Archive: May, 2012

Very dark colors on S. oreophila

Posted on 05/15/12 by lance No Comments
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Recently I’ve been able to see some very dark colors on my S. oreophila which I’ve never seen on any other type of clones. For those that don’t know S. oreophila is a rare green Sarracenia that has light purple veins inside its pitcher. Some clones (called sand mountain clones) have very dark veins inside the [...]

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Humidifier for HL chamber

Posted on 05/09/12 by lance No Comments
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Recently I was able to get a humidifier for my HL chamber to hopefully cool and heal some of the plants that haven’t grown. So far, it has been working wonderfully! The injured N. thorelli X TM ” 8 of clubs” is doing a lot better with two basals shooting up and new growth being [...]

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New Nepenthes: N. veitchi K HL striped

Posted on 05/07/12 by lance No Comments
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Looks like the new veitchi arrived on friday… it looks great!! The plant is the best out of a selection of very striped veitchi K’s from Exotica Plants. I was able to squeeze it in the HL chamber. This plant should do very well and hopefully I can coax it to flower by placing a [...]

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New Nepenthes: N. [(eymae) X splendiana X lowii] X TM

Posted on 05/04/12 by lance No Comments
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I saw this complex hybrid and decided that I must get it for my birthday. Anyway it arrived looking very healthy and showing interesting coloration in the pitchers. This is one of the most colorful Trusmadiensis hybrids Ive seen, espically at this young age! I highly recommend getting one. These should show some interesting characeristics [...]

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Went to BACPS meet!

Posted on 05/01/12 by lance No Comments
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Recently I got lucky and was able to go to the BACPS meet and sale! The event wasn’t HUGE, but there were several vendors there selling plants with a lot of nice options for specimens. As you can see in the title picture I got to see a rarely witnessed mature plant of N. veitchi candy striped. [...]

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