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It looks like aging to me too, but if it is something else (pest or mildew), you would certainly deal with the problem by putting a LOT more light on this plant. Any plant system is much more vulnerable when it is light deprived.

This has been an interesting discussion to watch. I'm glad someone brought up the fact that all of our collections are built of plants taken out of the wild (even if it happened years ago without violating state or nation laws). I suppose vegetative TC cloning promises us freedom from that guilt. Also the soil that almost all of us use for many of these plants is stolen from CP habitats and is temporally non renewable. We should all feel a little guilty, this guilt is what pushes us to make contributions to meaningful organizations for conservation initiatives. There is a book called The Botany of Desire that explores the concept of a plants desirability to people being a part of its evolutionary adaptation to survive. I like this concept and I think plain or uninteresting plants that don't attract collecting scenes are at greater risk of total extinction. Okay I'm rambling-- And, uh, has anyone scanned the most recent catalogue? Is that posted somewhere?

Great Pictures, thanks for sharing! Can you tell us what the weather was like the times you went (temp/humidity)? It looks so dry but the plants seem to be in nearly full form-- Thanks!

Also the P. moranensis will grow more roots if you pull it out of the peat and plant it in a mix of sand and perlite (or other pure mineral ingredients).

I have had U. chrysantha growing for almost two years in my growroom with intermediate temperatures. It was in my mixed utric tank in a 4 inch pot standing in about a half inch of water for over a year. Then I decided to try keeping all of them a lot wetter so for over 6 months it has had a water level ranging from the top of the pot to one inch deep. The chrysantha responded very well to the wetness. It had stayed the original plug size in the middle of the pot for a long time and it suddenly shot up stolons through the whole pot and then about two months ago started to send up spikes. I can't wait for them to open!

Okay so while we're getting picky about spelling, is it burmanni or burmannii? I have always thought burmannii but all of you are using one i. On Bob Z's photofinder he uses both spellings in consecutive sentences. Does this species have specific singular and plural names? Help me out here--

It's coming to a ridiculous end here, but I must join in the buffoonery-- 75% or more of the plants that the man sells are "more unusual" on the North American carnivorous plant market. Period... There are two dealers, right now, I know of, who you can just go offer money to and buy a decent selection of Petiolaris Complex Drosera (actually I guess kind of three, since Homer decided to set up shop). Heliamphora are even harder to find. If you scour all the dealer websites you will find maybe five or six who list them for sale but are perpetually sold out. Tell me please if I am missing some vast sector of the North American carnivorous plant retail distribution ring where these are all more common (I would love to shop there) but for the time being it's a fair term for the plants. I am not making any statement about D. capensis or flytraps being called rare-- why do we argue about this stuff, go clone some plants everyone and give them to your friends--

Where does he say VFT's are rare Glider? Couldn't find it-- I guess he implies it when he says "Check out my other rare tropicals" but that's called auto formatting. Man, people like to swarm when they smell the blood of slander.

I agree about the overuse of the term "rare," in Chuck's listings, although CP2K uses this word in his auction listings as well (if I'm correct in assuming you are West Coast Exotics). It's fair to say something is rare if it is uncommon in circulation, I suppose, which most all the Petiolaris Complex Drosera still are relatively speaking. I think it is an extremely cheap shot to imply the accusation that a dealer like Chuck is inventing location data. For a seller of "unusual" plants this is probably one of the most serious forms of slander there could be. It's a difficult thing to argue about because if someone tells you a plant form comes from a certain place, it's hard to prove otherwise. I just think someone who sells as many different forms as him would have no reason to do such a thing. Some of his descriptive names for "forms" are not registered as cultivars but are still of interest informationally speaking. It seems common to sell unique "forms" of species with descriptives attached to them before they are formally registered as cultivars or forms. I have consistently found Chuck to have the best quality Drosera of anyone on North American Ebay. He ships fast, he replaces things without blinking, he sends extra portions often, he does not skimp on packing materials, and most importantly he deals almost exclusively in large mature specimens of plants that are usually difficult to find at the drop of a hat. That's not to say you couldn't post listings on these forums and track down specimens of most of these plants, but to be able to just hop online and buy one is very convenient. Chuck offers a very simple fast way to fulfill one's instant gratification complex with these exquisite plants. And if any of you who whine about his prices (some of which are high, but you don't have to buy) wants to grow them without buying his mature and expensive plants, he offers packets of seed from more species/loc. forms than I've seen listed anywhere else (yet...). And the fact that these seed packs are 10$ each shows that he is charging people for the service of growing the plants into maturity for them, not for the rareness of the species/form. Sorry for the long bit here, but I always try to stick up for this guy, because I really think he works hard for his money. I have done a little plant dealing and I know how much work it is. I also know the financial impact of the more energy intensive plants all too well. I have emailed Chuck on occasion when his listings bother me, due to slight misinformation, or what I view as deceptive sales practices. I have told him that people selling high quality plants don't need hocus pocus in their listings. He has taken my critiques well each time. Thanks for listening to my windbagginess.

Sounds like with proper sponge selection it could score at the most hideous plantings contest, eh?

Thanks so much for sharing, you have an inspiring setup. So clean!!! Not a speck of moss! I would be embarassed to show my setup now.

Curious right along with you. I have three tubers of this plant in separate pots, which all made very small growths this year (my first year with them). I have been wondering what I should do with them as far as dormancy. How tall did yours get? Mine are only about 4cm.

Hello, I need info from anyone who grows this guy. The issue I need help with distinguishes this plant from any other I have seen. When I let my Mexican Ping's dry out for their winter growth, this one turned into a tight little onion shaped bulb with a brown paper sheath. I wetted the plants again almost a year ago and this one still maintains this form with no sign of opening or growing. It is definitely still alive, you can see green under the sheath. I have tried several different levels of wetness but cannot seem to kick this guy back into growth. Any suggestions? Should I bury the bulb?

I have a Ping. that I bought as P. esseriana 'lg. form'. It is still quite juvenile and is already making long petioles with young plants on the ends. I wonder if someone identified it a little off base? Anyone have this form in maturity or have any opinions on it?

I hope it's not redundant, I can't seem to find a thread about this. Please advise me on pollination of the West Australian hairy beauties. I know you need to cross pollinate but I can't seem to get the pollen to release. Or maybe it's such a small amount of pollen that I can't see it. Any advice would be appreciated if you have done this. I can not seem to get seed. Can you not cross pollinate within a clump since they all grew out of the same plant?