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Carnivorous Plants

rainbowberry said:
I must admit though I do give it cooled boiled water to drink.
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That'll work. Distilled water is best, but what you're doing is just as good.

chilehunter said:
yea alot of us here blame IGG for something :P be it VFT, beer, eating naga's, etc.... whats next ? you gonna get a pet monkey :lol:
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I'd never get a monkey. They are mean little guys. Now a platypus....probably.
 
yea I'd never get a monkey either, cuz they can get into & do damn near anything you can do.
I heard chimpanzees can be mean sometimes, though thats not saying much cuz in the wild they'll attack/kill/eat other chimpanzee colonies.
 
Pitcher plant from Newfoundland.

It's carnivorous, but IGG doesn't have to worry, it don't eat s***

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another one bites the dust, MWM welcome to the VFT club :lol: the plant looks healthy.

hey Iggy you ever see something like this ? instead of flowering it sprouted traps.

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chilehunter said:
another one bites the dust, MWM welcome to the VFT club :lol: the plant looks healthy.

hey Iggy you ever see something like this ? instead of flowering it sprouted traps.
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Yep, seen it (I've actually seen almost everything when it comes to these plants :lol: ). Usually that's a sign of too high humidity levels.

Cut the sucker off and plant it, you've got a new plant!
 
Guitar god

hey man can i get a VFT seed off of you. some how. i really want to grow some. idk why exzactyl but would like to grow a really big one.
 
Noshownate said:
hey man can i get a VFT seed off of you. some how. i really want to grow some. idk why exzactyl but would like to grow a really big one.
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I have no seeds up for trade/sale/give away :( . Sorry. But there are many a sources on the net for them.
 
imaguitargod said:
I have no seeds up for trade/sale/give away :( . Sorry. But there are many a sources on the net for them.
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Dood I need to get one of these plants! I picked up a phototron because it was cheap and tried to save a dying bhut, but after 3 weeks I think i'm gonna give up on the thing and just keep the 1 that I have left. Based on the needs of the plant a phototron would work perfect. Full of peat moss, retains a LOT of moisture, has a ton of light, almost full contained for feedings and not big enough for other full size plants like peppers. Can you post some good sources for plants? I think something that grows UP instead of out would be a good fit. The phototron is only 16" wide, but 32" tall.
 
LGHT said:
Dood I need to get one of these plants! I picked up a phototron because it was cheap and tried to save a dying bhut, but after 3 weeks I think i'm gonna give up on the thing and just keep the 1 that I have left. Based on the needs of the plant a phototron would work perfect. Full of peat moss, retains a LOT of moisture, has a ton of light, almost full contained for feedings and not big enough for other full size plants like peppers. Can you post some good sources for plants? I think something that grows UP instead of out would be a good fit. The phototron is only 16" wide, but 32" tall.
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Cook's Carnivorous Plants is the best place I've delt with. Great guy.
 
LGHT said:
Thanks! I'll check them out. If you had to pick a plant or a group of plants to fit in the phototron what would you get?
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Well, alot of your Nepenthis varieties will outgrow that thing quickly. If you are keeping high humidity, some Drosera would be nice. You want them to get big, so I would say Drosera binata "Marston Dragon" (reeeeaaaallllyyy cool), Drosera filiformis.

Then again, you can go with "low action" CP's like good old Sarracenia leucophylla.
 
Thanks for the link IGG. I was going to ask if you had a source as one of the grandsons wants a VFT and we can't find them in an extended shopping trip so ordering will be the way to go.
 
I found this Pitcher Plant at my local Lowes on 7-5-09 I am so thrilled to have found it and my kids check the pitchers everyday
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IGGY spawned? Noooooooooooooooo GOD HELP US ALLL!!!!!!!!!!

J/K :lol: Nice pitcher dude! I sure wish our Lowes had plants like that! The coolest think I've found at a Lowes was a Black Pearl plant.
 
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