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Here are a few larger shots of some of the pitcher plants from this Fall. The Cephalotus are slowing their growth a bit and now beginning to produce their "vegetative" flat leaves; and the Heliamphora are growing more rapidly with the arrival of colder weather -- yet another reason why I largely prefer them to Sarracenia. No phyllodia , no dying back to the rhizome, no assumptions from family and friends that you've killed half the garden . . .

Cephalotus follicularis cv. "Hummer's Giant"
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CFHG-B.jpg

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Heliamphora heterodoxa x ionasii (a naturally-occurring hybrid)
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Hhetxio.jpg


H. nutans (Tramen) x ionasii (a naturally-occurring hybrid)
Hnutans-x-ionasii.jpg


H. heterodoxa x minor (the ever-expanding)
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H. folliculata
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H. ionasii, H. sp. "Angasima", and a young first pitcher of H. chimantensis
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H. sarracenioides (developing its first adult pitcher -- finally)
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Man, I'm so envious of your Cephalotus.
 
Wow, I love all of those plants! I like how the helis all have a nice red tint.
 
Unbelievable. Those photos are amazing. Maybe my blood sugar is low, but I'm serious when I say that some of those pictures are just memorizing.

xvart.
 
Unbelievable. Those photos are amazing. Maybe my blood sugar is low, but I'm serious when I say that some of those pictures are just memorizing.

xvart.

Thanks for those kind words. I was digging through some recent photos and thought that I would post a few -- more than a few as it turned out.

I am still digging through thousands of slides (anyone here still remember Fujichrome® and Kodachrome® -- both the slide film and the Paul Simon song?) from the early 1990s, trying to find traces of my backpacking, slack-jawed punk days in Venezuela and Guyana with lots of Brocchinia and Heliamphora shots . . .
 
So...many...helis....

Do you ever make crosses yourself? I've never seen a nutans "Tramen" hybrid.

I go to San Francisco about twice a year - maybe we could meet up sometime?
 
Speechless! I love 'em all!
 
Very Nice plants David! So jealous of your Heliamphora!XO
 
And no one was impressed by the live LFS? Great looking plants!
 
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:drool: Just noticed the new pics! I would love it if I got a heli (or ceph) that looks half as good as any of those plants!
 
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Really like the 1st pic's nicely-detailed closeup of Ceph teeth. They are very cool plants!
 
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No, I haven't made any crosses myself, due mainly to the haphazard timing of the blooms; and another grower had poor results keeping Heliamphora pollen refrigerated -- though I may give that a try down the line . . .
 
  • #13
Beautiful pics BB, very nice plants and camera mate

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