Anyone interested can drop me a line. We have been meeting the second
Wednesday of each month in Tampa.
Last meeting, Marie Baumgartl (of Marie's Orchids) brought a tape of her
son William's trip to the Tepuis. Footage included shots of Heliamphora
with some time spent on using flower characteristics as a key. Perhaps
similar to William's article Don B reports in the new CPN.
We also had Cliff Dodd drop over from Daytona with Nepenthes and
Heliamphora (minor and heterodoxa) for sale. In talking with him he
reports great success with his Heliamphora. His methods: grow them in
sphagnum, standing in shallow water (1/4-1/2 inch) in a closed
terrarium. Light is provided with two four-foot flourescents, temps are
those found in your average household - never let them hit 80 F. He
also added that he regularly divides his H. minor and they root easily
in sphagnum.
His Heliamphora looked great, most with blooms. He reports no luck with
any pollination so far.
The club also has a bimonthly newsletter, send me your snail-mail address if
you want a complementary copy.
We are still discussing activities ie. becoming identified to rescue plants in
mitigation areas, establishing a greenhouse on USF grounds etc.
Otherwise -- Don B deserves big kudos for taking on the plant orders.
This had to be big time work.
>Although the word 'Nepenthes' has the same number of syllables
>as 'Tannenbaum', it just won't substitute into the familiar
>holiday song 'O Tannenbaum' very well.
I don't know -- Oh, NEP-en-thes, Oh, NEP-en-thes, your pitchers glowing
brightly -- (assuming you can get the christmas lights inside) File this
under pronunciation - reason 1 for me being a psychologist and not a
botanist. ...Altho, for those of you who want plant counseling.., cheap
rates! send me your first born seedling...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Tom
Massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu