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Post by wireman on Mar 1, 2012 15:38:06 GMT
It's about time that I share some of my plants on this forum, so here we go! Nepenthes maxima "Lake Poso" is coloring up nicely! It's still relatively small, but exploded in size since I got it in October.  N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr U. graminifolia  U. graminifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr Pot full o' purps. Can you find the hybrid? These are from Reedy Creek Bog in Caroline Co. VA. The site is pretty much dead now since it was sprayed with herbicide.  S. purpurea Seedlings by Wire Man, on Flickr Largest leaf on the purp seedlings.  S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr D. spatulata  D. spatulata by Wire Man, on Flickr D. venusta  D. venusta by Wire Man, on Flickr N. burkei, hands down one of my favorite species. Still a baby, but showing potential.  N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr And one of my primary interests, and something I have a real talent for finding in the field, my Sphagnum! This one is Sphagnum molle from Surry Co, VA  Sphagnum molle by Wire Man, on Flickr Unknown Sphagnum from Caroline Co, VA  Sphagnum by Wire Man, on Flickr U. multifida has germinated! Both divided lobe form and normal form.  U. multifida by Wire Man, on Flickr Another of my Sphagnum discoveries, "Cushion" Sphagnum. Found in either Caroline or Surry Co, VA  Sphagnum "Cushion" by Wire Man, on Flickr Size comparison of my purp seedlings.  S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr N. naga seedling.  N. naga by Wire Man, on Flickr N. lavicola is showing some amazing color since I got it.  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr D. aliciae  D. aliciea by Wire Man, on Flickr And finally, a size comparison of my rosetted dews.  Drosera aliciea, spatulata, and venusta by Wire Man, on Flickr That's it for now. |
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Post by wireman on Mar 1, 2012 15:53:44 GMT
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Post by hcarlton on Mar 1, 2012 16:16:56 GMT
Cool sculpture! Also nice to see someone who has some of the rarer species. Nice color on the lavicola, and good luck with the naga!
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Post by bobtheglob on Mar 1, 2012 23:23:03 GMT
Great plants and scultures!!!
How big is the pot with the purpreas?
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Post by wireman on Mar 2, 2012 0:18:14 GMT
Thanks! The sculpture took a while, since I had never done anything like it before. I can't wait for the lavicola to open, the peristome should be just as amazing as the rest of the pitcher.
The pot full of purpureas is around 10" across. I'll measure it when I get back home this weekend.
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Post by bobtheglob on Mar 2, 2012 3:38:33 GMT
Thanks.
What is that thing coming out of the nep. burkei?
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Post by wireman on Mar 2, 2012 16:26:29 GMT
The N. burkei pitcher that's hanging over the edge of the pot is dying back, so the lid has shriveled into the pitcher. The thing on the left is a fern growing out of the N. maxima pot.
I'm probably not going to be able to take photos of my Sarracenia for a while. They're in Fredericksburg and I'll be starting a new job in Williamsburg soon, so we'll see how that works.
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Post by bluemax on Mar 7, 2012 4:27:27 GMT
I really like the sculpture - it captures the visual essence. I'm hoping you'll post further pics of your N. lavicola. 'Looks like the entire plant is brightly colored.
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Post by wireman on Mar 9, 2012 5:03:11 GMT
Thanks, it took a lot of work. My fish sculptures capture the motion and visual presence even more accurately. And yes, the lavicola is very colorful. Okay, big update. First, N. burkei looking devilish again.  N. burkei Horns by Wire Man, on Flickr N. lavicola opened! The color is amazing!  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr Paph. "Raisin Pie" opening.  Opening by Wire Man, on Flickr  Opening by Wire Man, on Flickr |
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Post by bluemax on Mar 17, 2012 4:11:05 GMT
I like the paph. 'Hope you post photos when it opens. As for the lavicola - I've got my eyes open for one of those.
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Post by wireman on Mar 18, 2012 18:49:58 GMT
The Paph is open! I'll have to edit the photos for posting today.
