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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #390 on: July 29, 2021, 07:30:46 PM »
A group of Disa 'Sandra' trying and failing to blend in.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #391 on: July 29, 2021, 09:34:51 PM »
A group of Disa 'Sandra' trying and failing to blend in.

Go for it, Sandra, loud and proud!!
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #392 on: July 30, 2021, 07:44:21 AM »
Go for it, Sandra, loud and proud!!

Disa herself seems quite a character Maggi!

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #393 on: July 30, 2021, 01:12:49 PM »
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #394 on: July 31, 2021, 02:54:29 PM »
Who dat?



Ah! There she is.





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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #395 on: July 31, 2021, 03:53:09 PM »
Looking good just now and will do for several months is an example of a Begonia that has been grown by my wife's family and latterly by myself since the early 1950s. I've never been able to find one the same produced commercially. One looked close but it wasn't really in the same league.

Small leaves and small flowers and plenty of the flowers. It hasn't peaked yet.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #396 on: August 02, 2021, 07:44:34 PM »
I'm enjoying growing a few Euphorbias. My E. flanaganii apart from supplying me with quite a number of offsets is showing the potential for quite a display soon. With Euphorbia having such small flowers they do need a mass flowering for the desired effect, however, a very close look is also effective. Here's a couple of macros to enhance my point.



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #397 on: August 04, 2021, 10:30:54 AM »
Stylidium caespitosum with the hammer primed to surprise any unsuspecting nectar feeder.



An example with a couple of extra petals.



Stylidium debile also in stealth mode

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #398 on: August 07, 2021, 11:01:31 AM »
This little lady was quite active in amongst some Sarracenia this morning. Going by those markings I think I'll keep my hands away from her. I believe she's a Noble False Widow - Steatoda nobilis



Lovely eyes though
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #399 on: August 09, 2021, 02:33:13 PM »
Still going strong.

Drosera regia



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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #400 on: August 18, 2021, 11:08:56 PM »
Last weekend saw the first of this year's Lithops flowers.



Plus enough sun to get the Delosperma opening too.

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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #401 on: August 21, 2021, 11:28:25 AM »
The sunflowers from the bird seed are starting to open. The Hoverflies are around in abundance.





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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #402 on: August 23, 2021, 02:47:53 PM »
A few more sunflower visitors this morning. The best of the photos.







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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #403 on: August 23, 2021, 05:48:13 PM »
A few more sunflower visitors this morning. The best of the photos.
Those wearing full fur coats in this weather may be feeling a tad hot, don't  you think?!   And that is one  of the  fattest  hoverflies I've  ever  seen - terrific pix!   ;D :D
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Re: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities
« Reply #404 on: August 23, 2021, 07:22:42 PM »
I believe the big guy is Myathropa florea Maggi. He was bigger than a couple of the bees. The comparison with the size of the stamens is a good guide.
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