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Other Genera

Utricularia, Pinguicula, Drosera, Genlisea, Cephalotus, Sphagnum, and companion plants.

Utricularia sect. Orchidioides (Terrarium)

Epiphytic bladderworts from tepui cliff faces and Neotropical cloud forest canopies, cultivated kokedama-style in the terrarium’s middle zone. Only the epiphytic species sit in the terrarium; terrestrial Utricularia are grown elsewhere.

#TaxonVendorPriceNotesStatus
1U. x nelumbifolia x reniformisKlein CarnivorsEUR 12.00Sect. Orchidioides hybridAlive
2U. alpinaGartenbau CarowSect. Orchidioides; tepui endemicLost
3U. quelchiiSect. Orchidioides; tepui endemicLost
4U. campbellianaSect. OrchidioidesLost

Three of four sect. Orchidioides species were lost – the most significant cultivation failure in the collection. Only the U. nelumbifolia x reniformis hybrid survives.

Utricularia — Terrestrial (Not in terrarium)

#TaxonVendorPriceNotesStatus
1U. calycifida ‘Asenath White’Klein CarnivorsEUR 7.00Alive
2U. sandersonii (white)GrowlistAlive
3U. longifoliaGrowlistAlive
4U. uniflora L-TypeKlein CarnivorsEUR 8.00Lost
5U. welwitschiiKlein CarnivorsEUR 8.00Lost
6U. blanchetii ‘Violet’Klein CarnivorsEUR 5.00Pico del AlmosLost
7U. fulvaCarnivoria.euEUR 8.00Rockhole, WAGiven away
8U. bisquamata ‘Big Purple Flower’Klein CarnivorsEUR 5.00Given away
9U. dichotoma (Blue Flower)Klein CarnivorsEUR 6.00Given away
10U. prehensilisKlein CarnivorsEUR 5.00Given away

Cephalotus (Not in terrarium)

Western Australian pitcher plants – grown outside the terrarium.

#TaxonVendorPriceNotesStatus
1C. follicularisGiardino CarnivoroEUR 22.00Alive
2C. follicularis f. ‘Hummer’s Giant’David MaccioniAlive
3C. follicularis f. ‘Eden Black’Nature et PaysagesEUR 70.00Cutting, 4 cmLost
4C. follicularis f. ‘Eden Black’Taudan & PlantsEUR 69.00Vendor now defunctLost

Pinguicula (Butterworts) (22 acquired, 13 alive, 9 lost)

Primarily Mexican species and hybrids. The tropical P. primuliflora and large P. gigantea proved unreliable.

#TaxonVendorPriceNotesStatus
1P. ‘Apasionada’ (gigantea alba x moctezumae)Giardino CarnivoroEUR 8.00HybridAlive
2P. agnata x gypsicolaGiardino CarnivoroEUR 8.00HybridAlive
3P. x Red StarfishGiardino CarnivoroEUR 19.00HybridAlive
4P. gracilis x emarginataGiardino CarnivoroEUR 6.00HybridAlive
5P. jaumavensis x cyclosectaGiardino CarnivoroEUR 6.00HybridAlive
6P. reticulataCarnivoria.euEUR 10.00Aramberi, Nuevo LeonAlive
7P. agnataUn Angolo di DesertoBare rootAlive
8P. gypsicola x moctezumaeUn Angolo di Desertox7 plantsAlive
9P. rotundifloraUn Angolo di DesertoAlive
10P. rectifoliaUn Angolo di DesertoAlive
11P. ehlersiaeUn Angolo di Desertox2 plantsAlive
12P. esserianaUn Angolo di DesertoAlive
13P. ‘Marciano’ (heterophylla x ‘Weser’)HybridAlive
14P. laueanaGiardino CarnivoroEUR 8.00Lost
15P. calderoniaeGiardino CarnivoroEUR 25.00Lost
16P. primulifloraNature et PaysagesEUR 7.00Lost
17P. giganteaKlein CarnivorsEUR 10.00Second specimenLost
18P. medusinaUn Angolo di DesertoLost
19P. giganteaUn Angolo di DesertoLost
20P. x ‘Sethos’Un Angolo di DesertoHybridLost
21P. primuliflora ‘Rose’GrowlistLost
22P. cyclosectaLost

Genlisea (4 acquired, 1 alive, 3 lost)

Corkscrew plants – subterranean trap specialists. High mortality suggests the terrarium may be too cool.

#TaxonVendorPriceNotesStatus
1G. africanaeBay (heliamphorina)Part of EUR 24 orderAlive
2G. aurea (Chapada dos Guimaraes, MG)eBay (heliamphorina)Lost
3G. flexuosaeBay (heliamphorina)Lost
4G. violaceaeBay (heliamphorina)Lost

Drosera (Sundews) (19 acquired, 10 alive, 7 lost, 2 given away)

D. capensis forms are the most reliable. Notable survivors include three tuberous Australian species from Allen Lowrie.

#TaxonVendorPriceNotesStatus
1D. capensis ‘Red’Gartenbau CarowEUR 7.20Alive
2D. capensis ‘Broad Leaf’Gartenbau CarowAlive
3D. regiaGartenbau CarowFlowering sizeAlive
4D. capensis ‘Bainskloof’Klein CarnivorsEUR 10.00Alive
5D. capensis ‘Hairy Form’DifloraAlive
6D. filiformis ‘Florida Giant’Alive
7D. capensis (typical)Alive
8D. tubaestylis ‘Large’Allen LowrieTuberousAlive
9D. macrantha subsp. eremaeaAllen LowrieTuberousAlive
10D. zonaria ‘Large’Allen LowrieTuberousAlive
11D. capensis albaGiardino CarnivoroEUR 6.00Given away
12D. capensis ‘Giant Form’DifloraGiven away
13D. giganteaGartenbau CarowLost
14D. falconeri ‘Wangi form’Carnivoria.euEUR 12.00Lost
15D. ordensisCarnivoria.euEUR 10.00Timber Creek, NTLost
16D. x SolarisGiacomo MehleEUR 12.80HybridLost
17D. capensis var. albaDifloraLost
18D. cistifloraDifloraLost
19D. regiaDifloraSecond plantLost

Sphagnum (Living Moss — Terrarium)

#TaxonVendorPriceNotesStatus
1S. papillosumGartenbau CarowLiving mossAlive
2S. fallaxGrowlistAlive
3S. girgensohniiGartenbau CarowLiving mossLost

Carnivorous Plant Vendors

Major sources for the carnivorous plant collection:

  • Andreas Wistuba (Germany) – Heliamphora and Nepenthes specialist
  • Giardino Carnivoro (Italy) – Italian CP nursery
  • Klein Carnivors (South Africa) – Utricularia and African species
  • Gartenbau Carow (Germany) – Drosera, Sphagnum
  • Carnivoria.eu (Germany/Czech Republic) – assorted CPs
  • Un Angolo di Deserto (Italy) – Pinguicula specialist
  • Diflora (Italy) – assorted CPs
  • Allen Lowrie (Australia) – tuberous Drosera specialist

Photos

4 taxa photographed in Utricularia. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

4 taxa photographed in Pinguicula. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

2 taxa photographed in Cephalotus. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.

1 taxa photographed in Genlisea. Click a tile to view full-size; every image is CC BY-SA 4.0.