. cuprea

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

Bagging some flowers for new crosses.

Q5107521 by Wire Man, on Flickr

This U. inflata raft was unbelievably massive!

U. inflata by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

5-15-12

N. burbidgeae

N. burbidgeae by Wire Man, on Flickr

Odd clouds

Incoming by Wire Man, on Flickr

The Sphagnum looked good.

Sphagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lilium superbum growing very strongly

Lilium superbum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Lilium superbum by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sporophytes everywhere

Sphagnum Sporophytes by Wire Man, on Flickr

Forgot what this was

Q5157624 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

5-22-12

N. glandulifera x boschiana started making some nice sized pitchers.

N. glandulifera x boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glandulifera x boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. burbidgeae

N. burbidgeae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x chelsonii

N. x chelsonii by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x chelsonii by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. northiana

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

Now off to Bill Scholl's pond to collect more flytraps for orders
Ian found this spider carrying her eggs

With Young by Wire Man, on Flickr

And then I found this caterpillar hunter beetle. They're really fast, as you can see.

Speed by Wire Man, on Flickr

I caught it!

Caterpillar Hunter by Wire Man, on Flickr

Caterpillar Hunter by Wire Man, on Flickr

Liparis liliifolia in bloom

Q5227656 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227658 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227659 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227660 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227661 by Wire Man, on Flickr

L. liliifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr

Goodyera repens

Goodyera repens by Wire Man, on Flickr

Pretty, fragrant flowers

Q5227666 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227667 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227668 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

Gorgeous flowers! That Liparis is something I haven't seen before!

 

[Wire Man]

Gathering flytraps

Q5227670 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flytraps by Wire Man, on Flickr

Farming by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227680 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227681 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227682 by Wire Man, on Flickr

purps and rubras

Sarracenia Slope by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. intermedia

D. intermedia by Wire Man, on Flickr

Little fella had good balance

Frog by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purp heterophylla

S. purpurea f. heterophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea f. heterophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea f. heterophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea f. heterophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227692 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Laurel by Wire Man, on Flickr

What is this?!

Q5227695 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Iris verna

Iris by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava

S. flava by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. oreophila by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

Native VA cactus

Virginia Cactus by Wire Man, on Flickr

Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Laurel by Wire Man, on Flickr

Neat tree stump

Q5227709 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5227710 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. rubra x minor

S. rubra x minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

Rose Pogonia

Rose Pogonia by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

A closeup of the frog

Perch by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Gorgeous flowers! That Liparis is something I haven't seen before!

I don't know how I missed your reply...

Native orchids aren't too terribly well known over here. That Liparis is really common for an orchid, surprisingly. The weird part is how diverse and broadly distributed the Liparis genus is.

 

[Wire Man]

5-31-2012

Calopogons in bloom

C. tuberosus by Wire Man, on Flickr

C. tuberosus by Wire Man, on Flickr

C. tuberosus by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flavas

S. flava by Wire Man, on Flickr

Calopogon tuberosus by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. filiformis var. tracyi flowers

D. filiformis var. tracyi by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. filiformis var. tracyi by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. filiformis var. tracyi by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. filiformis var. tracyi by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x chelsonii

N. x chelsonii by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. sanguinea, practically black

N. sanguinaea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena"

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

N. northiana

N. northiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glandulifera x boschiana

N. glandulifera x boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

One of Ian's donations, Hydnophytum simplex

Hydnophytum simplex by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x rocco imtermediate pitcher

N. x Rocco by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima flower

Nepenthes maxima Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta flower

Nepenthes x mixta Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for some seedlings, starting with the Chuck Hall purps

S. purpurea "Chuck Hall" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea "Chuck Hall" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea "Chuck Hall" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Clearing wood from the preserve

Q5317854 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5317855 by Wire Man, on Flickr

We got lucky with this one that fell off of the trailer

Luck by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for some termites that we found in a log

Termite Queen by Wire Man, on Flickr

Termite Queen by Wire Man, on Flickr

Soldier!

Termite Soldier by Wire Man, on Flickr

Termites by Wire Man, on Flickr

Termite Queen by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for a darkly colored toad

Dark Phase Toad by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dark Phase Toad by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dark Phase Toad by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dark Phase Toad by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Wire Man]

Funniest moment at Meadowview from yesterday.