Author Topic: Fred's Carnivorous Plants and other oddities (Read 105332 times)

fredg · « **Reply #525 on:** July 06, 2025, 10:05:10 PM »

Hi Fermi, that is Stylidium caespitosum.
It gets just the same treatment as the plants around it, ie Drosera, Sarracenia and Dionaea. They're all in pots sitting in lagoons or large trays.

fredg · « **Reply #526 on:** July 14, 2025, 10:31:41 AM »

How many wasps can you get on a sultana?

Maggi Young · « **Reply #527 on:** July 14, 2025, 05:56:11 PM »

Quote from: fredg on July 14, 2025, 10:31:41 AM

How many wasps can you get on a sultana?

Seems like quite a lot!!

fredg · « **Reply #528 on:** July 17, 2025, 02:11:01 PM »

This is a Cycad revoluta I found in Morrison's in May. I thought the offer price was a bargain so it was adopted.

Today the growth point is stirring

fredg · « **Reply #529 on:** July 17, 2025, 07:57:59 PM »

This little chap has been observed on the Purple Eryngium since we acquired it but never before that. Wingspan is 13-17 mm.

Anyone care to ID?

Vinny 123 · « **Reply #530 on:** July 17, 2025, 08:18:58 PM »

Mint moth?
(Pyrausta aurata)

ashley · « **Reply #531 on:** July 17, 2025, 08:44:32 PM »

Quote from: fredg on July 17, 2025, 02:11:01 PM

This is a Cycad revoluta I found in Morrison's in May. I thought the offer price was a bargain so it was adopted.
Today the growth point is stirring

Lovely plant Fred. Hard to walk away from, I agree

Anyone spending time in the Barcelona region, consider visiting Marimurtra Botanic Gardens in Blanes. Among other things they have a nice cycad collection in a spectacular setting.