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The Plant General! Fuzzy Heliamphora edition.
Welcome to the /Plant/ General! This magical thread is where the horticulturists of 4chan gather to discuss their plants and show off the wild weed growing in their cities.
Want advice? Want plant IDs? Want to ask some questions because using some forum is just too hard? Want to show off your tiny dic-I mean plant? Well then come on over to /Plant/! Botanists, horticulturists and hobbyists are all welcome! We will try to help newbies out to the best of our abilities.
Good forums for the less lazy among us (Feel free to contribute to this list, it's rather pathetic):
flytrapcare.com
terraforums.com
Previous Thread: >>2146134
A friend has this dionaea, it's bretty cool
Mornin' /carnivorous/ general. I'll try and stray from Nepenthes for once - what's the tastiest shit I can grow on a sunny windowsill? I have strawberries and plums outside, but unfortunately I'm moving soon so I'll want to try something edible indoors.
>>2155459
If you were going to make a Witch's Garden of poisonous plants, what would you put in it?
>>2155679
maybe chili peppers?
At work, my mum has a habanero plant in her bureau, it is already a few years old.
so that might work
>>2155769
Nightshade because why not
>>2155837
that is one big leaf
>>2155769
Nightshade, datura, foxglove, hemlock, hogweed(don't), poison ivy, castor, death angel mushrooms.
Would advise against it, though. It's a setup for tragedy and woe.
>>2155868
Like, it may sound cool to have all the dangerous plants growing, but all it takes is one errant pet or kid or one moment of negligence and someone's going to die.
Better off trying to cultivate weird stuff with actual uses beyond being horrifically maiming or lethal.
>>2155872
many common garden plant are toxic as fuck, I wouldn't worry much about children.
it's hard to die of plants in the first world even if you're stupid enough to swallow them.
>>2155837
Nice idea, never thought of peppers. Pic related look like they could be a welcome addition to my Nep and Amorpho sausagefest.
>>2155876
Yeah, but there's a difference between being mildly poisonous and destroying every chromosome in the human body and effectively making a person a walking corpse.
>>2155899
>mildly poisonous
aconitums and brugmansias will kill you and they're both common.
I can give you many more examples.
>>2155905
Actually had to look those up. I appreciate you bringing those to my attention. I have now realized why I went through a period of agonizing hell after I ripped out weeds a while back.
>>2155911
have an entire list of toxic garden plants: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=524
>there's a lot.
>>2155996
Ah. I've debated it before, but I decided to stick with growing useful or edible things. Currently trying to get Gaultheria procumbens to survive transplant from the wild. I've tried like 8 times with no success. Horribly finnicky plant.
>>2155998
I have one, they're a lot like conifers, if you remove the clump of earth around the roots the plant has next to no chance of survival.
I use a curved spade to collect plants, I just bash it around the tap root and pull it out with as much earth as possible.
>>2156001
Well, shit. Then the specimens I collected today are doomed. I'll wait and collect berries.
>>2156004
if you remove all the leaves they might have a chance.
Hey guys.
Hows it going?
https://imgur.com/RSwybdg
>>2156124
Warning. Link is of a guy jerking off into a Nepenthes.
>>2156124
This is why we can't have nice things.
>>2156124
hot
>>2156124
could be a real alternative to using milk as fertilizer
>>2156124
Oh boi nepenthes video!
My heliamphora is having such an awful time in my box. I honestly think it's just dying extremely slowly. I have a few dionaea around just chilling out side shooting the shit. And some pitcher rescues that are doing great.
I just leave the hardy ones out side all year long now, and they do great. I used to stress to much about them.
I do keep the droseras inside year round though. My spatulata is to beautiful to let die in the winter.
Found this qt growing in a crack on the sidewalk, no idea of what it is though.
>>2156536
Orchid. Could be any. Expect to see more.
Took this a few years back. Came out one morning to see this harvestman kicking it's legs in my red dragon dionaea's trap. I don't feed my carnivores, I let them catch on their own, so it was cool to see.
>>2155459
My African violets. Most are over 25 years old, others are grown from leaves taken somewhere
>>2156536
That's a Snapdragon. Antirrhinum.
>>2156534
Heliamphoras are fucking hard to grow if you can't give them a lot of light and cool temperatures
>>2156559
Thanks dude
>>2156534
I don't fully agree with the other poster. Heliamphora are pretty easy as long as you give them a night time drop and enough light. If you're having issues with the cold aspect, then refrigerate distilled water and water the plant with it each night. Post of a pic of the plant, also.
>>2156559
This one?
>>2156710
Yeah.
>>2156536
It's a snapdragon (genus Antirrhinium). They grow like crazy from every crack around the house, but we usually leave them because they look nice.
Did anyone try to grow red currant plants from seeds? I have a few berries, but a neighbor told me they won't grow from seeds.
Do you like my wrigleyana?
>>2156693
pretty much exactly what I said, just expanded
Peyote, app. 13 years old. Had it for 10. Lives in sand/gravel and gets a small amount of fertilizer in the summer.
