Lovely!

I love carnivorous plants. They have some pitcher plants at Stanley's. I will be bringing one home when the humidity rises enough to sustain it. How much was the Pearls & Jade? It looks like Glacier. Is it different?

Mmmm, I don't know the price for sure, but I think they were about 12.99. Probably a 6 or 7 inch pot. There may be some small differences, but not enough to buy one. I'm happy with Glacier. They had small carnivores too. It is a very nice nursery. There are a number of locations around Atlanta.

Cool pix Barb, thx for posting them. I think that 2nd pic w/ the 'pods' are as Mentha said are Pitchers (the blooms) from the Pitcher Plant (think it's named Nepenthes). I've never grown 'em but they're mighty cool.

Nice, splashy Aspidistra, another nice one to admire that I've never grown. I have read that like Sans. they're virtually indestructible.

Yes, they were some kind of big bug catchers, very exotic lookng. I wish I could have gotten a plain background. It was a nice afternoon, warm and steamy on a winter day.

"Nice, splashy Aspidistra, another nice one to admire that I've never grown. I have read that like Sans. they're virtually indestructible."

I love these old-fashioned, period-evocative plants as well. I have one in a very large decorative planter inside and one clump in the yard. Believe it or not, they are quite cold hardy in the ground (down to about 6b/7a,but will resurrect itself from the roots with colder Winters. Also, deer don't eat them.

Subtropix, I was really tempted. The picture doesn't do it justice. I may weaken and go back for it. Sounds like something that could be overwintered in the garage.

They will overwinter in..., the house, a cool garage or outside (in the ground) as long as the Winter is not too frigid (below 6b/7a).

6b-7a? uhoh I might be planting a few in the near future then. Do they like shade or sun and how does the occasional snow on the ground for a few days affect them if they were in the shade the rest of the year?

BTW Barb, What came home with you? Please share!

Oh, you won't believe it. Nothing! I'm kind of waiting for spring and all of the trades and swaps. I'm mostly into sans these days. I was hoping to find that new pothos, Manjula, I think it was. No luck with that. Hmm, I did like that aspidistra. One thng that slows me down is having a one year old terrier (terror). I think she will still go for any plant that she can reach.

I guess I'm lucky my dog doesn't eat plants she only knocks them over. lol At least we don't have to take her in to have her stomach pumped. The cats seem indifferent to my plants and my husband rolls his eyes most days unless he's angry. I would keep sans away from your dog if there is a chance of her taking a chomp. We lost my son's house rabbit to one a few years back. so I am really vigilant about keeping critters away from my sans.

"Do they (Aspidistra) like shade or sun and how does the occasional snow on the ground for a few days affect them if they were in the shade the rest of the year?"

Mine are in part sun outside (indoor ones are in shade in Winter). In the growing season, I put the containerized one outside (they take some sun, but I protect from the hottest sun). The ones in the ground are on the western side of the house but they get some shade from nearby trees (so not a hot exposure). Snow will not be a problem. I have two because I assumed the outdoor ones were killed by the glaciers and multiple polar vortices or the two previous Winters, but they returned from the roots (this year, no dieback at all). A normally cold and snowy Winter of 7A is not bad enough to kill it to the ground though.

Great! I now have another plant for my bucket list of torture.

I gotta get myself one of those Man eating plants! I know a few men I'd love to feed to it! Unfortunately they'd probably make the plant sick lol..

Haha Alicia!

I've always wanted a pitcher plant, but the cheapest I can find them is 40 bucks. I don't feel confident in myself or my indoor climate enough to spend that much as I don't know if they'd actually survive in here!

I saw some wild ones in Nova Scotia. The pitchers weren't hanging down but rather grew up from the ground.

These aren't mine but another forum member's. If you look at them they are just covered in pine needles. They are are also known as pitcher plants. The one at the greenhouse is a tropical one and requires high humidity, these however are outside in East Tennessee during the winter.

Mr Blubs, you may be able to grow these with a little protection.

Well, today I checked out Home Depot and Lowes. Wooohooo, look what I came home with! This one is draceana Florida Beauty.

Hi, barbmock. Looks like we could be neighbors. Clearly the HD and Lowes on your side of town have better plant stock than mine. : )

I purchased a plain green aspidistra from Pike recently, but it is rather small and spindly. They are extremely slow-growing plants so I may be waiting awhile. If anyone wants a large, full plant, it is best to spend the extra money. They are pricey, though, which makes sense, because they are more costly to produce due to the slower growth.

I wanted to buy my mom several for outdoors under her big pine tree, but it was going to cost me a fortune.

That's my philo! woot!

What sized pot is it? It looks much larger than mine is.

Hi Jentsu926'

You must be somewhere around Atlanta too. We are north up in the hills. It is a drive to get to the closest Pike in Cumming.

i agree, aspidistras are pricey but slow growing. Those large ones were 40.00. Still mulling it over. Ha

Mentha,

I am so excited to find this little guy. The picture is deceptive, the pot is 6 inches. I was reading the link to Frilly Filly and I feel like it's a match. The story behind it is interesting too. There are some Google pics of the different ways they have grown them. One looks lik a Christmas tree.

Have you been able to root any cuttings yet?

Yes, They root fairly easy in water. I just let the nubs start forming and then stuck them back in with the mother plant when I realized that the weather wasn't good enough to send out trades yet.. They are doing pretty good. Mine is in a 4 in pot so yours is larger.

I am impressed with all your foliage in a 4 inch pot. This one looks like it needs some light and plant food.

I might try to grow some this summer...maybe.

That's one sharp looking draceana!