Dieball's plants

[Dieball]

Hi guys !

In this thread,I'd like to share with you some photos of my plants.If you're interested carnivorous plants and have some questions,I'm your guy

Sarracenia flava var. flava

Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpa f102mk

Sarracenia flava

Sarracenia alata [Angelina County]

Sarracenia alata A23 'Black Tube' [Desoto National Forest, Mississippi]

 

 

Sarracenia leucophylla L55 MK 'Tarnok' Mutant flower form [Perdido, Baldwin County, Alabama] 

 

 

Sarracenia leucophylla L43 MK 'Pink upper tube'

Sarracenia rubra RJ5 subsp. jonesii 'Anthocyanin free '

 

Sarracenia minor

 

[Dieball]

Just some new pictures from my collection. Enjoy!

Nepenthes fusca

Nepenthes bicalcarata 'Red flush'

N. 'Miranda'

N. 'Hookeriana'

Nepenthes ampullaria Lime Twist

Nepenthes glabrata

Nepenthes ampullaria Green and Harlequinn

N. campanulata

Nepenthes mirabilis var. globosa x hamata

Nepenthes spectabilis x ventricosa

Nepenthes [lowii x veitchii] x spectabilis

Nepenthes spectabilis x aristolochioides

Nepenthes lowii x ventricosa

 

[CosbyArt]

@Dieball Amazing to see the large amount of varieties you have, and I always thought there were just a few. The Nepenthes bicalcarata 'Red flush' I find astonishing, it seems to stand out with it's shape and spikes on the lid (to keep the insects trapped I imagine).

It appears you have a nice greenhouse as well for them.

 

[Dieball]

@CosbyArtThe number and diversity of carnivorous plants species is really mind blowing if you look into that. I have nearly 150 different species, hybrids and variations of carnivorous plants and surprisingly... I don't have a greenhouse  I keep them all in my small, rented room. I'm just really space-effective I guess

Take this Pinguicula (Mexican Butterwort) terrarium for instance. It's only 30x50cm and it holds dozens of plants! Just wait until they all start blooming at once

P. gracilis

P. agnata

P. ehlersiae [Ixmiquilapan]

P. cyclosecta

Pinguicula 'Aphrodite'

Pinguicula 'El Mirador'

Pinguicula laueana

Pinguicula emarginata

Pinguicula gracilis x emarginata

To the left is Pinguicula agnata x jaumavensis, on the right Pinguicula 'Tina' at the bottom Pinguicula ehlersiae [Santa Catarina]

Pinguicula gracilis (?)

Pinguicula sp.

Pinguicula ehlersiae [Santa Catarina]

Pinguicula 'Tempa'

Pinguicula agnata x jaumavensis

Debbertiana or esseriana?

Pinguicula agnata x gypsicola

 

[hibiscusmile]

I just got my first fly traps this last month. I got two and they seem to be happy. Question, do the leaves die off quickly and should they be removed?

 

[Dieball]

@hibiscusmile It really depends on the clone. Some tend to clump amazingly, while others just keep a few leaves at the time. Also, before the plant establishes itself in new environment it will lose leaves faster. I have a habit of removing leaves as soon as the first black spots appears on it, because it cannot be saved anyway. I break off the leaf near the ground and then place it on the soil. This way you'll get a new plant once in a while. 

 

[CosbyArt]

@CosbyArtThe number and diversity of carnivorous plants species is really mind blowing if you look into that. I have nearly 150 different species, hybrids and variations of carnivorous plants and surprisingly... I don't have a greenhouse  I keep them all in my small, rented room. I'm just really space-effective I guess

Take this Pinguicula (Mexican Butterwort) terrarium for instance. It's only 30x50cm and it holds dozens of plants! Just wait until they all start blooming at once

That is a lot of species, and I imagine took quite awhile to gather. Ah, I figured with what appears to be plastic and shelves in several photos were a greenhouse, especially seen in the Nepenthes spectabilis x aristolochioides photo. Indeed you are very space efficient, and do surprisingly well without a greenhouse.

I've read many require a greenhouse or similar setup so I've never bothered with them. Perhaps I should see about trying some after all.

 

[Dieball]

That is a lot of species, and I imagine took quite awhile to gather. Ah, I figured with what appears to be plastic and shelves in several photos were a greenhouse, especially seen in the Nepenthes spectabilis x aristolochioides photo. Indeed you are very space efficient, and do surprisingly well without a greenhouse.

I've read many require a greenhouse or similar setup so I've never bothered with them. Perhaps I should see about trying some after all.