My Mammillaria ssp produces a shit ton of these fuckers. Gave this batch to coworkers to keep in their offices. Grows slowly and doesnt get big
This one is a year old. Looked like above ones. The mother is in the background looking sorry after getting plucked. This wax six weeks ago and there are already new shots to harvest
>>2155459
> show off the wild weed growing in their cities.
I dont live anywhere close to a city, but look at this bad motherfucker
>>2156888
Also my wife picked up a cutting of Rudbeckia Hirta at a garage sale for a dollar. It's been in the ground 4 days and has perked up nicely.
Why do you call this general /plant/ when it's only about flytraps?
>>2157274
>3/46 posts (including yours) are related to Dionaea
Muh hyperbole
An update on my Caladiums. As soon as I get some more pots I will separate them all.
>>2155855
for you
>>2157295
Here's how many are in this one pot.
Anyone know if it's fine to transplant caladiums mid-summer?
Also if any of you have experience with over-wintering these plants let me know what techniques you used.
>>2155855
it is, but it's not even fully unfolded jet
also not close to adult size, the corm only had about 600g this spring
>>2155679
Are you planning to use a Leaf Stone on it?
Hello /plant/ what are these blue flowers?
>>2157362
Nice, personally I just can't get singalana to grow
>>2157382
I would genuinely love to make a Victreebel cultivar at some point down the line, a blend of big, easy shit like burkei, truncata and white ventricosa could work. Now I just have to sit back and wait a couple of decades until I have some solid progeny to choose between.
>>2156860
Why are they on a wet towel?
>>2156860
>Mammillaria
>Grows slowly
you're doing something wrong
>>2156541
are you retarded or have you never seen an orchid?
>>2155643
That's a pretty dank cultivar right there
>>2157737
really?
strange..
well, sometimes you struggle with the easy to grow species, I know that feel
I am not able to grow N. 'bloody mary' for some reason. Everything else I have works fine for me.
for the victreebel you might want to get a ramispina in there, just to try to get rid of that broad peristome
haven't been able to do much as of lately, the weather is complete shit, 1 cm thick hail and everything.
just going to waste my time grinding runescape or something now.
>>2157785
it luckily hasn't affected my plants so far though.
well, other than my grass atleast, that shit has been growing like crazy.
>>2157787
similar weather here too
The damn heavy rain bent my tomatos down
I had to tie them against the fence to make them grwo kinda upright again
They still are bent, but not as much as they were, they now look like a disgusting, dense bush of tomatos
the fruits are hidden inside this bush
>>2157783
I've had one on the windowsill for a year, another in a terrarium for half a year, neither has improved since I got it, or pitchered properly at all. In the same conditions, every sticky or toothy species I own is doing great. Not sure where I'm going wrong m8.
And good call on ramispina, I'll need something with a smooth, tight, non-striped peristome. I already have "Rebecca Soper" and copelandii as decent candidates, I might see if I can get a pure ramispina and reinwardtiana too.
>>2157785
I'm actually glad it rained here. It feels like it hasn't rained in months, and now we're getting a full weekend of rain. Hopefully it doesn't effect the inevitable 4th of July BBQ, though.
>>2157753
It's not even a cultivar, just the result of another friend crossing cultivars, I told him to call it "red crown" or some shit and try to register it, to see what happens
>>2157795
my tomatoes are fine so far, but they're pinched to the fence.
>>2158018
it's been raining almost daily for the past six weeks or so.
>>2158075
same here
fuckin weather is insane this year
Here are the damn tomatos I was talking about
just look at this shit, it's not very pleasing to the eye to say the least
It's time for the same dionaea pot I post in every thread! The capensis is still alive in case you are wondering
This red piranha has caught a male ant
And this is a little experiment I'm doing with pinguicula substrates.
does anyone know what plant this is?
my grandma has had it growing in her garden for a long time now.
>>2157750
It grows slowly when just in a pot with minimal care. The point being it's easy for my coworkers to keep in their offices since it won't outgrow its pot in forever.
A mealworm after being digested
>>2158148
Rose of Sharon
>>2158172 Hypericum calycinum specifically.
>>2158075
buggay has a new trip?
>>2158174
>>2158172
thanks, m8
and I have another question
All my Waterlillies are blooming every year, except one.
The 'Colorado' just gets leafes, many leafes, but not a single flower stalk.
why?
It is sitting next to another Nymphaea, which is blooming all the time like crazy.
my 'Baby Red' is producing a double flower in the meantime
>>2158144
Nice what are you using. I've just potted up 4 Mexican pings and they look like hell (battered in transport) and the substrate I used looks worse (volcanic rock dust, perlite, sand, peat).
>>2158357
>What are you using?
Pic related 100%. Attapulgite sand if you want to be technical.
The other pot is live sphagnum moss.
Growing tips for venus fly traps?
>>2158450
Copypaste from the old thread:
Well, let's go with the basics:
>Full sun plants. They need at least 4 hours of direct sunlight per day.
>Very sensitive to minerals in water: it never should be >80 ppm, use distilled water, osmotized, rain, etc.
