TheCarnifreak Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 No signs of life here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Spotted the first actual flower bud on S. flava today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I do like the flowers, but for me the bigger thrill is watching each plant start to send up new pitchers. It's a great time of year - every evening when I get back from work, another pitcher has started to open or colour up. Keeps me excited for months!Maybe I'm just a saddo who's easily diverted.... :-) I suspect you're in pretty good company here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schimatrix Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 None of my plants are showing much sign of growth, too.. there are three flower buds on my S. rubra gulfensis heterophylla though indeed a lively plant all year round, as Tim agreed sometime ago.. giuseppe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langy Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hi, all Noticed flower buds on, S. flava Var. atropurpurea, and S. purpurea Subsp. venosa today. Things are definately begining to liven up! :wavey: Langy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 The problem is I have my first display mid May, and if the plants aren't ready, it could give me real problems. If it wasn't for that, I'd agree that they are best left as they are-they'll soon catch up! Nigel Let's hope we have a warm March and April, otherwise your display might just consist of S. oreophila! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Alberto Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hi. All my Sarracenia (psittacina, 'Swaniana' and 'Stevensii') have no growth signs, here in the north-west of Spain. I only have two Dionaea (bought in a GC last year) with a flower bud. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyamin Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Oowh, i spotted a flower bud on my biggest S. purpurea :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hi All, Just come back from the greenhouse and my Leuco 'Tarnok' has got the beginnings of a flower bud. :-) Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H-C Posted February 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 At last, a flower on a S. flava var. maxima. As yesterday was pretty good and the forecast for the next few days is mild, I flooded the benches for the first time, and the mice had only bitten through one 20 foot section , which I noticed when I walked in and saw water pouring on to the floor. We even had rain over night, which is good as I'm running at half capacity at the moment. Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 I have three flower buds so far, one yesterday and two more today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilex Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Alatas and flavas started 2 weeks ago, one leuco seems to begin waking up. All grown outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepenthes_ak Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 its in the 50+ F where i am today, hopefully it gets WARM!! if it gets above 40's F (day time) for a week im going to put mine out for some light!! *I cant wait* Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decapod73 Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I'm afraid I killed most of my temperate plants with an overly harsh dormancy My S. rubra ssp. rubra, S. purpurea ssp. purpurea, and S. leucophylla x (flava x leucophylla) all look fine. However, I think I lost my flytraps, S. 'Judith Hindle', S. 'Scarlet belle' and D. intermedia. At least the intermedia had produced seed last year. It's still below freezing during the nights here in Indiana, so I don't expect to know for sure until the end of the month. I'd started overwintering them in a bottom drawer of the fridge, but they got moldy and sulfer-based fungicides didn't stop it, so I moved them to the colder, drier garage. They got down to REALLY low temps out there, and then we had an abnormally warm week in January that probably confused them before we had another cold snap of around -15 C. Well, like I said, it's too early to know for sure, I'll keep an eye on them as it gets warmer and I move them outside. This has only been my first dormancy attempt: unless you count the hardware store venus flytraps I killed with tap water when I was 7-10 years old, I've only been collecting since last May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepenthes_ak Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I dont Know How cold that is, But CP's are really tough you would be suprised!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugweed Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 So far, I have 160 buds coming up. All different species and Natural hybrids. I have a first flower for my s. alata anthocyanin free from Citronelle Bog. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugweed Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 3:30 P.M. PST, 177 buds. Still popping!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 2 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 3:30 P.M. PST, 177 buds. Still popping!! Well, you are in California! We are still having nights well below freezing here. -7C twice this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugweed Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Yes, I am in California. However, growth started in late January. Now THAT just doesn't happen. Even here. Usually late March to late April is more like it. Unusually warm here this year. I won't complain though. I have flowers to bag and pollinate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 I now have about 10 visible flower buds so far, but none are more than a few centimetres high yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugweed Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Today I counted 186 buds. 1 open pitcher on s. X areolata fom Tibbie Bog, Washington County, Alabama. Another pitcher is threatening to open soon. This is one threat I can live with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I spotted a couple of flower buds on some of my Sarras this week. Spring is getting ready to...er... spring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugweed Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 As of today, 190 buds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SarraceniaObssessed Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Bugweed you are such the braggart. I refuse to compete with you. Lots of growth activity here in Atlanta, north of Sarracenia country. Many many flower buds emerging. We still have a month or more to go before our last frost date though. A very exciting time of year in the nursery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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