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Nepenthes, Illuminated
Just wanted to share a few assorted Nepenthes photos from the end of a bright winter’s work day. The setting sun was coming in at an angle that added a nice subtle glow to the deadly foliage. Nepenthes...
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Fire
I recently got all the plants somewhat sorted out and kind of clean, but I haven’t really done much dividing or trimming yet. I’ll be getting to that. Anyway, if you know me you’ll know that I can be...
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Awake Early
Happy Monday all! Most of the plants in the greenhouse are alseep, but there are a couple that are awake. I mean… like dude, sent up pitchers and ready for business! It’s been a funky year last year so...
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Poppin’ Jamban
Recently a new pitcher of Nepenthes jamban popped open! This Nepenthes really fascinates me. It has such a unique … toilet like shape. My understanding is “jamban” in Indonesian translates to...
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Before and After
Ah, sweet progress! I managed a chance to finally start trimming some dead pitchers off. I didn’t have my Katana blade with me this day, but will bring it next time. I managed to clean up the...
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Keeping the Dust Down
I’m getting around to repotting a few plants here and there and thought I would share a quick little tip on keeping the dust down when working with perlite (or any dusty media material for that...
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Rock the Plants
Khadijah rocks the plants. I had my very talented niece, Khadijah, and her guitar over at the greenhouse yesterday. It was flippin’ awesome to have some live music to work by (as well as a photo...
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Saving Seedlings
Growing from seed is awesome. Under those tiny husks lie the dream of new and great plants, the hope of genetic preservation, and the culmination of ideas made tangible and manifest. Oh, but when...
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2012: Transition
2012 has been a year marked with intense transition from one place to another, both personally and botanically. Indeed, this year was challenging. Each move was a monumental undertaking and ultimately...
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2013: Launch!
Greetings! Wishing you all a wonderful Happy New Year! 2013 is now here and I am so excited and look forward to so many amazing things this year. One of the things I’ve been working on and recently...
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Early Riser: First Bloom
While most plants are dormant, there are a few that are early risers here. Perhaps it is because a few are still adjusting and out of whack from all of the shuffle last year. Also, the greenhouse I am...
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Nepenthes Update
Just a few quick updates on some of the Nepenthes action here! Here’s an update on the Nepenthes fusca hybrid cutting from Paul. Many of those cuttings are showing growth points at this stage. Woohoo!...
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Gone, But Not Forgotten…
Gone. But not forgotten. The era of this grand Drosophyllum has come to an end. I received a small plant in 2009 from Mike Wang, and the thing eventually grew into a colossal beast. As you can see in...
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New Hairdo
New hairdo. Shrek got a new hairdo! I know, it does not look like much at the moment. I replaced the Pinguicula with some tiny dormant Dionaea “Guava Sawtooth” divisions. In a couple of months, those...
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The Prince of Darkness Awakens
Sarracenia ‘Alucard’ – “Prince of Darkness” Signs of spring are being found throughout the Asylum in an increasing frequency. I’m seeing more and more flower buds starting to emerge and new pitchers...
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S. ‘Black Widow’ x flava var. ornata
Last year, I didn’t really see any strong defining characteristics with the plants as they were waking up. From what I’m seeing, this year is off to a strong start. Yo, it’s friqin’ exciting seeing the...
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Shooting Around
Just a few random shots from around the ‘house… enjoy! *** Sarracenia oreophila x ‘Adrian Slack’ Nepenthes jamban Darlingtonia californica peeking out over the edge Pinguicula “John Rizzi” in bloom S....
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Red and Gold
Sarracenia ‘Reptilian Rose’ x (flava v. rubricorpora x leucophylla) - Clone 8 - Cross by Dr. Travis H. Wyman – 2008 With only a few days left before [insert major sporting event here], this hybrid...
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