>Back to the mineral sensitivity: use dry sphagnum, peat moss or live sphagnum as substrates, never fertilize. If you use peat moss add some aquarium sand to the mix.
>Respect their dormancy periods, they need 3 cold months per year.
>Flowering weakens them a lot, cut the flower stems when they start developing until you have some experience.
>They live in bogs, so they dehydrate fast. Keep the soil moist, have a traybof water under their pots to water them.
>They are sensitive to root overheating, clear colour pots work better. (Use plastic only, remember their sensitivity to minerals)
I think that's all, also don't be a retard and feed them sausages or something, they are insectivores and will do their thing, beware of birds, blackbirds destroy them.
>>2158108
it's only going to get worse with climate change, better get used to it.
>>2158178
no, I just changed the name because I'm not that into bugs anymore.
>2 days of no life grind paid off, back to gardening now.
>>2158456
Thanks anon.
>>2158459
>fashionscape
>>2158459
>fagscape on my /comfy/ board
fuck off
My Mimosa Pudica is blooming pretty pink flowers. I will get a picture for you guys later tonight if anyone wants to see it.
>>2158510
Do it pls, I had one as a little kid and they're very qt and nostalgic
>>2157823
carnivine is better
>>2158171
will he be ok?
>>2158691
Carnivine is ugly, though compared to Victreebel, that isn't saying much. Also, this is cute.
Anyone know what kind of tree this is? It was growing in the centre of another ones of my plants so I pulled it up (and tore most of it roots off). It lost a few leave a but looks like it's going to make it.
>>2158695
Yes, he likes that spot, he's been there napping since yesterday, what a lazy ass haha
BTW this is a dionaea I bought a month ago, a typical that almost looks like a shark teeth
>>2158141
How long have you had them? Are most of them divisions from a few plants or did you just start off with a lot?
>>2158144
Have you noticed improvement with the mineral-heavy mix? I ditched the peat and started growing my pings in a 1:1 river rock:silica sand mix as well as a 2:2:1:1:1 silica sand:turface:perlite:clay pebble:river rock mix for the moisture loving pings. I've never seen them produce so much mucilage. The leaf pullings produce so much they almost look like drosera. Here's my Moranensis var. Caudata after a few months in it
>>2158979
Same plant as of today
>>2158977
They are basically clones of three plants:
Light pink or almost red: I had this one since 2011, very strong plant, divides a lot, decent size for a typical
Orage-ish, more erected: Had it since 2012, like the other one is very strong and divides a lot, another typical
The most reddish one, with red teeth too: Had it since 2012, I received it as a young plant so it didn't start dividing until 2014. Big colourful and strong too, it was a present for buying 2 akai ryu that I killed experimenting with new substrates. It was labelled as g14 x dentate.
>>2158979
>Have you noticed improvement with the mineral-heavy mix?
Yes, peat moss doesn't work well with mexican pings, they grow way better in cat litter. Live moss works equally well but you have to be able to keep it alive (I live in a very moist area).
Next year I'll try some new substrates, I have like 20 Pings right now so I'm not worried about losing one or two.
>>2156867
hey cactus bro,
did you pluck them off the mother plant and grow from there?
my mammilaria has grown some fruit which i have dried and there is seed in them. I am thinking of trying to get it to grow after I get back from vacation. any experience with that?
Now that there is some free space again in my smallest Highland terrarium, I "need" a new species (or two) to take said space
Which species should I buy?
I'm thinking about N. attenboroughii or hamata
Or should I get another Heliamphora species?
Oh boy, it's so hard to be addicted to carnivorous plants..
weather hasn't improved much, back to slaving boring mmorpgs.
>>2158466
there isn't much to wear besides that with my stats.
>>2159027
As spectacular as N. attenboroughii is, I'd have to recommend hamata over it. It takes a stupidly long time to grow - you'll be waiting at the very least a decade until you have anything that begins to resemble the massive conical adult pitchers. It also appears to be very fussy, likely needing high sunlight, very high air movement and night humidity, and ultramafic soil - it's so moody even Sir David himself is struggling to grow it. Personally, I've resigned myself to waiting until I have access to botanical garden tier conditions before I bother trying it again.
N. hamata on the other hand is surprisingly easy and actually grows, for a start. It will need to be in a high humidity terrarium when it's small, but once it's putting out dark adult-ish pitchers it becomes a much more forgiving plant. Just don't let it come into contact with parasites - thrips and spider mites in particular will FUCK hamata up in a heartbeat.
>plant general
>mostly carnivorous plants
Any room for an orchid lover?
>>2159286
I used to have a fuck ton of orchids before I got bored of them.
too lazy to take care of anything indoors now.
>>2159286
Of course you are welcome here.
I'm the guy spamming venus flytraps, I like phalaenopsis a lot too but my house is fucking dark so I can only have outdoor, temperate climate plants. Nice to see what you have.
