Re: Transactions with MikeB
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:42 am
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Carnies wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:27 pm When I received the package, instead of Dionaea M. 'Ginormous' and 'Flaming Lips'Not "instead of" but "in addition to". I sent Carnies some nice cultivars to add to his collection. I'm glad to share some of my plants with a budding entrepreneur (pun intended). I didn't have anyone to encourage my love of carnivorous plants when I was 12. I hope you have a big, healthy crop in the spring!
thepitchergrower wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:19 pm The stowaway filiformis might be a D. x hybrida.I've really been wanting some d. filiformis.tracyi for the simple reason that it is *supposed* to grow around here...actually I've found notes that they grow within 10-12 miles from me. I figure if it grows here I can grow it outside on the deck, I mean those rascals don't have AC units in the wild (though they do have that big, giant, wonderful heat/cool-sink called "the earth" to grow in that helps moderate extreme temperatures. ) I'm still on the lookout for tracyi but I hope the stowaway will get established and get some size on it...that will be cool. D. intermedia is also a local so Mike has me well covered with them (mean little suckers, too! )
Intheswamp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:07 pmAnd this one....an apparent stowaway....some type of filiformis? When I found it I thought it was just a dead plant of some kind. But, I had to plant it. It wasn't long before it was showing me it was definitely alive and well and just waiting to show the intermedias how to do things!!!!! Hmmm, I think this one might be the tallest one in this raucous gang.That should be a Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - New Jersey pinelands. I have a 14-inch / 35-centimeter bowl pot that's full of them. When they bloomed last year, they dropped seeds everywhere. They're vying with the intermedias to see who can colonize the most pots.
Intheswamp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:58 pm I've really been wanting some d. filiformis.tracyi for the simple reason that it is *supposed* to grow around here...actually I've found notes that they grow within 10-12 miles from me.FYI - Flytrap King (near Asheville, NC) is selling Drosera tracyi for $15, comes in a 4-inch pot. If you want more of them, it's easy to propagate via leaf cuttings. I'm doing that with Drosera x 'Dreamsicle', and I have 30-40 of them to move to individual pots now.
MikeB wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:16 amThanks for the ID, Mike. I've updated my giganormous grow-list. I'm hoping this one will do well, though I wonder about its ability to handle the heat down here...it looks like there's about an 8F-degree difference between our locations. Everything is going to get a test come Thursday....predicted 104F for the high.Intheswamp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:07 pmAnd this one....an apparent stowaway....some type of filiformis? <snip>MikeB wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:16 am That should be a Drosera filiformis var. filiformis - New Jersey pinelands. I have a 14-inch / 35-centimeter bowl pot that's full of them. When they bloomed last year, they dropped seeds everywhere. They're vying with the intermedias to see who can colonize the most pots.
I'm working on some filiformis var. filiformis - Old Dock, North Carolina plants. I bought 2 packets of seeds last fall, and now I have 2 pots full of little seedlings. The North Carolina plants are supposed to get noticeably taller than their New Jersey cousins.
MikeB wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:16 amYeah, the little wiry piece of plant matter got my attention...I figured "why not plant it?". There were two leaves but apparently one was dead as it hasn't produced any dew and remains withered-looking. I was tickled to see the other one producing dew, though!!!Intheswamp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:58 pm I've really been wanting some d. filiformis.tracyi for the simple reason that it is *supposed* to grow around here...actually I've found notes that they grow within 10-12 miles from me.MikeB wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:16 am FYI - Flytrap King (near Asheville, NC) is selling Drosera tracyi for $15, comes in a 4-inch pot. If you want more of them, it's easy to propagate via leaf cuttings. I'm doing that with Drosera x 'Dreamsicle', and I have 30-40 of them to move to individual pots now.