Wire Man's Plants

[Iwest]

Nice update, those Reedy Creek purps are fantastic! They've got such nice red veination, very pretty plants. And Night Sky is a fantastic cultivar as well, the cross should come out great between that and Starry Night. I'm definitely going to be using my Night Sky for a ton of future hybrids as well

 

[Wire Man]

You just gave me an awesome idea! S. 'Night Sky' x Reedy Creek purp. Both Night Sky and Starry Night are going to be used extensively for hybrids over here, too. I'm going to cross pollinate the reedy creek purps next years and try to get some seeds distributed to other growers.

 

[richjam1986]

Great photos and video I always love the color on your purps. Jealous of your huge rafflesiana's. I immagine they would do great on your porch, but looks like their still settling in. Can't wait to see when they pitcher!

 

[Wire Man]

I had to give the rafflesianas back to Meadowview. I'm not going to have the space for them after I move, regardless of whether I get another job or not. Now, if I could keep them on the porch year round that would be a different story.

I only live 20 minutes away from the purps' homesite, so it would only make sense that they're thriving.

 

[bluemax]

I'm still a fan of your N. lavacola. The pitchers have that 'tubby' look that I like and the stripes on the peristome are striking. I enjoyed the video, too.

 

[Iwest]

You just gave me an awesome idea! S. 'Night Sky' x Reedy Creek purp. Both Night Sky and Starry Night are going to be used extensively for hybrids over here, too. I'm going to cross pollinate the reedy creek purps next years and try to get some seeds distributed to other growers.

Haha glad to have helped And that's a really good idea, the coloring on the two plants are so completely different, I bet you're going to get some great offspring out of that.The pigmentation on those seedlings will probably end up being pretty diverse. Ooh, if that lists not already filled up, keep me in mind for those Reedy Creek purp seeds next year! Those plants are incredible.

 

[Wire Man]

The N. lavicola pitchers are really variable. I've seen some really tubby lowers and some really thin ones. I think mine's one of the tubbier ones, but it still has some growing to do. It's a surprisingly variable species, despite its small range. The N. sibuyanensis should make some satisfyingly tubby pitchers soon.

I have a whole list of new Sarracenia hybrids to do next year. A lot of them will have to be done at Meadowview, since I don't have the space to raise all of the seedlings.

 

[Wire Man]

Another update!

N. 'Nile', which is (alata x 'Hong Kong') x (spectabilis x veitchii). The peristome isn't very showy, but it's just so elegantly shaped!

N. 'Nile' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. singalana x boschiana

N. singalana x boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

Coelogyne fimbriata

C. fimbriata by Wire Man, on Flickr

My Cattleya NOID. You can't say it isn't happy. Now how am I going to repot this thing? I'm pretty sure it broke the bottom of the pot, which I hand made....

Roots by Wire Man, on Flickr

C. fimbriata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Come on N. glabrata!

N. glabrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glabrata's pot

Sphagnum molle by Wire Man, on Flickr

I went from having 4 flytraps and more than I can count very quickly....

Flytrap Seedlings by Wire Man, on Flickr

These two are probably my favorite photos I've ever taken so far.
P. cyclosecta

P. cyclosecta Landscape by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta Landscape II by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. roseanna with gemmae

D. roseanna w/gemmae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Nile' with some backlighting

N. 'Nile' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ampullaria "Harlequin"

N. ampullaria "Harlequin" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Nile' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. burbidgeae, being slow

N. burbidgeae by Wire Man, on Flickr

Now outside

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Northern purp is doing very well

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Its head fell off last week

Unfortunate Wasp by Wire Man, on Flickr

This little jumping spider wanted to play Hand-and-Seek

Clever Girl by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cautious Jumper by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dionaea Veins by Wire Man, on Flickr

No idea what this beetle is, but it's weird looking.

Weird Beetle by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor has made a rather dense clump

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

leuco

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

gulfensis ancestral

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

S. jonesii with its UV reflective nectar roll and lid hairs

S. jonesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

Frogs have recently found the bog garden

Cricket Frog by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

This Argiope is relatively small compared to some others I have seen.

