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NickHubbell
It’s a trap!
Did I hear somebody call me??
So is G.pygmaea rare? Well, not on some highlands here in Brazil, hehehe! I guess that answers another question: it is not a "lowlander". It grows mostly in humid sandy soils near natural springs on highlands, from around 500-1500m altitude. Although it is apparently a perenial in cultivation, it might actually be an annual in the wild (much like G.violacea).
G.pygmaea is actually one of the rarest of Genlisea species in Brazil, but still not too hard to find. Actually, to tell you guys the truth, for the past few years I have been tormented with taxonomic doubt as to what the type G.pygmaea really looks like, I never got to see it in Paris. I'm fairly sure there is more than one species in what is presently considered G.pygmaea. Some plants are truly tiny, but others sometimes look like small G.aurea. Or maybe there is some hybridization going on in the field....
Take care,
Fernando Rivadavia
So is G.pygmaea rare? Well, not on some highlands here in Brazil, hehehe! I guess that answers another question: it is not a "lowlander". It grows mostly in humid sandy soils near natural springs on highlands, from around 500-1500m altitude. Although it is apparently a perenial in cultivation, it might actually be an annual in the wild (much like G.violacea).
G.pygmaea is actually one of the rarest of Genlisea species in Brazil, but still not too hard to find. Actually, to tell you guys the truth, for the past few years I have been tormented with taxonomic doubt as to what the type G.pygmaea really looks like, I never got to see it in Paris. I'm fairly sure there is more than one species in what is presently considered G.pygmaea. Some plants are truly tiny, but others sometimes look like small G.aurea. Or maybe there is some hybridization going on in the field....
Take care,
Fernando Rivadavia
Clint
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Clint
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Hi guys,
I guarantee it's not a small hand, but a big Genlisea. I should know since it's my own hand, hahaha! Just for reference, I just measured my index finger and it's 8cm long from the palm of my hand. So those rosettes were 4-5cm across.
As for Dino's question, yes this plant was growing as an affixed aquatic, in a very wet seepage area among grasses, with the leaves submerged. The soil was black and peaty with some sand.
You are right in saying that G.violacea does not usually grow as a semi-aquatic, this is one of the reasons why I believe the plant in the picture above represents a different species. G.violacea "giant" or G.sp."giant violacea" usually grows in perennially wet habitats and is a perennial itself, while G.violacea usually grows in habitats that are wet only during the rainy season and are themselves anuals (in the wild, not in cultivation).
Take care,
Fernando Rivadavia
P.S. What's Bob Z's website? I want to check it out. Let's hope there's mention as to the authors of the pictures there...
I guarantee it's not a small hand, but a big Genlisea. I should know since it's my own hand, hahaha! Just for reference, I just measured my index finger and it's 8cm long from the palm of my hand. So those rosettes were 4-5cm across.
As for Dino's question, yes this plant was growing as an affixed aquatic, in a very wet seepage area among grasses, with the leaves submerged. The soil was black and peaty with some sand.
You are right in saying that G.violacea does not usually grow as a semi-aquatic, this is one of the reasons why I believe the plant in the picture above represents a different species. G.violacea "giant" or G.sp."giant violacea" usually grows in perennially wet habitats and is a perennial itself, while G.violacea usually grows in habitats that are wet only during the rainy season and are themselves anuals (in the wild, not in cultivation).
Take care,
Fernando Rivadavia
P.S. What's Bob Z's website? I want to check it out. Let's hope there's mention as to the authors of the pictures there...
Clint
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do you think the plant in the photo will be introduced into cultivation anytime soon?
here is bob's site, it's the CP photo finder lol.
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/
here is bob's site, it's the CP photo finder lol.
http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/
Clint
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ohhh ok Bob, sorry, didn't know! it'll be links only from me from now on.
fernando- really? i've never seen a G. violacea "giant" that's that giant before! it's truely a fabulous monster! is the secret to getting it that large growing it as a semi aquatic as in the pic? i hope mine gets that large someday.
fernando- really? i've never seen a G. violacea "giant" that's that giant before! it's truely a fabulous monster! is the secret to getting it that large growing it as a semi aquatic as in the pic? i hope mine gets that large someday.
I don't know what the secret is to get it tha big, but in general plants that are grown as semi-aquatics are bigger (at least Utrics, Drosera & Genlisea). The problem is keeping the water from becoming warm & stagnant, or else they rot.
Anyways, that picture was taken in the wild, at Itacambira. They were in general large of course, but I obviously searched for a relatively large plant for that photograph.
Take Care,
Fernando Rivadavia
Anyways, that picture was taken in the wild, at Itacambira. They were in general large of course, but I obviously searched for a relatively large plant for that photograph.
Take Care,
Fernando Rivadavia
