hi everyone!

[emilyt]

Just thought I'd introduce myself! My name is Emily. I'm a graduate student studying entomology.

I started growing plants about 3 years ago as an undergrad. My main obsession is carnivorous plants. Lately, I've been finding myself extending that love of unusual plants more and more. I've been growing orchids for about a year now.

Nice to meet you all!

[BlakeeBoo]

Well on behalf of all of us geeks welcome. And i also love the carnivores.

[BunnytheOrchid]

Welcome Emily! I agree, carnivorous plants are pretty neat

[BlakeeBoo]

Do you have any Sundews? They are my favorite! Especially the large ones.

[emilyt]

Thanks for the welcomes!

I have a whole terrarium full of sundews! They're great little plants.

[BlakeeBoo]

I love the large ones that grow in forests in the US.

[made4engineering]

Have you heard of the genus Utricularia? More specifically... the epiphytic species? Now THAT is interesting.

[fred]

hi Emily
welcome to the forum
we have heaps of knowledge within the forums and also with our awesome members

nice to have you with out caring community

[patticake]

Hi Emily! I have a niece by that name- It's beautiful. We're glad you joined the forum! You can learn alot from scouring the threads. We also love pictures- Some of us are computer challenged-(that would be me) but I'm able to post on occasion with help from my son.
Nice meeting you- don't be a stranger!

[articuno75]

Hi Emily, nice to have you on board. I think the pitcher plants are really cool. I used to have a Fly Trap looong time ago, but it died. It was neat.

So what kind of orchids are you growing?

[emilyt]

thank you all for the kind welcomes!

BlakeeBoo, I'm not entirely certain which sundew species you're thinking of. But there's nothing cooler than finding them in the wild...they're like hidden little jewels!

made4engineering No, I haven't heard of an epiphytic Utricularia! I find that somewhat surprising...as a genus they are either aquatic or grow in very damp swampy soil. I'll have to do a little research.

articuno75 My current orchids are:

Encyclia cochleata (Or whatever they're calling it these days..)
Epidendrum capricornu
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Miltassia Shelob 'Webmaster'
Paphiopedilum exul
Paphiopedilum Anhinga 'HOF Jumbo' x Paphiopedilum Hsinying Magic 'Voodoo'
Paphiopedilum Hsinying Magic 'Voodoo' x Paphiopedilum Red Shift
Phalaenopsis NOID (yellow with red venation)

small so far.....you have to have some self-control when you live in a space as small as mine, though!

[BlakeeBoo]

Would you post pictures.

[emilyt]

Originally Posted by BlakeeBoo

Would you post pictures.

hehe, sure, if you like pictures of leaves and no flowers! they really aren't much to look at right now... the Mtssa. and the 2 Paph. hybrids were salvaged from the supermarket, marked down to like $1 after all the flowers dropped off. Those guys are still looking a little rugged.

I might have a picture somewhere of the E. capricornu... the only one I've been able to get to bloom!

[made4engineering]

Utricularia campbelliana growing on a branch:

http://www.heliamphora.de/images/ucampbelliana_579.jpg

[patticake]

Emily- My first orchids were rescues - scratch & dent specials too! It's good to use these to see if they'll grow and perform for you before investing a lot. Good luck with them, and keep us posted with progress. BTW I was looking at a display the other day of Sundews! They look really cool!

[articuno75]

I just bought a spider orchid cause I thought they were cool looking. The 'Webmaster' is one of the really neat ones. Can't wait to see it bloom for you

[patlee]

Hey Emily, Welcome to the forum Glad to have you aboard. Go to the Search feature at the top of the page and type in pitcher plants. Fred has a post about his friend's nursery (just scroll down a bit) and you won't believe the pictures. Fantastic!! Hope you enjoy and welcome again

[fred]

this may help a little

a friends nursery

[articuno75]

I forgot all about that...

[Rocinante]

Welcome to the forum, Emily!