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Post by bonfield on Oct 1, 2020 19:50:22 GMT -5
Here is a close-up of its spoon, if you ever have the chance to taste the nectar of this variety, it is incredibly sweet!  |
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Post by koifish on Oct 1, 2020 19:58:02 GMT -5
Very pretty!
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Post by koifish on Oct 1, 2020 20:01:47 GMT -5
Wait you tried the nectar?
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Post by bonfield on Oct 1, 2020 20:07:44 GMT -5
Thanks! Yes, it's pretty tasty, and a lot of creatures die trying to get to it, lol. Here is some more of the plant, I also like the scorpion-stinger appearance of its lids! i.ibb.co/3sVpCyX/DSCF1117.jpg |
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Post by ellsie on Oct 1, 2020 20:48:44 GMT -5
bonfield , What a gorgeous looking heliamphora you got there, thanks for sharing this! From your pictures, it looks like this plant grows taller than other Helis?
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Post by bonfield on Oct 1, 2020 21:00:31 GMT -5
Thanks Ellsie!
Along with tatei, it is one of the taller Helis, capable of growing pitchers 30-40cm!
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Post by flytrap on Oct 2, 2020 18:42:30 GMT -5
Love how the rich red diffuses upwards from the bright green below! I guess the red colour attracts insects...and curves inwards into the pitcher. All roads lead to sweet nectar!
:-)
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Post by ellsie on Oct 4, 2020 13:39:34 GMT -5
bonfield, With the nectar being so sweet and the nectar spoon being so high and prominent, have you noticed any 'black soot' forming? I think it's a type of fungus/mold that feeds on sugars.
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Post by bonfield on Oct 4, 2020 22:25:22 GMT -5
ellsie, thankfully not yet, I thought it would be an issue as well!
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Post by dvg on Oct 5, 2020 12:54:18 GMT -5
 This pic reminds me of something from a 60's sci-fi horror flick, inevitably about an extraterrestrial alien life form that has arrived on Earth with some sinister plans in store for the planet's native life forms.  dvg |
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Post by bonfield on Apr 10, 2021 14:23:37 GMT -5
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Post by bonfield on Apr 20, 2021 18:11:15 GMT -5
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Post by johnlloyd on Apr 20, 2021 19:35:41 GMT -5
Is that a flower starting?
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Post by bonfield on Apr 20, 2021 21:02:20 GMT -5
Yep!
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Post by bonfield on May 5, 2021 18:51:50 GMT -5
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