newbud
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shot these beauties out on a hike the other day in the N. Ga. mountains.
Cyp. acaole in situ
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quietaustralian
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Very nice!! Thanks for sharing.
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Wasn't me!
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Wasn't me!:evil:
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Clark
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Great shots!
As the crow flies, have these about 3miles away.
Last time we went to look at 'em, it appeared they were being stolen.
Made report to state ranger, not sure what happened after.
Shame.
As the crow flies, have these about 3miles away.
Last time we went to look at 'em, it appeared they were being stolen.
Made report to state ranger, not sure what happened after.
Shame.
newbud
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I don't know why people would want to steal them, they are very hard to keep alive. Their day/night temp. differential is more extreme than the average home or g/h. At our society meeting last month someone brought in 3 nice really healthy ones that have been cultivated for home growing. They got them on Ebay of all places. Please don't steal from mother.
nice pics. that's about the same color as they are around here; not too many are very dark pink. they won't flower here for another month. if someone is advertising more than a dozen for sale on ebay it's more than likely they shovelized them.
W. Beetus
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Great pictures!
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Is that a technical term?
It is silly to just dig these up and slap them into the typical garden setting. The result is always the same - death. That doesn't mean they can't be grown or even successfully collected, but one needs to know what they are doing. Touchy plants under the best of conditions.
Having said that, these are not endangered plants. In fact the disturbance to the eastern woodlands of the US (their main distribution) over the last 200+ years has probably given them a boost since they love regenerating forests.
Ebay? Nah, not for these.
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Eric Muehlbauer
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C. acaule is actually pretty easy, but only if you have the really sandy, nutrient deficient, very acidic soil they require. They are very specialized in that regard, and will die in any other soil.
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Dido
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Nice pics thanks for share with us.
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Clark
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Eric M. has describe exact soil conditions for our area.
Seen a couple of flowers, five more in bud, bunch poking though.
80% of plants seem to be gone, or have not started to grow.
Seen a couple of flowers, five more in bud, bunch poking though.
80% of plants seem to be gone, or have not started to grow.