>>2159287
thats fucking spectacular
I wish I hadnt killed several cymbidiums through depression and forgetfulness now
>>2159289
apologies for the colour, but I'm incredibly happy with how many flowers this has
>>2159020
Nope. I just eat the fruit. These shots just grow on the stem. When they are ready you can easily pluck them off (I imagine how in the wild they would latch onto animals). If they are not completely ready I use a spoon and even a knife to gently pry and cut them off. Give a day to dry and then place on medium. Roots appear within six weeks. If they are a little shrivelled when harvesting, put them on a wet piece of paper for the night.
>>2157748
Sorry didnt see you there. They were a little dry and as long as the wound hasnt closed they will drink from the tissue. They lay there over night
>>2159305
Nice one, I haven't had any of my impulse-buy orchids flower yet so I'll admit I'm jelly. Very qt mock tudor shit across the street too m8
>>2159287
What minis did you grow? Do you still have the whole set up? How did you water it all?
/aq/ is arguing about bettas again so i'll ask here in case anyone can help me out with this lighting question
>Just bought this light http://www.ebay.com/itm/291609026231
did I fuck up? Should I go back and get http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-18-24-30-36-48-72-Aquarium-LED-Light-0-5W-Multi-Color-Full-Spec-Plant-Marine-/291645087202?var=&hash=item43e766dde2:m:meA3pfMaQcBWPD5jduaqtiQ instead?
Im starting with Azolla and frogbit but I want to attempt to carpet Monte Carlo if I dont fuck up the floating plants
>>2159275
Thank you m8
I heard it grows slow and is finicky, but the air flow part is new to me
Luckily, especially my "baby HL terrarium" has great ventilation, as I'm allways paranoid about fungi/mold.
So attenboroughii grows really slow? Like lowii slow (~3 leafes a year)?
Have you tried growing this plant?
Oh, how fast does hamata grow? I found different infos on this.
Because I'm looking for something that doesn't grow too fast
Also, thanks for warning me about the parasites
I know what you mean, I've sworn myself to get a perfect greenhouse with a good cooling system, before I'll buy a villosa
>>2159574
Your light should work too for monte carlo
Are you able to get a second one of the one you bought and put it on your tank as well? Because that would o
Don't forget the CO2, as my monte carlo carpet is looking a bit sad now, because I didn't refill the CO2 for about 2 months..
pic related, it's my sad monte carlo
Also, either use floating plants or monte carlo, the floaters would dim the light which wouldn't be to the liking of the monte carlo
>>2159631
How do you refill CO2? Blow on it?
>>2159641
kek
either you buy a new CO2 canister, you can refill the old one in certain shops or you use a DIY reactor, which you can easily refill at home
>>2159290
cymbidiums do poorly indoors.
it's pointless to grow them if they don't survive your climate, if you move them while they're in bloom they'll drop all flowers.
>>2159394
those racks were movable.
I got rid of all of them.
>>2159631
thank you for the answer. I can probably get a second on next paycheck and will if I need it
also yeah, the floaters will be periodically fed to my Koi; the Azolla anyway since I dont even know if frogbit is edible or if they'd touch it regardless. I suppose I can dump it in my other tanks since its already on the way
>>2159576
Regarding N. attenboroughii's conditions, I'm just going off what I've heard from some hardcore growers with larger specimens, and taking into account it grows on very exposed, often stormy peaks with high sunlight.
I currently have 2, a tiny seedling and a grown on seedling both in a terrarium. Both have barely done anything, the largest has put out 2 leaves since I got it in December and sadly the smallest got battered in the aftermath of a spider mite explosion in my collection, so it hasn't grown at all and will probably die in the near future. I'd say they're just far too much of a risk in anything but professional conditions.
N. hamata is much faster and infinitely more reliable. My ~3 inch diameter plant puts out a leaf/pitcher every couple of weeks, so it's certainly not a weed at this stage, it just has some pace to it. Better having a plant that actually grows though, right?
>>2159654
I live in the uk so they're fine during the summer, just need to be brought in during the winter
My nan is currently growing a cymbidium in her porch and it loves it, such a huge and happy plant.
>>2159667
Thank you again
you are right
I think I'll get a hamata
It sounds like it's growth rate is not too strong, perfect
Also, I allways wanted to grow this species ever since I started with Nepenthes
Damn, and I thought my lowiis were slow
the attenboroughii would be a waste for now, as you said.
>>2159711
Damn I want a x miranda, I need to start building a decent greenhouse, my x ventrata has occupied all the space in the one I'm using currently.
>>2159723
be aware, this thing grows like damn weed
well, at least it's beautiful with big pitchers
I would imagine same goes for the x ventrata
>>2156852
Do you ever consume peyote? I'm going to guess this one has some sentimental value to you. Do you ever grow more of this or is it just the one?
I wonder how far up north those things could survive
>>2159735
It doesn't grow as much is just that this is the current setup, a shitty 30€ greenhouse
>>2159711
No problem mate
N. hamata is a great milestone for anyone growing Neps, it's a visually-fantastic species but not too hard at all. Just a shame it's not as cheap as it used to be.
And that's a beast of a Miranda there, far bigger pitchers than anything from my lot at the moment. Bit of a size contrast to the piddly little N. tenuis vine I repotted earlier too.
