OT bulb exploration and finding sundews instead
Adam Fikso (Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:29:04 PDT)

That kind of experience can stick with you--for recall later when you might
need it in the winter ort a super dry spell . Nice!

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From: "Justin Smith" <oothal@hotmail.com>
To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: [pbs] OT bulb exploration and finding sundews instead

Hi all or really hi to those reading this:

After talking with Alberto via email yesterday I decided to go look for a
patch of Herbertia lahue that I had seen last year. I also went and looked
at the patch of Alophia drummondii down the road.

After doing a numbers count on the A. drummondii I went looking for the H.
lahue. I know the area where they are but I could not see even one. It is
past their bloom time so I will just have to wait until next year.

Anyway I got in my car and drove down the road a little more until I found
where water was seeping out of the side of an embankment. I got out and
hobbled over to see if I could find anything of interest. Seeing nothing at
all I looked down so that I would not step into the water and there I saw
the most magnificent sight. I was standing in the middle of a patch of
sundews. Hundreds of them. I moved off of them as best I could. A lot of
them were in bloom, they had red leaves with little flower stalks and the
most unusual little bloom shaped like a cup and redish in color. I knew
sundews were in this area and I had seen them before but only as 1 or 2
plants. This was hundreds of them. What a spectacular sight! Each was about
1 inch (2.5cm i think that is) across. I could only take a few pics because
of my disability getting low to the ground is most difficult unless I just
sit down. But it was a bit wet there.

Well I could not believe my luck but I was tired so I got back into my car.
I drove down a little farther along the road. I saw another seepage. I said
what the heck and I got out and hobbled over and was more careful this time.
What did I see? Hundreds more sundews! These had Green leaves! and not red!
They also were in bloom and had beautiful yellow flowers of the strangest
shape. Like a space craft of some kind. lol Since I was hurting badly I took
a couple of pics and called it quits.

I will wait for a day when I feel good and take me something to sit on and
try to take pics with my tripod.

Though they are not bulbs I am just so excited to see hundreds of sundews
and I had to tell somebody. lol

Take care everyone

Justin

Woodville, TX 8b/9a

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