N. lavicola is definitely worth growing. It's surprisingly easy, just slow.
I received some P. cyclosecta leaf pullings a few weeks ago, and new plants are already generating!
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Post by Felipe Steinthaler on Mar 25, 2012 19:04:47 GMT
Hey, great collection of plants and nice sculpture.
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Post by wireman on Apr 15, 2012 20:19:52 GMT
The Paph opened a little while ago.  Q3125604 by Wire Man, on Flickr  Q3125605 by Wire Man, on Flickr  Q3125606 by Wire Man, on Flickr Spring has surely arrived back at home. These photos are about a month old now....  D. muscipula by Wire Man, on Flickr D. rotundifolia  D. rotundifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr  D. rotundifolia by Wire Man, on Flickr S. purpurea showing signs of flowers.  S. purpurea Flower Buds by Wire Man, on Flickr Eriocaulon starting to grow again.  Eriocaulon decangulare by Wire Man, on Flickr S. leucophylla flower  S. leucophylla Flower Bud by Wire Man, on Flickr High bush blueberry is waking up.  Blueberry Buds by Wire Man, on Flickr S. flava var. rugelii is working on a few flowers  S. flava var. rugelii Flower Bud by Wire Man, on Flickr  S. flava var. rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr  S. leucophylla Flower Bud by Wire Man, on Flickr Blueberry flower buds  Blueberry buds by Wire Man, on Flickr And now the tropicals! N. lavicola threatening to crush N. naga.  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr N. burkei  N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr Newest pitcher on N. maxima "Lake Poso"  N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr Older pitcher  N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr N. burkei glamour shots.  N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr  N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr D. capillaris "Long Arm"  D. capillaris "Long Arm" by Wire Man, on Flickr N. lavicola  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr And I couldn't pass on this Paph. Hopefully the cross with the Raisin Pie hybrid takes.  Paph. Memorium Barbara Duncan by Wire Man, on Flickr |
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Post by Richard Davion on Apr 17, 2012 17:05:04 GMT
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Post by wireman on Apr 19, 2012 0:06:04 GMT
I could easily put EL wire on the wire flava. More stuff!!! P. cyclosecta took very well.  P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr  P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr N. lavicola  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr U. multifida  U. multifida by Wire Man, on Flickr Paph.  Paphiopedilum by Wire Man, on Flickr S. flava var. ornata  S. flava var ornata by Wire Man, on Flickr S. flava var. rugelii  S. flava var rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr S. purpurea  S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr  S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr S. leucophylla  S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr S. purpurea did a weird thing where it flowered and divided at the same time.  S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr Sphagnum magellanicum, another Sphag in my collection.  Sphagnum magellanicum by Wire Man, on Flickr Psygmorchis pusilla is making a new leaf!  Psygmorchis pusilla by Wire Man, on Flickr D. venusta putting up an inflorescence.  D. venusta by Wire Man, on Flickr  D. venusta by Wire Man, on Flickr N. maxima working on a new one.  N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr N. lavicola  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr N. naga is developing some color!  N. naga by Wire Man, on Flickr Okay, you can stop now.  Is This Necessary? by Wire Man, on Flickr P. cyclosecta destroying some fungus gnats.  P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr D. aliciae getting ready to flower  D. aliciae by Wire Man, on Flickr D. sp. "South Africa"  D. sp. "South Africa" by Wire Man, on Flickr N. lavicola's latest pitcher.  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr N. glabrata from Mason!!!  N. glabrata by Wire Man, on Flickr And N. burbidgeae  N. burbidgeae by Wire Man, on Flickr D. venusta ready to flower  D. venusta Inflorescence by Wire Man, on Flickr P. cyclosecta is developing some color.  P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr U. multifia is flowering too!  U. multifida by Wire Man, on Flickr  D. sp. "South Africa" by Wire Man, on Flickr Stripes!!!!  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr  N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr Seriously, you can stop now. This is why I use clamp lights.  10 Gallon Carnivores by Wire Man, on Flickr S. purpurea seedlings. 5 of these have gone outside.  S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr  S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr |
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