Recent content by AaronJ

Hey VFT, GH is about 3.8x2.6meters. I never got the evaporative cooler going and have not compensated either! In short, the plants simply got tougher. I did loose a few more sensitive plants last year, but it was not from low humidity in the summer. I lost them when I tried to turn off the...

Hey Gang, Its been over a year since I last posted an update of the Nepenthes glasshouse. It was just over a year ago when I pretty much ran out of space for more pots. So since then I have made few cuttings and have just let everything grow as it pleases. As you can see its geting hard to...

Thanks guys, Borneo is a wonderful place to visit Nepenthes or not. Though not cheap compared to much of Sth East Asia it’s a real action/adventure destination. Especially if you like wildlife and nature. Climbing Mt Kinabalu (4095m) and Mt Santubong (810m) were highlights and the fact that...

And this is from Mt Kinabalu in Sabah: Aaron

This series of pics are from the main road into the Semenggoh Orang-utan Sanctuary in Sarawak. I was blown away by the size of some of the Ampullaria plants!!!

Hi gang, Its been a long while since I have posted. However, having just returned from a trip to Borneo I thought I'd share a few Nep pics. I did not go to actively seek out Neps, but when the opportunity presented itself, or if I found some in passing, I got a few snaps. This first set are...

Tamlin, Glad the pics please you That is something that has puzzled me!  Yes, there is variation in colour from deep red to green.  It is clear that they go redder with more sun, as I have seen this in the few samples I have grown from seed from the same site.  But on the site this seems to...

Forgot one.... Ever wondered how they deal with fertile soil? Looks like they have no issue coming up through a nicely composted horse dropping:

Now for some close-ups: Hope you enjoyed! AJ

Thought I should start a new post rather than follow one from the last, due to the number of pics. These were taken yesterday on my parent’s 21 acre property just outside of Melbourne.  Its been raining a bit so the ground looks much wetter than it usually is.  All of these are growing on a Sth...

Thanks Sean. I did not even realise there was another rosette forming Drosera until I saw these old pics. So that means they have D. whittakeri, D. peltata (common form), and now D. peltata var. foliosa as well. Will have to get you guys to come up and take a look.  I'm pretty free after the...

Tamlin/Ron, I did have a heap of really good location photos but cannot find them. However I found 2 old ones from 2003 that are a start. I'll be heading up to my folks again in a few weeks and will see if they are up or not. I know these pics were taken in August, which is when they look about...

setep, Not sure your climate would suit even though the temps may seem similar. Isn't Sth Florida basically tropical? Where my specimines come from is temperate. These are Melbourne's AVERAGE temps: What this misses though is that where the D. whittakeria is growing (in this case at least)...

Tamlin, If neglect is doing something right, then you bet I am Seriously though, they are indigenous to this area. I fact there are acres of them on my parents farm. So I figure whatever the weather is doing, so long as they are exposed to it, they should be about right. I was surprised that...

Totally forgot I had a pot of this stuff hidden in the garden (overgrown by a large shrub!): This is about a 25cm shallow pot.  Mostly sand/peat mix (looks like some bird poop as well!).   To give you an idea of the tuber’s hardiness... I did not water it at ANY stage through the summer. And...