Meadowview, Post Internship

[Wire Man]

Instead of making several threads for every season, I'll be posting my photos from Meadowview here. I live close by and volunteer frequently, so this one thread will keep things nice and tidy.

Anyways, we just finished up our volunteer week yesterday. We got a lot accomplished, as you will see with the week of photos. So, here they are!

S. rubra ssp. gulfensis, the giant form. This plant rivals the height of some flavas and okee giants.

S. rubra ssp. gulfensis by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. rubra ssp. gulfensis by Wire Man, on Flickr

A few species of Sphagnum from Caroline County, VA. We're working on IDing it, and getting it into cultivation

Sphagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr

I call this "cushion" Sphagnum. You can see why.

Sphagnum sp. by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum sp. by Wire Man, on Flickr

Probably S. rubellum. It's much darker than most forms of red Sphag.

Sphagnum rubellum by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata cranked out a beauty while I was gone.

N. truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii "pink" looking very, very hairy.

N. veitchii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor seedlings that Richard and I repotted over the summer are doing very nicely.

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

Antho-free seedling.

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

The Cephs are liking the new under-bench lighting.

Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata "red"

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

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

N. x mixta upper pitcher.

N. x mixta upper pitcher by Wire Man, on Flickr

One of the nicest N. khasiana pitchers I've ever seen!

N. khasiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. veitchii

Nepenthes veitchii by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata "hairy red" chugging along. It has 5 growing points now.

N. alata "hairy red" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata "hairy red" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Draw me like one of your French girls...

Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls by Wire Man, on Flickr

Exquisitely formed N. alata "red" pitcher.

N. alata red by Wire Man, on Flickr

Another form of N. khasiana

N. khasiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some S. leucophylla "burgundy" x "Powhatan" seedlings that will be ready to move outside this summer.

QC183732 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Popped by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Devon]

Outstanding photos, and gorgeous specimens. I love seeing your pictures!

 

[Wire Man]

Sphagnum compactum, I think.

Sphagnum compactum by Wire Man, on Flickr

And I think Sphagnum molle

Sphagnum molle by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea from the Chuck Hall bog. These are offspring from the last 2 plants.

S. purpurea Chuck Hall by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea Chuck Hal by Wire Man, on Flickr

Antho-free hybrid seedlings.

Hybrids by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. dielsiana

D. dielsiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. bicalcarata's latest pitcher.

N. bicalcarata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. bicalcarata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Tentena" upper pitcher.

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

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

N. smilesii

N. smilesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata "red"

Red N. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leuco x "Powhatan" again

Red by Wire Man, on Flickr

A better shot of the antho-free seedlings.

No Red Here by Wire Man, on Flickr

Chuck Hall purp, again

Chuck Hall by Wire Man, on Flickr

Rudbeckia heliopsidis seedling

Seedling by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. sibuyanensis x [spectabilis x aristolochioides]

Complex Cross by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ventricosa

N. ventricosa by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. nidiformis flowers scapes.

Scapes by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x mixta

Growing by Wire Man, on Flickr

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Thanks, Devon! I have plenty more where these came from. Of course, I have some more Sphagnum pics for you.

 

[JennB]

Sooo beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing them!

 

[lance]

Wonderful pics!! That N. Mixta sure is an eye catcher!

 

[Wire Man]

N. x mixta is a beauty! It has two colorful parents, and it grows insanely fast. I wonder what would happen if it was crossed with N. platychila?

Last set of photos for the night.

The ancestral form of S. rubra ssp. gulfensis, S. "Georgia Fall Lines Sand Hill"

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

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

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

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

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

S. "Red Flame"

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

And the giant gulfensis again.

S. rubra ssp. gulfensis by Wire Man, on Flickr

Jasper County, Texas S. alata

S. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Really dark form of Sphagnum rubellum

Sphagnum rubellum by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea f heterophylla x veinless

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

My D. capensis is flowering again, much more robust this time.

D. capensis by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capensis by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. "Matoaka" looks really good right now.

S. "Matoaka" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. "Matoaka" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Meadow Creek Pond was frozen over.

Frozen by Wire Man, on Flickr

Counting S. rosea seeds. THis is not for the impatient.

Full Capsule by Wire Man, on Flickr

These ones were very, very purple.

Purple Seeds by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Cthulhu138]

I'm going to try and go to Meadowview on my way back from N.C. this summer, I've wanted to for a while. I might need some of that cushion sphagnum ! Awesome pics.

 

[Wire Man]

It's worth the stop. Depending on how my job search goes, I might be there this summer yet again.
We have a few bags of the cushion Sphag that I collected from Caroline and Surry County. Hopefully we can get it ID'ed soon, because I'd love to know what it is. Just wait until you see some of the other Sphagnums I took photos of this week, and one that I discovered right down the road. It's really, really dark and fluffy!

 

[Cthulhu138]

What part of the state is it in ? How far from 95 ?

 

[Wire Man]

It's close to Bowling Green, 20 miles or so from 95.

Controlled burn photos will be added tomorrow. I wish there was a way to relay the heat and smell of it. Everything smelled like marshmallows afterwards.

 

[Wire Man]

We were eating lunch after raking firebreaks when Phil did this...

QC203830 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203831 by Wire Man, on Flickr

And burning the preserve.

QC203835 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203836 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203838 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203839 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203840 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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QC203855 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203856 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203857 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203858 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203860 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Deck the halls with burning holly...

QC203861 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203863 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203864 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203865 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[corky]

great thread i really enjoyed it thanks for posting,you got some nice photos

 

[DragonsEye]

That was interesting! Love some of those mosses!

 

[Whimgrinder]

Thats a particularly beautiful alata "red". Where, may I ask, did you get that from?

Merry Christmas, folks!
Paul

 

[Wire Man]

No problem, I like keeping everyone updated on what we're doing. I'm a particular fan of the mosses, too. I have plenty more mosses to post over the next few days.

I have no clue where the red alatas came from. Mike donated the one that was photographed, at least, and the "hairy red" came from Bob Hanrahan, I believe.

 

[amphirion]

BURN IT TO THE GROUND!

awesome controlled burns! let the sarracenia take over!

 

[Wire Man]

More burn photos!

QC203867 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203868 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203869 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203870 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203872 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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QC203878 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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QC203881 by Wire Man, on Flickr

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QC203890 by Wire Man, on Flickr

That was a mattress....

QC203892 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203897 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203899 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Pine resin.

QC203902 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203907 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum palustre

Sphagnum palustre by Wire Man, on Flickr

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And now some turkey parts!

QC203918 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203919 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203920 by Wire Man, on Flickr

QC203921 by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[vraev]

dude...awsome pics. I love that cushion moss. Need to find some way to get samples of that stuff. lol!

 

[Cthulhu138]

You guys should make a trip down to the Green Swamp in North Carolina... and torch the hell out of it ! It needs to be burnt very badly and hasn't been in years.

 

[pappydew]

Very cool!!!