The largest carnivorous plant on the planet is a West African liana up to 70 m long. After 3 ½ years of experience with growing it in the greenhouse, our tutorial shows how it works. Triphyophyllum peltatum is still extremely rare in private collections, but fortunately this could soon change. If you have a greenhouse in which lowland Nepenthes feel at home, you can get started with these guidelines as soon as the plants are on sale.We would like to thank Stewart McPherson, Dr. Heiko Rischer and Dr. Jan Schlauer for their permission to use location photos from Sierra Leone (West Africa) and unique photos from the greenhouse cultivation in the Botanical Garden of the University of Würzburg. We would like to thank John Mignano for his botanical drawings.
 

At the beginning of the 2022 season, we first take a look at our pitcher plants that have well survived the winter in our greenhouse. Especially the cross Nepenthes veitchii x edwardsiana - unfortunately not for sale - is very popular with our audience, but also her mummy, N. veitchii as well as N. ventricosa "Porcelain" do not need to hide. We will show some more species and hybrids, and then come to an attraction that, although still very small, joined our collection last summer: The largest carnivorous plant in the world Triphyophyllum peltatum. This liana can grow over 70 m long and we show photographs of its flowers and flyable seeds in the Würzburg Botanical Garden. For the unique photos, excerpts from our film "Triphyophyllum peltatum", we thank Dr. Heiko Rischer, Dr. Jan Schlauer and Stewart McPherson. Enjoy!

Finally, we would like to mention the World Carnivorous Plant Day 2022 of the International Carnivorous Society ICPS on May 4. The organizers and contributors have put a lot of effort into presenting exciting lectures and films on the internet during this day. We were also invited to produce a movie for it, so we turned our living room into a "green hell". More is not revealed, everything else on the internet on May 4 at the ICPS (www.carnivorousplants.org).

Is this Linderniaceae species practicing carnivory

Allen Lowrie and I have been working on breeding a large selection plant species, many of which do not always relate directly to this CP forum but if you grow carnivorous plants the majority of these plants do make fantastic companion plants.


This particular Scrophulariaceae species shows signs it maybe be practicing carnivory which will be of interest to Pinguicula and Drosera enthusiasts.
This Scrophulariaceae species is a leafy, very floriferous, compact, branching, Mexican Pinguicula-like plant with its leaves densely covered with glassy Drosera-like glands that are capable of capturing small flying insects. Its solitary flowers are numerous and positioned just above the leaves. Its flower shape is Pinguicula macroceras-like but without the spur and upper petals of that species.

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Photo 01: A top class clone that Allen-san and I have bred.

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Photo 02: Same clone as photo 01.

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Photo 03 & photo 04: All parts of the plant foliage as well as the abaxial surface of the petals are covered with mucus tipped glands.

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Photo 05, photo 06, photo 07 & photo 08: This species can catch small insects on any glandular part of the plant. Principally the adaxial and abaxial surface of leaves, flower stalks and the abaxial surface of petals and tube.
The viscosity of mucus is not as strong as that found in Drosera species or even that of Byblis guehoi to which it has been compared. The size of the prey this species captures is therefore rather small.

We are not exactly sure just what purpose the glandular covering on this species is used for.
Could its purpose be a means of gathering nutrients from captured prey; to defend against insect attack; or is it a self-watering adaptation used during the dry season, to collect water droplets from the moisture laden air during the early morning humid periods? Or is it a combination of any or all of these three adaptations?

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Note how the motion of the flower stalks continually search for a place to position their seed capsules. The DNA code of this species seems to be designed to search for suitable locations where it can lodge its seeds into nearby cracks, ledges and fissures of a cliff face thus colonizing its vertical habitat.
We have proved that selected clones of this species from our breeding trials are very suitable for pot cultivation. They make an ideal potted colour species for sales in the florist and nursery trades.
The species may also be suitable for landscaping projects as well. Especially in regard to the decoration of large areas of brick, rock and block retaining walls. Landscape architects of the world may find this species the solution to adding living colour to the bare walls of their garden designs. This species preference for cliff face habitats make it a suitable candidate to be incorporated in their landscaping designs as spectacular vertical wall gardens. We can see a big future for this species in the hands of the world’s leading landscaping architects and designers.
 