I think this,....
Would grow nice with this.
>>2159986
>>2159987
Around stuff like this.
>>2159993
You want to grow plants around your dog?
>>2160013
Nope. When she goes I'll probably plant an ornamental tree or maybe a nice bush on top of her tho.
>>2159993
10/10 doggo
>>2160022
Thanks
I really like this plant, vigorous, colourful and big.
Too bad it's not big enough to be considered a giant but 4.5 cm is a decent size.
>>2159750
looks nice, I've never seen a x ventrata that big
>>2159805
nice tenuis! I was never able to get my hands on one
Can't wait to get the hamata, it is allways exciting to watch the tiny plants develop
yea, the x miranda is pretty big, I got it, because my friend's mom wasn't able to get it to produce pitchers
Since I got it, it is producing a pitcher with every new leaf and has grown to about 80cm in diameter
Let's see how big the pitchers can get, the current ones are about 25cm high, so I guess they pretty much reached the maximum size
>>2159305
>tries growing phals
>ends up with a big pile of beautiful foliage and no flowers
I'm ok with this
>>2159286
glood looking Phal
I like Orchids too
Is it normal that mine (phals and 2 others) bloom every few months or so?
Also, how to I revive an allmost dead Oncidium uniflorum?
>>2158510
>>2158539
My Mimosa Pudica which is currently flowering.
There's dozens of buds on the plant but since the flowers only last 1 day it's hard to get a picture of multiple flowers.
Two were blooming when I took this picture. You can see the other one in the background.
>>2160775
Here's the whole plant.
I planted it from seed in early Spring of last year, along with several others. This is the only one that survived unfortunately.
I did get seeds from this one, but I have yet to plant them.
>>2160360
Oncidiums tend to be pretty thirsty, but be careful with it. Also use an acidic fertiliser. Make sure you have it in something that isnt moss and is free draining. Every few months is fine, though it might indicate you're keeping it somewhere a touch on the cold side!
>>2160345
my phals seem to stop at about 4 leaves but then again, I'm horrible at forgetting to water the damn things.
>>2160301
Anybody knows how big do "big mouth" traps get?
>>2160915
I get 4-5 but the leaves are quite big
Does anyone happen to know what S. Purpurea's flowers smell like?
>>2161247
It's been at least a decade since I've had any Sarracenia but I remember purp flowers being vaguely sweet-smelling, nothing outstanding. My nose is still recovering from the tomcat golden shower sensation of S. flava.
Bonzai ID request. Pic related. Got it to root so now I want to know what it is!
just as north korea is the best korea my tree pics are the best tree pics
blue cycas female plant
scritp above
another cycas coning
>>2161372
Bump..ID plz
i only have a small south facing window but i want to have a ton of plants in my room. what would you guys suggest? theres room in front of the window for plants but not many. i also have an east facing window but it has an ac unit in it so theres not anything i can put there
>>2162109
strong lights and grow some neps or some orchids. I shit you not, I used to grow some small neps under a desk lamp and they did fine. Neps don't need a ton of light. Certain orchids don't either.
What are those wire things which people put against walls/windows and put pots/orchids on?
>>2162355
I've seen them in Ikea dunno how they are called
Can anyone ID this plant?
>>2162405
Asiatic lily.
>>2158797
What kind of trees grow in your general area? Was a tree recently cut down? Remember that tree seeds require stratification so the seedlings only start sprouting a year or two after dropping.
Can anyone identify this tree? Is seems pretty durable since it is growing in my city (a place where not even the people stay alive for long) and I love the flowers
>>2162671
Here is one of their flowers
what are these? i snagged them from the local grocery store but they all have the same tab in them that just say "tropical foliage"
>>2162683
this is what came in them
>>2162671
>>2162677
I went down a little bit of a tree ID rabbithole, but I think I've got it - Blue Jacaranda. About as sexy as a tree can be desu
>>2162692
Thank you, I want my patio to get violet at spring and be a mess of tiny leaves at fall (Hey, "pre-grinded" organic matter")
>>2162683
Right is a type of colius.
Left is random (most likely purple) flowering plant.
>>2162683
Left is an arboicola, or dwarf umbrella tree. I've seen them sold as tiny potted plants and big indoor trees.
Double flower from my 'Perry's baby red'
I found ants in my big dionaea pot, I think they were just eating nectar but I'm not risking it.
>>2163113
That's a lot of water
>>2155459
I had a plant in my office, but had to take it home because the weekends were killing it. I don't have a window, so can somebody recommend a good type of plant that can survive on florescent light 8 hours a day, 5 days a week?
>>2163136
You're going to need to be specific about the kind of plant. Some plants can grow under a desk lamp, while others will die even under the strongest fluorescent array
>>2163149
Something not too expensive, something green. Not really picky, just want some plants for the office. Have any general tips of what type of plant doesn't need as much light?
>>2163163
Any Dracaena plants are great indoor plants. They are pretty much impossible to kill unless you seriously fuck up. Phal orchids are also cool, though any orchid will require a significant deal more care than a normal non-exotic houseplant.
