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Post by Robert on Mar 19, 2008 0:10:32 GMT 8
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Post by dom on Mar 19, 2008 9:27:14 GMT 8
Wow...that is huge and beautiful. How i wish i can be there and hug it...
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Post by marigoldsfail21 on Mar 19, 2008 9:31:52 GMT 8
Wow, didn't know pitchers got that big in the wild.
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Post by marigoldsfail21 on Mar 19, 2008 9:33:14 GMT 8
oh, and you have very good photography skills. great pictures
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Post by David on Mar 19, 2008 9:50:09 GMT 8
The rafflesianas are beautiful. So many forms. love them all. Was hopping to see that plant with a half green colour on its pitchers. The one you posted a few weeks back. Want to see if the new pitchers do the same.
Hey, you took pitcures of the ant plants. Thanks. Been researching them lately. The second ant plant picture has another species at the bottom left. Anybody know the name? Looks like a dischida but don't know which species.
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Post by Robert on Mar 19, 2008 13:04:20 GMT 8
Thanks for the viewing. Neps tend to do better in the wild. In captivity we don't have the optimum conditions. David, the ant plants (foreground) was dischidia rafflesiana(image #16) and the one behind was Myrmecodia tuberosa(#15. and #16 ). more info here home.nc.rr.com/myrmecophyte/wild1.html There are others (about 3 types) besides these 2. I failed to locate the previous location and thus unable to investigate the "double face" raff.
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Post by bactrus on Mar 19, 2008 13:43:03 GMT 8
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Post by Robert on Mar 19, 2008 15:04:39 GMT 8
Robert, They in the same area too? Hi bactrus, they are in completely different area.
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Post by shawnintland on Mar 19, 2008 18:12:57 GMT 8
Great pictures! Great plants! Thanks Robert. Especially happy to see some of the neighboring species of the area. Sorry to jump off topic here; David - the Dischidia rafflesiana, or as I "believe" it has been re-classified; Dischidia major is quite a trip! I have a few big clumps that are several years old and last April they flowered out so I collected all the seed I could. The ones planted in May just started forming their first bulbous leaves (in March). I have them growing in hanging baskets now and have been taking cuttings of the new growth about once a month. If they are hard for you to get your hands on just let me know. (PM me if I don't get back here...too many threads to follow ) I've got a bunch of 1" - 4" rooted cuttings that I'm sticking onto rocks and trees all over the place! Just make sure they get really good drainage or they rot out! Shawn ps I can't open that first link from Robert " home.nc.rr.com/myrmecophyte/wild1.html." - anybody else?
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Post by hongrui on Mar 19, 2008 19:06:21 GMT 8
Shawn, this link should work. the original URL posted by robert has got an extra full-stop at the end.
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Post by Robert on Mar 19, 2008 21:41:50 GMT 8
Thanks Hongrui. I edited the link.
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Post by David on Mar 20, 2008 11:07:29 GMT 8
Thanks shawn. I've PMed you.
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