Nigel H-C
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That's really helpful Sean, thanks. Yes you're right it's not particularly red even in the summer months. Any idea where Fred got it?
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I would go for all of the D. binata forms except var multifida f extrema, which seems to prefer being kept above freezing, all of the filiformis plants, capensis, which I have seeded around in the nursery and it's unheated, some spatulata the same.
Slackii is borderline, it does come back from its roots, but slowly, and D. regia I have frozen, but the plants need to be adult.
I'd avoid natives in the greenhouse as it will be too hot in the summer, if we ever see one of those again.
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Hi Nigel,
Yes, winter minimum will dictate what you can grow. You can even grow a few in an unheated greenhouse.
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I saw Stan twice last year at the flower shows and he's very well, I've not seen him for probably seventeen years. He doesn't have many of his Pings now, and concentrates his energies on organising overseas trips for his pupils.
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Makes me realise how much I miss these beauties. I used to have a good range but they died when we moved here 9 years back and I've still not got round to replacing them. Well done on a beautiful selection of stunners.
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Hi All,
I am offering free delivery to the UK on our plants when they're sent bare rooted. This applies only to plants, sundries being subject to the appropriate delivery charges.
We have a number of named location Sarracenia available.
www.hccarnivorousplants.co.uk
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Hi Ian,
Hopefully see you there.
Andreas, I had them in pots for a few years but they became too large to put inthe Drosera house every winter so I planted them out. Yes, plenty of air movement around them (like Roridula). If you can accomodate them, they are stunning and worth a try.
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Thank you all for your kind comments.
The D. Regias are among my favourites. The large plant at the back is in a 30 litre pot, has about 7 well spaced crowns (almost hanging over the side of the pot now) and is about 20 years old. I occasionally display it, and may take it or a few of the others to Malvern spring garden show next month if anyone's going?
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Hi Andreas,
Although they're outside, they are protected in winter and kept above freezing. I'm going to try a Roridula dentata and a couple of Drosera species out there at some time, of course the Roridula is a fynbos genus anyway.
Here are a couple more Proteas from last year:
P. neriifolia, this is the one that had been badly damaged this winter and is now looking very sad.
And P. obtusifolia, another one that has sustained some damage but I'm hoping they'll be okay.
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Hi All,
Went round for a five minute tour with the camera the other day.
Firstly, I've finally uncovered my Fynbos Bed. I cover it with a cheapo poly tunnel and heat it to above freezing . However this time the pilot light kept blowing out and it had minus 4. One of the Protea's are pretty badly damaged, but will hopefully be okay.
I did find Protea longifolia flowering though.
I also had this one flower last June
Restios
Drosera hilaris & glabripes
D. ramantacea
Winter growing South Africans, some dying back now
D. regias in the sun
Close up, they look great in the spring.
D. afra
Few tubers, D. menziesii subsp basifolia flowering
Not much movement in the nursery yet.
S. alata flowers, a favourite. These were supposed to be at the Cardiff flower show now, but I didn't have enough ready so had to pull out.
S.x 'Joyce Cooper'
Another shot of the nursery
Hope you like them
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Here's an image. There is not a registered var pygmaea. The plant is smaller and has more rounded lamina.
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Hi All,
I'm trying to contact Greg Bourke. Does anyone have an email address?
If so can you please PM me.
Many thanks
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I guess the answer is yes!
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More of an experiment really to see if I can upload images. Had this little chap flower for the first time recently.
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hi All,
A few years back I received seed, I believe via Australia, of this dward form of D. capensis which has small but much wider petioles than the standard D. capensis. Unfortunately I can't find the details of them, so wondered if anyone knew about this plant?
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I have been a member of the CPS for coming up 30 years, and the ICPS for 20, and would definately join both. Alas, I don't have the time to attend the meetings any more, but believe me, you'll learn far more from meeting people face to face than sat at your computer!
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Well the so called 'garden centres' buy plants in from Holland where plants are mass produced, soft grown, and hence are looking great all year round. Translate this in to the conditions which we grow our plants as hobbyists and indeed in the UK as nurserymen as we're not subsidised as they are in Holland, and you find the reality somwhat different.
How many times have I read on this forum that somebody has bought some huge plant for next to nothing and got such a bargain, only for it to collapse and die a few weeks later?
Ever stopped to wonder why?
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Hi Greg,
I grow 3 forms of arcturi outside, and have raised seeds out there as well. D stenopetala did okay for a couple of years, but died I think because it was too shaded wherebthey originally were.
I also tried D uniflora outside but it didnt last a winter.
Hope that helps
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Hi Mateusz,
They need to be a few years old before they flower, this is a much slower species than others.
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Hi All,
The clones I have will produce seed if self pollinated, it seems to depend on when the stigma tips are receptive. I wrote an article on this which was in the CPN in the past year or so.
I have it as a pdf if you want me to email it to you.
Regards
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I'd imagine it would be a new species of Nepenthes. I've a friend working over there currently, and it doesn't sound like the safest of places!!!
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Hi All,
Am getting around now to updating the website for this year and have added a few Sarracenia, with more to go on in the next few weeks.
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Great, got a '94 300 tdi 110 which I've had over 10 years and is ideal for doing the flower shows, and a '57 88 inch series 1 truck cab which is pretty temperamental as you'd expect but is great fun!
Happy birthday BTW.
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Tuberous Drosera
in Drosera
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Hi Richard,
The simple answer is no. I have left a few tubers in the nursery over winter and been surprised at how well thay grew, but I wouldnt recommend it. D. peltata seems to fare okay, but the others which were D. erythrorhiza forms grew but looked pretty ropey.
That said, it's surprising how cold tolerant they are as a group and they can shake off a light freeze with no problems. I keep mine in a partitioned end of the Drosera house and allow the temperature to drop to about 4 degrees celsius. I don't give them any extra light as they are adapted to lower winter light levels and even in our grey climate they can colour well.
Every year is different and this past winter most of the rosetted species have been pretty abysmal, with a couple of exceptions. The long protracted winter seemed to affect the emergence times with some appearing very late and not producing much in the way of growth. Quite how this will have affected the production of their new tubers remains to be seen.
In all, a fascinating group and well worth a dabble as they certainly add interest and are generally easier than considered. I have written an article on the tuberous species which I'm waiting to be published later this year.
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