Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:16:30 +1000 From: iwilliams@dist.gov.au (Ian Williams) To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg4451$foo@default> Subject: Hello Everybody from Canberra, Australia
It is 8.07 am here in Canberra Australia on Friday. So good morning.
I have just subscribed to this discussion group.
For those not familiar with Australia, Canberra is situated at about
35 degrees south and 149 degrees east at about 580 metres elevation.
By Australian standards we have very crisp cold Winters with minimums
of about minus 10 degrees C going up to 10-15 degrees celcius and
maximums in the Summer of around 40 degrees.
In terms of CPs, I really enjoy seeing them in their natural habitat
here in Australia. Just west of Canberra, there is the Brindabella
ranges and I have seen very small drosera there. The most common one
found just minutes away is D Peltata which has set seed and is now
dying back after its late Winter/Spring growth.
I have a small glass house and I am currently building up my
collection of drosera and sarracenia. I was also given a nepenthes
recently which will be a challenge to grow in Canberra with its cool
night temperatures.
If anyone else in the Canberra area was interested in a short field
trip let me know.
Best wishes to all.
Ian Williams
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