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Started by Amar , Mar 21 2011 13:47 PM

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Posted 21 March 2011 - 13:47 PM

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In this S. oreophila nest....(which I got as S. 'Heavily Veined')...
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...I today finally spotted two flower buds, perhaps there are more, here is one!
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Here's a functional 2010 S. ×chelsonii pitcher, believe me, the flies in the pitcher are 2011 flies! (click on the picture.)
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And here is my D. regia, potted into a large pot end of last season, can't wait to put it outside, which I believe will be soon. :woot:
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(yes, I placed the bug on the left blade onto the leaf  :thank_you2:   )

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Posted 21 March 2011 - 14:34 PM

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(yes, I placed the bug on the left blade onto the leaf thank_you2.gif )
How could you!! :woot:

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Posted 21 March 2011 - 15:36 PM

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Couldn't resist!!

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Posted 21 March 2011 - 16:55 PM

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Nice looking D.regia, Amar  :woot:
And it's slightly ahead of mine  :thank_you2:   (c/o The Amar Swiss Centre of Excellence... Bah, humbug!)

What media did you use, how much extra volume did you allow, and did you take any root cuttings?

I-Wanna-Plagiarise  of Letchworth  :D

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Posted 21 March 2011 - 16:55 PM

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View Postnadja77, on 21st March 2011 - 15:34 PM, said:

How could you!! :thank_you2:

Easy, just hold with your hand and slowly place on the leaf, until sticky droplets secure the insect :woot:

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Posted 21 March 2011 - 22:49 PM

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Great sarracenia nest and sundew! :wink:

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Posted 21 March 2011 - 23:52 PM

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View PostVic2, on 21st March 2011 - 17:55 PM, said:

Nice looking D.regia, Amar  :wink:
And it's slightly ahead of mine  :wink:   (c/o The Amar Swiss Centre of Excellence... Bah, humbug!)

What media did you use, how much extra volume did you allow, and did you take any root cuttings?

I-Wanna-Plagiarise  of Letchworth  :ohmy:


sorry sir, not root cuttings, but I surely could have! the mix is a pretty open one, perlite, dead sphagnum, peat, no idea how much, just fairly airy. I kept it inside all winter under growlights, it's doing really well, the pot always sits in water.

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Posted 22 March 2011 - 02:53 AM

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You have cockroaches in your flat, Amar? :wink:





Best regards to Basel,

Andreas

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Posted 23 March 2011 - 09:20 AM

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View PostAndreas Eils, on 22nd March 2011 - 02:53 AM, said:

You have cockroaches in your flat, Amar? :D
Best regards to Basel,
Andreas
This goes right against the grain to say something in Amar's defence, of course...  :yes:

But it looks like a brown cricket to me (Acheta domesticus), which the Swiss Genius (bah!) probably bought from a pet shop.

However...  :D
If he loses enough of them around the flat, A. domesticus will live up to its Latin name and set up home there, driving him nuts with the singing all night...  :biggrin:

That'll teach him for growing D. regia better than me!  :yes:


Vindicated of Letchworth  :lol:

Edited by Vic2, 23 March 2011 - 09:23 AM.

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Posted 24 March 2011 - 08:06 AM

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Drosera capensis Baines Kloof, that was on a windowsill all winter long:
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Drosera capensis Baines Kloof (seedling-offspring of above plant), that was under grow-lights all winter long:
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Posted 24 March 2011 - 22:51 PM

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Ahh...Acheta domestica!!! Was a little difficult to recognise for me...but yes, I have also fed them to my carnivores! But I didn´t stick them with their back onto sundew leaves! :nono: I threw them into pitchers...

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Posted 24 March 2011 - 23:19 PM

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No no, it's def. not the house cricket, don't know it's name, but it is not this creeper..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_cricket

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Posted 31 March 2011 - 15:28 PM

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Am really looking forward to the growing season, have got some really nice Sarra and VFT cultivars, lots of nice sticky plants, ohhh, this will be my best growing season ever!  :morning2:  :confused:  :suicide:

could the moderators perhaps fuse this thread to this one? Cheers.
http://www.cpukforum...mp;#entry295004

Ah, no need to merge, will just post my little video here:
click on pic   :pleasantry:
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I think I've never been this excited about the growing season... :D

Edited by Amar, 04 April 2011 - 14:48 PM.

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Posted 12 April 2011 - 13:10 PM

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Mhhh..cold spell ahead...the paradoxa and falconeri × paradoxa and auriculata red clone came back inside..

Edited by Amar, 12 April 2011 - 17:03 PM.

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Posted 12 April 2011 - 13:17 PM

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Nice Video....WOW!! that's a lot of nice CPs :thumright:

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Posted 12 April 2011 - 13:41 PM

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Very nice pics Amar,especialy the regia,mine looks not like this for moment!
are you sure its capensis Baineskloof?Mine looks very different like yours!

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Posted 12 April 2011 - 14:25 PM

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View Postwill9, on 12th April 2011 - 14:41 PM, said:

Very nice pics Amar,especialy the regia,mine looks not like this for moment!
are you sure its capensis Baineskloof?Mine looks very different like yours!
Yes...I understand there a few different looking Baines Kloof around (it's not a cultivar, it's a region): http://www.cpukforum...s...baines&st=0

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Posted 18 April 2011 - 04:26 AM

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No poly-tunnel or hot-house/coldframe for me, so it takes a bit longer for my plants to awaken, but now they are...

Here's my Sarracenia 'Heavily Veined' (oreophila), I've counted five flowers!  :thumbsup:
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And here...ohhh...here is my Sarracenia flava Goldie, with close-up... :dribble:
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Posted 18 April 2011 - 04:40 AM

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Nice plants! Amar, where are you from? I'm sorta guessing Malaysia :smile:

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Posted 18 April 2011 - 05:13 AM

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Half Indian, half Swiss. :)
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