If you want some color and don't want to worry about root rot and fertilizers and moss and crown rot, then Anthurium and Spathiphyllum are excellent choices
>>2163136
Sansevieria, also called the snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue. It can survive with very little light and water. It is said to be the most invincible house plant.
>>2162683
Happened to see the plant on the right today in a garden center. It's called fittonia.
does someone know what plant this is?
Found it in Upper Austria
>>2163617
I wasn't able to find for sure what it was, but the closest plants I could find were:
>"Yellow Dead Nettle" (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)
and less likely, but also possible:
>"Rhinanthus minor"
The first one, Yellow Dead Nettle, is the closest I could find. If I had to take a guess, I would say it is that one.
After receiving a bareroot sarracenia, it's recommended to soak the whole plant in pure water for about half an hour right?
>>2164021
I did it once but only because the plant was dehydrated.
Btw my DC XL has caught an ant. I guess it will become an adult in no time!
I finally got around to taking a picture.
Has anyone ever seen clover blossoms puff up like this when they go to seed? There are a bunch like this in a field in my town, but I can't find any more examples online.
>>2164408
Here's a picture of them with their blossoms and leaves.
>>2164212
They grow up so fast :')
>>2164675
I know, I've never seen it before, but i haven't left the state in a while, and i didn't pay attention to plants when i was a kid. So, maybe it's just not something native to the midwest?
>>2164802
I've never seen it anywhere in the US before... maybe European/Asian?
>>2164836
WELL. You are correct. I guess my problem when I tried searching all over the web for "fluffy clover" was using the word 'clover'. Switched it to 'trifolium' and found it!
trifolium fragiferum is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, apparently. Also known as 'strawberry clover' which is cute as hell.
>>2164860
those are some dank buds, mate
>>2157572
Forget me nots
I know this isn't going to survive, not sure what i'm really doing wrong though.
>>2164933
Location?
>>2165038
most likely too hot in the root area
There are these tiny white insects in my indoor potted plants' soil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABdSpAofzBA
Anyone know what they are? Good or bad?
>>2165162
looks like springtails, not a big deal really unless you notice your plants health deteriorating.
What are some orchid and nepenthes species which thrive indoors?
I'm not interested in hybrids/cultivars unless they grow much more quickly.
>>2165223
Are you a noob? If yes, then grow a hybrid. Species are much less forgiving, generally. A good nep hybrid is x ventrata or vent x ampullaria.
>>2165223
with indoors you mean without a Terrarium?
If so, see
>>2165271
N. x miranda would also be an option
and yes, hybrids grow much quicker
but if you really want a Nepenthes species, you can also try N. rafflesiana. This species shouldn't be much of a problem if you are not a complete noob.
>>2165223
As has already been said, hybrids DO usually grow much faster. Not well-versed in orchids but supermarket Phalaenopsis are incredibly common and easy, as are some Paphiopedilum hybrids.
As for Nepenthes, it depends on your conditions. Hot/humid country, you could try truncata or rafflesiana as >>2165419
suggests. Non-tropical/humid country, try ventricosa, maxima, spathulata or basically any hybrid involving those 3 for the easiest plant ever (these would all probably do ok somewhere hot to be fair). Pic related is my N. maxima x trusmadiensis, currently firing out pitchers about 20% bigger. Very fast and easy purely from maxima genetics.
>>2165223
N. Sanguinea is a good species for a noob.
I can't help you with orchids tho, I managed to kill two phalaenopsis.
Also dionaea Sawtooth pic
>>2165038
Jesus man that poor plant.
Dump ice on the soil and pour distilled water over it STAT
I'm having an issue with bugs on my porch. I'm looking for a good carnivorous plant(pref. a sundew; NO flytraps), that can survive being outside in southern Indiana during the summer days and nights.
>>2165607
which bugs exactly?
>>2165636
Houseflies and gnats mainly.
>>2165646
Drosera binata.
>>2165446
Dammit now I noticed another fucking capensis
>>2165660
kek
Happy Hylo.
>>2165654
>Drosera binata.
Thank you.
>>2165686
You're welcome man.
I think this is an ideal plant for a newbie, just read some caresheets and you are ready to go, sundews are pretty easy.
I have two 10 gallon aquarium tanks. I was wondering how feasible would it be to create a mini-environment, but to make it simple without animals. So essentially I want to put dirt in the tank, add lil' lake and plant it. I would cover it with a mesh wire and keep it outside. Can plants live in these conditions? If so what are some good plants to put inside?
>>2165808
Yeah, just look up a vivarium guide but dont add animals.
>drainage layer of clay pellets or hydrostones
>window screen mesh
>layer of your favorite substrate
done
>>2165876
Can anyone identify this plant for me? I've never posted here, but I tried a few google combinations and got nothing. Found it outside a bar, the guy working there agree it's weird but has no idea what it is
>>2165939
I'm in Dallas, but I don't think that matters much, there were a bunch of random plants in barrels outside, could be from anywhere. Guy at the bar (which recently opened) said some guys showed up as part of the renovation and put in a bunch of plants and that was it
What is this
>>2165939
I live in Arizona, usual summer temps are 100-110°F. Would keeping it in shade be good enough?
