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grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,747	Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 18:09:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Oct 4, 2011 18:09:48 GMT what a lovely man, sounds a fascinating place, they are nice big plants too Bet OH was pleased with his one too ;D

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710 Member is Online	Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 18:13:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Oct 4, 2011 18:13:18 GMT Mine are still surviving ;D
	Growing exotically

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 18:20:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Oct 4, 2011 18:20:52 GMT You're not boasting, are you Steve? ;D

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Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 18:38:07 GMT

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Oct 4, 2011 18:13:18 GMT steve said:

Mine are still surviving ;D

He had some outside in cold-frames (with no lids), they had been out there all last winter (-12) with no adverse effects.

S. purpurea has been introduced to some bogs in England and is now becoming a problem.

It seems the only thing which will kill them is tap water and fertiliser.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 18:41:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Oct 4, 2011 18:41:40 GMT I didn't realise they could be invasive!

wildlifefriendly Guest	Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 19:11:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 4, 2011 19:11:32 GMT The probably didn't realise Japanese Knotweed would be either

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 19:29:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Oct 4, 2011 19:29:06 GMT A fascinating collection Wf.....17 free plants?...wot a lucky girl you are
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Sarracenea Oct 4, 2011 20:04:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Oct 4, 2011 20:04:09 GMT Oct 4, 2011 19:11:32 GMT @wildlifefriendly said: The probably didn't realise Japanese Knotweed would be either No - there are so many garden escapes, aren't there.

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710 Member is Online	Sarracenea Oct 5, 2011 6:31:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Oct 5, 2011 6:31:50 GMT Oct 4, 2011 18:20:52 GMT Geranium said: You're not boasting, are you Steve? ;D Having them survive is indeed a boast for me ;D
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Sarracenea Oct 5, 2011 9:12:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Oct 5, 2011 9:12:06 GMT I am delighted to hear that, Sir.

wildlifefriendly
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Sarracenea Mar 20, 2012 8:26:00 GMT

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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 20, 2012 8:26:00 GMT

My first Sarracenia seed has germinated. It is so tiny I had to take a photo so I could enlarge it to make sure it wasn't a speck of dust.

This is a first for me so I had no idea how long they would take or weather I could get them to germinate at all.

The seeds were in the fridge, wrapped in tissue paper, dampened with rain water for six weeks, then in planted in peat. This lot (Sarracenia Purpurea) I sowed in peat pellets as an experiment, and kept them on a windowsill, the others are sown in pure sphagnum peat in the greenhouse.

Sarracenia plants take five years to reach maturity.

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grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,747	Sarracenea Mar 20, 2012 10:50:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Mar 20, 2012 10:50:25 GMT That's exciting, well done you

Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Sarracenea Mar 20, 2012 11:14:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Mar 20, 2012 11:14:22 GMT Oo well done Sue ;D It's so exciting when you see a seedling popping up ;D ;D
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Sarracenea Mar 20, 2012 22:18:51 GMT

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Oct 4, 2011 18:05:54 GMT @wildlifefriendly said:

The OH did very well too, he was given this (we think it is a type of cactus or succulent)

Pretty certain its a plant called Adenia (several of them) and it's a member of the Passiflora family. They have developed swollen stem bases for water storage and have deciduous foliage.

They are not related to the similarly named Adenium (Periwinkle family) which also have evolved the same method of storing water.

wildlifefriendly Guest	Sarracenea Mar 20, 2012 22:55:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 20, 2012 22:55:07 GMT Thank you Steve, I tried to ID it but couldn't. I'm very pleased it is supposed to be deciduous, when all the leaves fell off I thought I'd over or under watered it.

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