Sat 27 Jun 2009
The new sarracenia from Rarefinds came in safe and sound. After giving them a week and a half to catch thier breath, I repotted them into the mini-bogs they’ll be living in for a while.
Sarracenia catesbaie (natural hybrid of S. flava and S. purpurea)
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Sarracenia rubra
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Sarracenia alata
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And the big bog – S. purpurea and an unknown (hybrid?).
June 30th, 2009 at 1:57 am
yikes, carnivorous plants! i don’t dare buy one, or next thing i know my house will be filled with them. i’m glad to hear that those marginals plants got there OK. i was going to leave you a note on DendroBoard, but that site is down(?).
i think that you will like those mangroves. they are cool plants. i would suggest potting up the mangroves in semi-permanent containers as soon as you can. they are overall pretty hardy, but they resent being transplanted. they grow, so i suggest two or three in each of those hanging planters, so that they fill in faster.
you know i failed to write down the other plants that i included in the box. can you refresh my memory? i can provide some tips for those too. most of those other plants would not be able to tolerate any kind of brackish water, but i sent them along because they could make a pretty nice Southeast US/Central American setup with killis or Cryptoheros cichlids or whatever.
talk to you later.
cheers,
Devin
July 5th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Sorry it took so long to respond – busy busy.
1st – thanks again!
2nd – the other plants are:
Lippia nodiflora
Polygonum coccineum
Ludwigia peruensis
Ruellia brittoniana
Looks like I’ll need to set up a small Central American biotope *grin*