The  Nepenthes spectabilis x aristolochioides is placed in my highland terrarium... let's say "mini-greenhouse". I've made it myself with 16mm polycarbon, to gain better temperature isolation. It's 150cm high, with a base of 90x40cm. I manage to drop the temperature every night by 10*C by simply putting frozen bottles (around 20 litres total). So it's really not that hard to keep those plants. I'll show it later today, or maybe tomorrow  

 

[Dieball]

Just a couple new photos

Drosera regia

Drosera alicae 

Drosera capillaris

Drosera latifolia [Itarare, Sao Paulo, Brazil]

Brocchinia hechtioides

Utricularia pubescens

Dionaea muscipula 'Dutch'

Dionaea muscipula 'Red-Green"

Dionaea muscipula 'Akai Ryu'

 

[CosbyArt]

@Dieball Amazing collection, that keeps going. Your plants are thriving and what a mix of species too. I imagine it took you several years to get to this point.

Well I did have one of the species you shown, the Dionaea muscipula. Around here the plants show up at two stores Walmart and Lowe's in the mid to late fall, right before the garden areas close for the year. I still wonder why so late in the year, perhaps for Halloween or such is my guess.

Of course even watching for them to appear in the store, they all have mostly black leaves/heads or already a dead mush.

My family was determined to keep one living and bought several each fall. The best so far lived a few months seemingly growing well, at which point it seemed to start it's winter dormancy period and never recovered sadly. They also tried the old seeds often sold as small kits at retail stores off and on too, and of course never got anything to grow from it besides some mold after they gave up and left it alone defeated.

If they ever get serious they just need to get a mini greenhouse and order the plant from a dealer online.

 

[Dieball]

@CosbyArt Thank you  

I must surprise you... It didn't take me as long as you think, to amass such a collection and knowledge to maintain it... I started on 02.10.2015  I just passionately amassed all the knowledge I could find, talked to tons of experieced growers and compulsively looked at the sales sections of all biggest CP forums, which allowed me to grab all the best deals  I am even a proud owner of the only (most probaly) Nepenthes lowii x ventricosa in Poland. 

As for your flytrap, they are pretty easy to keep, as far as you keep in mind a few unbreakable rules:

-Plastic pots are best. The taller, the better, to avoid root rotting.

-Water it from the bottom of the pot, after a day it drains all the water.

-Use only purifed water (from reverse osmosis/demineralized) or rainwater

-It must be planted in peat moss without any fertilizers (fertilizers are a big no-no for CPs), with addition of coarse sand or perlite in proportions of 2:1

-Give it plenty of sunlight. The more the better!

-Remember that each trap can be closed 1-3 times. After that, the leaf turns black and dies.

-During winter dormancy keep it barely damp. I water my venus flytraps once every 2-3 weeks. And very mildly too. Also, the temperatures are best at 0-10*C

Keep those 7 things in mind, and your next flytrap is bound to thrive

 

[ZIV]

So you have any cephalotus my dad loves them?

 

[Dieball]

So you have any cephalotus my dad loves them?

Yup I do have two of them, but they are pretty tiny still. I've propagated them from leaf pullings, from my friend's plant. But they are surely a slow grower.

 

[CosbyArt]

@Dieball That is much quicker than I would have thought, to have so many various species of CP.

Thanks for the tips I will have to pass them along and see if they can keep them next time. Funny enough this year was the first they didn't bother buying any, so they may have finally given up. I figured when it comes spring time I'll have to order the flytrap online for a fresh one from the start either way.

 

[Dieball]

There are many CP nurseries in USA, that are great. It's always better to buy from them, than from any lowes, wallmart, etc.

I can recommend https://www.californiacarnivores.com/collections/venus-flytraps-dionaea-muscipula

 

[CosbyArt]

There are many CP nurseries in USA, that are great. It's always better to buy from them, than from any lowes, wallmart, etc.

I can recommend https://www.californiacarnivores.com/collections/venus-flytraps-dionaea-muscipula

That is true. Thanks for the link, the site looks great and I'll have to see if I can get a few varieties of them too.

 

[Dieball]

Today, I'd like to show you some plants from my favorite genus: Heliamphora. They originate from mysterious tabletop mountains in Venezuela, called Tepui, which inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World" 

Heliamphora 'Midoxa' 

Heliamphora cilliata

 

 

Heliamphora huberi [Bonettia Forest]

Heliamphora exappendiculata [Amuri Tepui]

Heliamphora exappendiculata [ChimantaTepui]

Heliamphora minor [Auyan Tepui]

 

[hibiscusmile]

Love these but no green thumb lately.