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Dionaea muscipula "Dente"

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Cactus Blog is now expanding it's mission to include carnivorous plants. Why? you may ask. Because I can, says I. Whaddaya gonna do about it? Hah!



Drosera graminifolia

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Posted by blog@cactusjungle.com (cactusblog) Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-10-09, 00:51:53

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In "Natural Methods of Pest Control" I blogged about how I was using beneficial bugs like lady bugs to control garden pests that were attacking plants in my garden. To read about the use of lady bugs follow the link above so you can see the photos and the video I made. . . .

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Posted by MrBrownThumb Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-08-15, 06:14:06

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So i haven’t blogged in a long time.  Bad bad… But here’s some updates on the CPs. Some good news and some bad news.

I sowed some seeds that i got from the drosera burmanii (that couldnt stop flowering) today.

I did the exact same thing that i did when i sowed the byblis liniflora a few months back. I guess we shall wait and see.

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Posted by mukaketupat Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-07-23, 00:40:13

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I didn’t think the time will come where I will leave for work in the morning without watering my plants. Stupidly stare at them for a long time. Think of them. Or find something to prune. At least not so soon in life.

But I did. I am a terrible terrible person.

Some updates on the CPs (yet again!). Purchased a drosera adelae from pisceslim for rm20 per pot. It arrived in 2 days. Theres two in a pot, one big one (leaves about 5-8 inches) and a mini one. They’re dewless at the moment, from the travel (they came down all the way from Penang), so hopefully they will produce dew soon.

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Posted by mukaketupat Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-05-26, 06:20:08

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Spent last Saturday making a half day trip to Sg Buloh and back. Only 20 mins away from our place. How very convenient! Sg Buloh, the haven of nurseries.

Printed directions to Hee nursery, apparently, that’s where they sell all the kool CPs. And I am looking for some Sarracenias. Saw them at some of the CP grower’s place and they’re really something else. Tubular leaves sticking out of the pot, how freakin weird. . .

reBlogged to carnivorous on May 23, 2007, 4:17AM

Posted by mukaketupat Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-05-24, 06:17:56

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Who would have thought obsession for plants would turn mukaketupat and myself into friendly, bordering on shameless people. After getting our venus fly trap from strange old Eneos that seems to sell every thing under the sky (including a car service centre in a mall), we got a little hooked on carnivorous plants.

Did some web search to find out more about how to care for our new baby, and found this awesome local site, PetPitcher.com.

Did some web search to find out more about how to care for our new baby, and found this awesome local site, PetPitcher.com.

I know we haven’t stopped raving about it, but it’s such a freaking cool place. Everyone’s not only really generous with info — which is a pretty fantastic nature of ‘forum-ers’ — but also with seeds, seedlings and more. . . .

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Posted by pokokpenyu Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-05-12, 06:44:08

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After giving it a little bit of sun yesterday, here’s how its looking today..

I think its looking better. The blurry black blotches on one of the traps are the silhouette of the food..Its been there since i got it.

Will be giving it more sun today. Wish me luck!

Opps, also thanks to mutant hybrid for the many many words of advice and confidence.

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Posted by mukaketupat Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-05-03, 17:11:17

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Been visiting quite a number of book stores to look for Peter D’Amato’s Savage Garden, hoping that it might help us get to know our carnivorous plants better. No luck. Unsure if we should special order it or try a few more bookstores. In the mean time, the venus fly trap, its eyelids (or traps)..well the smaller ones are turning black. One by one. I pruned them this morning.

Sob sob.  I  don’t know what to do. I’ve been feeding it distilled water and it gets some sun, now and then, but mostly shade.  I reckon the humidity level is low. Maybe i should move it indoors? Sigh sigh… Been feeling anxious the whole day today, i hope it will survive another day. . . .

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Posted by mukaketupat Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-05-03, 00:59:27

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In desperation, i posted a cry for help at gardenweb.

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Sat, Apr 28, 07 at 10:16

Hi everyone,

I hope someone is kind enough to help me. I got a pitcher plant for a gift for christmas. It was in a small pot with about 4 pitchers. I left it hanging on the balcony, gets about 2-4 hours sun everyday. All the pitchers dried up in less than a week. I mist it at least twice a day and kept the soil moist. Spray it with liquid organic fertiliser once in two weeks. . .

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Posted by mukaketupat Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-05-01, 01:09:40

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we were doing our usual late night runs to the hardware shop to get some soil and pots when suddenly…. there’s a bunch of venus flytraps sitting there with their mouths wide open!

it’s amazing! we haven’t seen this anywhere in the country before, and even though it was a little bit pricey (45 ringgit), we just had to get our hands on one.

here’s our little ‘gigi’ (teeth in Malay, i know it’s really weird that we name all of our plants…).

cool huh?

we have no idea how to take care of it, and did some major midnight web search and reading up on our 5 different plant books. . . .

reBlogged to carnivorous on Apr 28, 2007, 11:27AM

Posted by pokokpenyu Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2007-04-30, 01:02:13

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So just when you think Nepenthes truncata only eats insects, you learn something new.

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Posted by Rick Anderson Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous, plants on 2006-10-12, 00:53:35

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Can I grow carnivorous plants in my garden? (the answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Posted by The Old Farmer's Almanac Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2006-06-25, 16:30:42

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Recently I bought three insectivorous plants, two of which were forms of the genus Sarracenia comprising only about six species but 18 plus hybrids. The plants were named for Dr. Sarrizin of Quebec who first sent specimens to Europe from North America in the 17th century. The leaves are basically fly traps, in the form of slender tubes (bladders) broadening to the tip and fitted with a lid. The unsuspecting insect approaches and upon delving inside is trapped and unable to escape! Once inside the ‘bladder’, the plant digests the insects, absorbing nitrogen in an assimilable form. These bladder leaves have red venation giving them a rather sinister appearance like miniature participants from ‘Day of the Triffids’. . .

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Posted by Ewen Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2006-06-16, 21:49:15

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The first sarracenia flower of the spring. And it had to be one of the bastard yellow ones, too. . .

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2006-04-21, 16:11:03

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Here's a lovely for my carnivorous-plant loving friends: A virtual art-gallery of carnivorous plant photography.

Gall

Posted by Sandy G Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2006-03-14, 17:16:03

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Fabulous photos of carnivorous plants. Don't miss Dreams of Death on the Third Floor exhibits.

Galleria Carnivora

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to carnivorous on 2006-03-14, 10:13:25

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