>>2165956
Bump
>>2165939
I would be extremely cautious. I come from Southern california, and I understand how hot it can get. Shade might suffice but proceed at your own risk.
On another note, which directions do your windows face?
Iris versicolor in Quebec's boreal forest
>>2159287
I'm new to this board.
Pics like this make me want to start a productive hobby.
I'm just so tired of reading hateful things. This board seems like a breath of fresh air.
My soul needs this. God bless all of you.
My Orchid has this thing in it. What is this?
I'd?
can anyone help ID this?
>>2166123
it's a creeper plant btw. bought it for 2$, i think it's some herb or something. Malaysia.
>>2166004
>I'm tired of reading hateful things
>Replies to bugguy
I'm so sorry that you're this new.
>>2166137
bugguy seems alright on this thread. Maybe plants help soothe his autism
>>2166035
looks bacterial
>>2165660
Drosera capensis will haunt your soul for all of eternity. Mine too. The new purp I just ordered for brother had a hitchhiking capensis embedded in the plant.
Has someone tried aminoacid foliar fertilizer with flytraps? I'm tempted to try it with some of mine because they are fucking slow until they reach medium size.
>>2166191
>window directions
Why would windows matter? I want ti keep it outside next to my hammock
>>2166245
If you're keeping it inside, you'll want to put it in a room with windows facing the proper direction so as to maximize the amount of sunlight.
>>2166214
On the rare occasions I fertilize my plants, I use foliar fertilizer only. I wouldn't risk soil stuff since cp roots burn so easily
>>2166245
Keeping it outside may kill your plants. Even in shade. Also stop name fagging if you contribute nothing to the thread
>>2166343
Yep I successfully tried osmocote with sarracenia but I know how picky vft are (also I keep them in live moss). I've been experimenting feeding them and it works well, but my DC XL is too small for mealworms and I'm not feeling like raising fruit flies or catching ants. I want my fucking giant dionaea to be a giant in a year, not this >>2164212
>>2166357
Patience my friend. No veteran carnivorous plant grower expects a mature plant in one growing season. The challenge of waiting for your babies to mature is just as hard as keeping them alive
>>2165956
/plant/ pls
>>2165956
Sedum spurium.
>>2166416
Thanks
>>2155459
>Want to show off your tiny dic-I mean plant?
My Shasta daisies blew up this year.
>>2166445
Fucking shit
>>2166416
Question, how do you recognize so many plants?
>>2163024
>water hyacinth
Triggered
>>2166458
it used to be a requirement for my job, they've since 'freed' it, so now everyone can call themselves a hovenier without having the 'what used to be' necessary paperwork.
>>2166461
don't worry, they die in winter
And I like their flowers
Any special tips for growing Jade?
>>2166761
This plant right? I'm assuming you mean the plant and not the mineral
Any recommendations for a pretty, elegant species of flower (like orchids, or similar) that can live in a small pot in a bedroom?
>>2166836
Orchids are not recommended for a small pot (4in pot) unless you get a small orchid species. Most orchids are epiphytes and a small pot meand higher chance of root rot as the plant's root system expands and the media breaks down. Now you could go for the mounted orchid approach, but I would say just go for some tillandsia/ornamental bromeliads or decorative arums, not the ones that will make your room smell like shit for weeks.
>>2166839
*means a
>>2166761
Full sun, moderate watering, good drainage and that's it.
>>2166359
I know how slow they are I just wanted to have a real giant plant :(
(I bought a semiadult Bimbo recently but well, DC XL is way more impressive)
Just wanna show off my brandywine tomatoes I'm growing in 5 gallon containers.
Got about 15-20 tomatoes each plant.
Anyone have tips to get rid of scale bus? I'm reading mixed things.
>>2165596
plants aren't conscious and can't experience suffering, but I was already putting ice on the soil once per day. I live in Texas so it's not so easy to keep them cool + give them full sunlight.
>>2166991
plants can die from stress ;^)
>>2166988
Cheap vodka + dish soap + water
Worked fine for me
>>2167077
Cool. Looks like I'm picking up vodka after work. I have some in the crevices and it's hard to reach em.
>>2166991
Lol plants can suffer. Distressed plants give off chemicals to warn other of impending doom and to show that they are hurt. The smell of cut grass is a cocktail of pheremones that alerts other grass plants of danger
Is this hawksbeard?
>>2167141
distress is not the same as suffering. plant's don't consciously put out those pheromones, it just happens.
just stop eating if you feel bad for dying plants.
>>2167180
I don't feel bad for eating plants, just like how I don't feel bad for eating animals. We gave those plants life, so we can take it.
>>2167162
looks like dandelions
>>2167180
You could literally just transplant "plant" with "animal" and your post would still work. VEGANS BTFO
>>2167200
all living things suffer
i subsist on a diet of fruit and water
>>2167457
>i subsist on a diet of fruit and water
Enjoy your pancreatic cancer.
