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2013 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition - Winner
Utricularia gibba as never seen before. "Igor Siwanowicz, a neurobiologist at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus ... magnified the plant 100 times using a laser scanning...
View ArticleSales booming?
All I want for Christmas is... A Venus Fly Trap! Sales of the exotic carnivorous plant are booming this festive season, says report Can't say that I've noticed...
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Daily news feed from my Facebook page where I post photos and snippets of what's happening at the nursery...
View ArticleSite briefly down
The site server had a small hissy fit tonight and was down for perhaps an hour.
View ArticleServer maintenance
The site was down for a while this morning while the server went through an operating system upgrade. It's possible that we may go offline for another short period while further upgrades are installed.
View ArticlePitcher perfect - but carnivorous plants are at risk
An article from The Independent - Pitcher perfect - but carnivorous plants are at risk
View ArticleNECPS Newsletter - January 2014
File Name: NECPS Newsletter - January 2014 File Submitter: Aidan File Submitted: 09 Jan 2014 File Category: NECPS Newsletter New England Carnivorous Plant Society Newsletter January 2014 Click here to...
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Bioglow
I saw this biotechnology company written-up in The Times today along with a photo of a glow-in-the-dark "tobacco plant", that was clearly in fact a Sarracenia hybrid. The photo was not believable (60W...
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Something against winter dullness!
Where are you people? *beaming search lights* There is something you can do against winter sloth! You can grow winter growing Drosera - tuberous ones and South African ones (and of course those from...
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A veined lady from Mexico
Hi, are there any Pinguicula lovers aboard? I have the pleasure to watch my Pinguicula reticulata flowering. It has marvellous veined flowers. Enjoy! Flower of the first plant. Flower of the second...
View Article12 new carnivorous plant species from the Philippines
From the 'Kew Science blog' 12 new carnivorous plant species from the Philippines Martin Cheek, a senior botanist at Kew, describes how 12 new species of carnivorous pitcher plants from the Philippines...
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New and restocked for 2014
I will be posting brief details in this topic of new and restocked plants as they become available. Follow this topic if you would like to be kept aware of updates.
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Drosera collinsiae "Mbuluzi River"
Dear Droseraholics, I always wanted to grow Drosera collinsiae. But a couple of years ago it wasn´t really so easy to obtain this species. I found someone who was willing to sell me some seeds. I took...
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ipX146 Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis - Yellow River, Florida x S. leucophylla
ipX146 Sarracenia rubra ssp. gulfensis - Yellow River, Florida x S. leucophylla These are snaps taken with my phone and the colour which is a deep red is not very true in the second photo. The first...
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ipM56 Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis
ipM56 Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis A few quick shots taken with my phone today. Tallest pitcher measured at 33.5"/85cm.
View ArticleFlytrap thefts could become felony under N.C. bill
Flytrap thefts could become felony under N.C. bill N.C. Rep. Ted Davis Jr. is planning to introduce a bill in the General Assembly to make the theft of Venus' flytraps a felony in New Hanover County.
View ArticleThe Borneo Hills diet: Pitcher plants' strange prey
An article from the current issue of New Scientist - The Borneo Hills diet: Pitcher plants' strange prey Including some of Chien Lee's photos.
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Byblis gigantea
I bought this plant from Greg Allen at the CPS end of season meeting at Winterbourne Gardens. i half expected it to just curl up and die on me as the seedlings I have managed to germinate have all...
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