So far, so good. I got several from Rob with some P. vulgaris
hibernicula. They are still in the refrigerator. The new CPN has an
article on P. villosa. This species produces 2-3 leaves per year and
its growing season is only four months. I got the new CPN today too (on
Monday). On the cover is a D. graminifolia, which looks sort of like D.
filiformis. The "want ads" lists S. psittacina 'yellow flower' being
sold for $35! They also mention N. rajah can be bought on the black
market in the USA for $1000 per plant! Don Schnell also mentions the
article in CPN from several years ago about the Holland nursery
supposedly growing thousands of Dionaea and Sarracenia from seed and
leaf cuttings. He called this a fake, and the plants were really
collected from the wild in the USA.
I sent everyone in the group my list of CP. I will probably have most
of these plants available sometime next season. My favorite CP genus is
Nepenthes and I'll also gladly accept orchids - awarded Cattleya clones
is probably my favorite type of orchid. These are my preferences, but
I'll probably trade for other things too
(Drosera/Pinguicula/Sarracenia/Sun workstations/etc...). If I have have
plenty of a certain type (like Utricularia or some species of Drosera),
then I'll give them away. Utricularia and Drosera root cuttings can
usually be put in baggies and shipped in regular envelopes with no
problems.
For Cephalotus, Bill Carroll used to have in-vitro propagated Cephalotus.
Try the "Hungry Plants" catalog. The catalog costs $1.00 and the address is
1216 Cooper Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607