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In the younger flowers it appears only the pistil with its bilobed stigmatic tip is mature and active. The anthers at this time are not active and are hidden within a two lobed protective housing.
When the pollinator enters the flower: it triggers the pistil to rapidly swing upwards; gathering pollen grains on its stigmatic tips from the pollinator in the same motion; and finally positioning itself horizontally and well away from the pollinator. If the pistil fails to scoop-up pollen from the pollinator's body, the pistil will within 24 hours, reset itself and hang as before at the flower entrance ready for the next pollinator visit.
Later as the flower matures, the anthers push their two lobed protective housing apart, pollen grains are release and gathered together in a clump. The pollen package is now visible and hangs between and just below the two door lobes. The pollen is now readily available for pollinator deposits and transportation.
It appears a fully mature flower will not only accept pollen from a pollinator, but will also deposit its pollen on to the same pollinator as it exists the flower.
Note the 2nd well matured flower in the video: This pistil action suggests that if a pollinator touches the pistil strongly, the stigmas may come into contact with its own pollen. It appears this species could self-pollinate, but its design has a preference for out-crossing.
For a Japanese translation please go to: http://princeofwales...eaespecies.html

I have some Stylidium seeds of various species and I'm struggling get any germination at all. I have been using smoke paper to stimulate germination after advice from Andy at Triffid nurseries. But nothing, after months and months of waiting patiently. 

After 24hrs soaking there was no purple stain. Should I have left them in the smoke water until I did?

I have some GA3 to try next. 

Does anyone have any helpful tips?

Many thanks,

Platty

How long is the flowering season for Stylidium in the UK?

I'm thinking the species I'd be more likely to find in the hobby, S. graminifolium and S. debile.

Thanks!

Carlos.

Does anyone have any idea where I might be able to get some Levenhookia seed? A relation to Stylidium.

Thanks 

Platty 

Please tell me they are male and female..

Have anybody Stylidium caespitosum or S.irenae in cultivation ?

I need some tipps please.Need they a cold hibernation ?

Can I cultivate them like Stylidium debile?

I would be happy about Information.

Thanks in advance,

MR.Carnivorous

Came across this plant picture  on eBay. com

For sale is a medium rhizome of Adrian slack

Would love to be the owner of this adrian slack

Mother plant

Here's wishing  there say wishes some times come true. But doubt this would

currently some of my Styldium make buds. Here are some picture of it.

All the best

Johannes

Stylidium laricifolium

Could You tell me who in Europe is a stylidium grower and seller? I need plants (not seeds) of rare stylidium :)

Thanks

Mateusz

I have a 2 year old Roridula but seems it doesn't grow vigerously. The plant is +- 10 cm high & fully covered by Drosophila from nearby rotting fruit.

On:

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/roriddent.htm

I read

....feed your plant with a liquid fertilizer high in nitrogen...

So DO I really neeed to feed the plant for a better result? I have something like -> NPK 13+3+15+11CaO+3MgO Or better use some high nitrogen osmocote?

Some repotting maybe, or does it hav fragile roots

Thanks 

Christophe

On mid of January 2012, the friend drop me a PM and ask whether I want devil’s claw. Answer from me : I want!!!! May I know how much? She said : Free of charge!!! What a good friend is this!!!! Against, thanks… I got 3 species (each 5seeds) from the nice friend Ibicella lutea , Proboscidea parviflora and P. louisiana

On beginning of February 2012. I sowed them. Im only successfully grow Ibicella lutea , Proboscidea parviflora to adult size. Now, both of them are flowering!!!!

Proboscidea parviflora

Seed pod is forming?

Ibicella lutea

here are some pictures of my Stylidium guttatum, where I make at June of this year.

All the best,

                  Johannes

Luckily I kept a few seeds in the fridge as an insurance policy. I have a question though. Is it ok to sow them in the Spring? Every article I've read says early Autumn but I don't want to wait that long to try again as I'd wonder how well the seeds will remain viable.