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Very beautiful color...well done!

Superb clone!

I suspect there are probably spores in the dried moss. Using RO water, it often starts growing, even outdoors, where the humidity can be quite low.

Here's live sphagnum growing on a pot containing Phrag. longifolium: This is just dried NZ Sphagnum that started growing. Cheers and good growing, Paul

Also one of my favorites...well done!

Welcome from smoky California. And yes, good luck keeping your collection small! I have live sphagnum topping some of my pots. In my conditions it spreads quickly, and roots will follow. I learned the hard way it has to be kept trimmed back to avoid a tangled mess of roots!

The teeth around the peristome can be sharp, and the species in this thread have some of the largest. Also, they are quite sturday, and if you made the effort, they could penetrate your skin. The three famous species from Borneo with very toothy peristomes are N. macrophylla, N. villosa and...

The pale color is arresting! Very nice...

That's exquisite! Well done, Chris.

A couple Phrag. besseae in bloom: Phrag. besseae guarumales Phrag. besseae from OZ Cheers, Paul

Such a delight! Well done, Tom.

First bloom for me: Cheers, Paul

Very nice flower, Max. I, too, have been having some mite issues. The plants affected are recent purchases from one vendor. They had been treated for mites by the vendor, but they came back. I hit them with Avid. I just ordered some Azamax, and will use that in rotation.

Gorgeous flower and well grown plant - great job!

Lovely bloom!

No, I just use the containers because they are tall. Cheers, Paul

Very nice! The delicate coloration is really attractive.

"Also... I need to find out how you grow a field of Sarrenicia like that. I have a few in small pots, they look kind of scrawny on their own.. do you use a shallow tray or deep tub? any tips would be much appreciated!" I'm using plastic wading pools. Lots of cp growers around here use them...

Hello southernbelle, The pot in the photo is a one quart freezer/soup container. My wife has been packing leftovers in them for my son for years. I stole a few and used them for sundews (Drosera) and Paphs. More recently, I saw Jason Fischer recommending them for Phrags and they work well...

Love the color!