Argiope aurantia by Wire Man, on Flickr

And a very confused S. x naczii, flowering in late August

S. x naczii Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

Possible new cultivar of S. flava mcmcnair sent me

S. flava with reduced throat splotch by Wire Man, on Flickr

Really odd carpet of D. rotundifolia

D. rotundifolia Carpet by Wire Man, on Flickr

gulfensis ancestral is so fuzzy!

Fuzzy by Wire Man, on Flickr

And it had a jumping spider hiding in the pitcher

O Hai by Wire Man, on Flickr

More rotunds

D. rotundifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr

So, I left this N. x ventrata outside for 24 hours and this is what happened....

Well Fed by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. x ventrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Ants on Trial by Wire Man, on Flickr

A newer Coelogyne flower

C. fimbriata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Dormouse' intermediate pitcher

N. 'Dormouse' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Dormouse' by Wire Man, on Flickr

And my new Ceph made a new pitcher!

Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

Nice plants! And the beetle is a weevil of some sort. They like to eat plants.

 

[Wire Man]

I thought it was a weevil. The Argiopes usually eat them.

 

[Wire Man]

N. lavicola

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cephalotus colored up

Cephalotus by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. esseriana showing some weird color differences, despite being the same plant

P. esseriana by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. aliciae, what are you doing?!

D. aliciae by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glabrata upper pitcher inflating

N. glabrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. boschiana. This plant can get enormous!

N. boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Dormouse'

N. 'Dormouse' by Wire Man, on Flickr

With the help of mcmcniar I can finally tell the difference between these two species!
D. venusta, much more prominent hairs.

D. venusta by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. sp. "South Africa", much less hairy.

D. sp. "South Africa" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glabrata making more progress

N. glabrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. psittacina "Green" from jht-union. It looks like a var. okefenokeensis with highly reduced veining.

S. psittacina by Wire Man, on Flickr

That's the only spot veins are present on this thing.

S. psittacina by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. psittacina by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now for some Dionaea from jht-union

"Dentate"

Dionaea "Dentate" by Wire Man, on Flickr

"FTS Crimson Sawtooth"

Dionaea "FTS Crimson Sawtooth" by Wire Man, on Flickr

"Long Red Fingers"

Dionaea "Long Red Fingers by Wire Man, on Flickr

"Czech Giant"

Dionaea "Czech Giant" by Wire Man, on Flickr

"Royal Red"

Dionaea "Royal Red" by Wire Man, on Flickr

This pot is pretty much at capacity now.

Q9088990 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glabrata a few days before opening.

N. glabrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glabrata by Wire Man, on Flickr

What coffee treatment can do for you. Look at the size of that new leaf on N. maxima "Lake Poso"!!!

N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr

A triple stalk on D. aliciae.......

D. aliciae Triple Flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. roseanna

D. roseanna by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[limeslide]

Wow, your plants are amazing! I love the Nepenthes glabrata.

 

[Sundrew]

Do you know what the N. Dormouse's origins are? It's awesome!

 

[Wire Man]

Thanks! I need to upload the opened N. glabrata upper photos. It's awesome! N. 'Dormouse' is (ventricosa x bellii) x dubia. The bellii and dubia definitely make for a nice shape. It'll probably grow in just about any condition given its parents.

 

[Sundrew]

Cool, can't wait to see the glabrata pics.

 

[mass]

holy pic update batman!

I'm not really a VFT fan, but I'm loving those "Long Red Fingers". The look bloody cool.

 

[31drew31]

Love the lavicola Wireman!

 

[Vbkid]

Thanks for the great pictures!

 

[mcmcnair]

Very nice buddy! That glabrata truly is beautiful, thanks for bringing it back to life. Keep an eye on that S. psittacina, it just got treated for mealybugs, I treated it myself I want a print of that P. cyclosecta photo. Well done sir!

 

[Wire Man]

VFTs are better seen in person. There's something about "Long Red Fingers" that looks more menacing than usual. The glabrata is growing surprisingly quickly. I have that psitt in its own pot for a reason, aside from the fact that it's huge! I'll try to print one of those off before next weekend.