An excited botanist tells me I discovered a tiny plant thats not been previously documented to grow this far down south, Kalmia procumbens an alpine azalea.
Thought this golden mushroom was pretty cool.
And this is the newly described carnivorous plant only last year, Triantha occidentalis...
We can drive as close as about as far as from your house to your pond for most of it, definitely bring a second pair of shoes for the drive home and expect wet feet walking around the bog.
Alright there’s two options for people coming:
- meet at my place before 9am (message me for the address)
- meet at the bottom of north main for people who know where that is,
First picture is Drosera rotundifolia
Second picture is Drosera anglica
You can grow these fairly easily as long as you have the right conditions, full sun, exposed floating logs or considerably moist open peaty soil. I will have a plethora of seeds of Drosera rotundifolia the hardiest of the...
You’ve been a seafarer, the weather out there exposed to the real westcoast can be anything, even if it’s 30 degrees and sun on the east side of Vancouver island.
June 27th 2020 about 13 degrees C and condensing fog.
We have picked a date for the excursion. June 25,
let’s meet at my place at 8:30am and get rolling by 9, as it’s on the way and pretty much central, there’s a gas station and a tim hortons nearby.
Message me for my contact info and any more details you may need.
Yes! Depending on your definition of general area.
Near Fort Nelson i know there are amazing carnivourous plants.
There is Sarracenia purpurea the carnivorous pitcher plant that is noted on the eastern side of Canada to eat prey as large a salamander.
Also Drosera anglica and Drosera...
Yeah north main is just past Jorden river.
It’s not a park or highly protected yet but being a special ecological rarity it’s very frowned upon. Also I still have those carnivorous plants for you so you don’t have to remove the wild ones.
I am planning on taking a bunch of botanist types up north main to look at plants. I’m the tour guide so it’s not a wheeling trip for me but if some of you wanted to join, check out the plants then separate for some wheeling you’re welcome to. For the plant group it will be around a 8-10 hour...