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I see no one has started a thread about this yet, so here goes!

I had a good time at Kew today. I picked up a couple of lovely looking, tho' very small plants. Daughter-number-one also didn't seem to get too bored either! ;)

A big thankyou to Vic for organising the day, and to the staff for allowing the interlopers in again!!! :)

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*sniff-sniff*...do i smell pictures?! :oops:

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Just a few pictures. (too tired when I posted last night!)

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A picture of the Palm House in case you don't know Kew. New Nepenthes display due here shortly.

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The new Alpine house.

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Sarracenia flava planted in the bog garden ouside the Alpine House.

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Heliamphora nutans, part of the carnivorous display in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

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Next to Roridula gorgonias.

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And plenty of Sarracenias, in this case S.flava rugelii.

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Behind the scenes, in the Tropical Nursery, there are masses of plants, but it is really the Nepenthes that steal the show. There are several greenhouses of Nepenthes like this one!

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Nepenthes albomarginata.

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Nepenthes ampullaria.

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Nepenthes bicalcarata.

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Nepenthes veitchii.

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Nepenthes ventricosa.

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Nepenthes reinwardtiana.

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Nepenthes spectabilis x ventricosa.

Hope that gives you some idea of the day. If you get an opportunity, visit!

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Just for future reference, where should I look out news of visits like this?

Sam

Join the CPS Sam and all will be revealed!!!!.. Well worth the effort! :(

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Nice photos John. :)

The Kew visit is just for CPS members. Another good reason to join up. Just the entry fee you save on this one and the Wisley meeting makes it worth every penny. You get the opportunity to see the private greenhouses at Kew, where most members of the public never get to set foot in and when you have finished looking through the plants there, you are free to go into the public greenhouses as well.

I couldn't make it this year because of my holiday, but I am going to do my best to be there next year.

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*sniff-sniff*...do i smell pictures?! :D

OK...you asked for it... :(

Unfortunately I was too intent on taking photos to actually make any notes of what I was photographing, so I'll leave it to the experts to fight over the identification of these plants... :D

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Andy.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Just noticed this thread. And, here goes "Whops forgot again!!" Mind you does not look like I was the only one. Worrying thing is I knew I had somewhere to go on that day, but for the life of me could not think where.

Judging from the photos looks like a good time was had by all and as usual the plants wre superb.

Bruce :D

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Thanks for posting those pics Andy P - those neps looks great!!

Any chances of some names to go with them so I know what I'm looking at??

Must admit I havent heard of this event before but looks really good :D

Heather

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Any chances of some names to go with them so I know what I'm looking at??
Hi Heather,

Unfortunately I didn't make any notes of the names, although 1 or 2 are the same as those named by John.

Maybe we should have a competition to see who can name the most... :D

If I get there next year I will make more of an effort to record what I am actually photographing :lol:

Andy.

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