>>2167457
I only eat reconstituted cardboard and tomato fertiliser
Check your diet privilege
>>2167530
>Not being photosynthetic
>MMXVI
>>2167535
>he hasn't transcended past the need of nutrients yet.
Anyone here growing N. robcantleyi?
is it recommendable?
I know it is basically the same as the HL truncata, but I don't even have a truncata, so that's that
also
>>2167537
>>2167535
kekked
>>2167544
slow but easy grower. When i mean slow I mean 4 leaves a month slow
Also check out my dank baby purp
>>2167783
but would recommend
>>2167535
you got me
>>2167783
4Leaves a year not month. I wish it was a leaf a week
experience/opinion on growing utricularia?
>>2167861
I think the flowers look cool, but I much prefer being able to see the carnivorous parts of the plant. I hear that most are super super easy plants to grow
>>2167861
They make an attractive ground cover if you pair them with other plants.
>>2167783
thanks, sounds good
do you know at about which diameter can I expect the pitchers to resemble the adult ones?
Also, nice purpurea, I want one again, after mine died of fungi, I prefer the tiny version from Lake Huron tho
>>2167843
fuck, so it's almost as slow as lowii
god damnit, so it,s allmost as slow as lowii
>>2167861
Fuckin easy.
>>2167914
It might be nearly as slow as lowii, but it's piss easy and always guarantees a jump in leaf and pitcher size. Far more forgiving in regards to conditions too, it can happily grow in intermediate temperatures and isn't too fussy about humidity. (And nice singalana mate, checked yesterday and the one in my terrarium appears to be on the mend)
4.1cm, not bad for a typical
>>2167968
And subterranean capensis is still alive
>>2167965
sounds good
actually thinking about getting one now
Also, do you know how to grow Sphagnum moss at a bigger scale?
I always bought mine or used the one from my nepenthes pots or bog tubs.
I just found at least 5 Sphagnum species while hiking and seeing it grow in the typical large, carpet-like colonies, I thought of growing it at home for later use.
I remember seeing some people growing it in shallow crates, but I can't seem to find it anymore.
pic related, just took the photo
first time for me finding the red one around here
>>2167965
This. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with robcantleyi but it seems to be as noob friendly as ventricosa. It should be marketed as a beginner's plant really, since it takes a hell of a lot of punishment, where other plants in its price range will die if you sneeze on them.
>>2168015
Use tupperware. Your robcantleyi will appreciate higher humidity from a living moss top dressing but it isnt necessary.
>>2167914
No idea, since mine came as a large-ish plant. But I'd guess from seed, once it hits about 7 inches or so
As for purps, just go for it. Them little shits are piss easy too. I recommend cascade carnivores. Picked up my plant for under $20 after shipping and taxes and it's pretty big. The pot it's in is a 10in pot.
>>2168015
Very nice, I don't have any of the cute red stuff personally, just a big pillowy green species and a darker spindly species (quite good for small nep top dressings).
Out of boredom/experimentation I started growing both in bags and old yoghurt pots in any spare space in the terrariums. They're only 1x2ft tanks and I don't have any automation, so the humidity isn't great, but I would estimate I still get a handful of new Sphagnum generated every couple of weeks. I know folks with large-scale growing areas and highland greenhouses just grow waterlogged trays full of the stuff and have a constant supply, but you can still get a decent amount with shit noob terrariums like mine.
>>2168023
thanks
so should I just put it in big, transparent tupperware container with a lid?
I use live Sphagnum for most of my Neps, I guess I will put some in with the robcantleyi too
>>2168028
thanks
I really miss my purpurea, it produced many flowers every year.
I'll get one again soon I think, there is still room in my bog tubs
>>2168030
thanks, good Ideas
I'll see what I find and and post pics
And I know what you mean by "shit noob terrariums"
I have some of those too, but hey, it works
What does /an/ like to use for mulch?
>>2168015
Nice red sphagnum, I used to have some in this pot but the green one engulfed it and then the mediterranean sun burnt the remains.
Btw I'm liking that fake shark teeth on the left.
>>2168138
I don't mulch. I top dress with LFS
>>2156543
I had a violet die after like ten years. I think my wife murdered it. It was amazing and bloomed year round.
I got a sinnigia bullata to replace it but its slowly dying and I'm not sure how to care for it.
>>2158189
I'm in NJ sometimes some of my bloom and others don't. This year a yellow one I've never seen has dominated my entire pond. Most tropicals around me have too short of a season to get a nice bloom.
this is not mine. but I just bought a sinnigia bullata because I wanted one for awhile. I put it in a sunny window and the leaves started to burn. Now its turning yellow on a couple of the bottom leaves not the leaves that burned. Anybody have any suggestions
>>2168414
Probably bleached some of the tissue on the bottom leaves. If the new growth looks OK, then you should be fine.
>>2168138
I use a black dyed wood mulch every 2-3 years in my flower beds. Everywhere else I use natural mulch from a couple big stumps that were ground up.
>Almost time for a new thread
>>2168628
I'll make it when I get my ass out of bed
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