Richard Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I have grown B. gigantea successfully in the past from seed and it was always one of my favourite plants, so it was definitely amongst the high priority plants to obtain now I'm back in the hobby. Imagine my surprise when at Mike Kings open day there was a seller offering healthy, mature plants of this species at what I personally think where quite cheap prices when you consider the time and effort that goes into germinating them, then growing them on to such a large size. The icing on the cake though, was when he told me the plant had a colony of 'Byblis bugs' or Setocoris bybliphilus living on it so not to ever use any pesticides on it. So far I have counted around 5 bugs of all different sizes. They are quite shy but I have seen them feeding on trapped insects. Sadly they dart to the centre of the plant at the slightest movements! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 That was Greg Allan. A really nice guy and excellent grower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Thanks Richard, I never got his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mujinamo Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 (edited) This is a species I could only dream of growing in the states. So jealous. Edited June 23, 2016 by Mujinamo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 fascinating stuff, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosesobe1 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 How long do Byblis usually live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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