Re: Introductions

Robert Allen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Mon, 27 Sep 1993 09:10:47 +0800

>>I have just joined this group, and I understand that the custom is for
>>new members to introduce themselves. Okay, here goes...
>>
>>My name is Steve Clancy, and I am a medical librarian at the
>>University of California, Irvine, Biomedical Library. I have been
>>raising CP on and off since the late 60's. I currently have a very
>>small collection of Dionaea, Drosera, Sarracenia, and Pinguicula, and
>>one Nepenthes. All but the Nepenthes are being grown outdoors. The
>>Drosera capensis are extremely red.

What kind of Nepenthes do you grow outdoors, and what are the outdoor
conditions? I'm always interested in hearing about people growing
Nepenthes in particular out doors.
>>
>>I don't have a lot of room, but I am
>>currently trying to acquire some terrestrial Utricularia. I would love to
>>get hold of a healthy Cephalotus, but they seem to be hard to come by.
>>Years ago, I had a beautiful specimen which produced scads of pitchers, but
>>it finally succumbed to an attack of spider-mites := ^( .

Cephalotus is available from several mail order sources, typically
on an "as available" basis. Try Allen Lowrie in Australia, or
Peter Pauls in the eastern US. I believe both are in the listserv
list of suppliers.

Robert