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| Jeremiah Harris and his insectivorous minions |
Many gardeners only find time to pursue their hobby when their children grow up, their careers settle down to a dull roar or perhaps when they retire. There are a lucky few who get started very young. We are blessed in Colorado to have a dynamo who grew up in the shadow of the Garden of the Gods, and who's been trying to live up to the billing ever since. I actually took these pictures the first week of June, 2010: that's going on five years ago. Jeremiah wasn't much past 20 at the time, which means that these pix are definitely historical: he already had three or more greenhouses and was planning great things back then: I've not even talked to him since, but thanks to Facebook, I know he's been to Southeast Asia and done a great deal more exploration in the wild. I have a hunch that there's a lot more to tell about him now: I must revisit him this spring and do an update. I had begun this blog the summer before I visited Jeremiah--but I'd not yet gotten savvy about posting in a timely fashion: I should warn you, I probably have a hundred such "dormant" blog possibilities I can revisit in the winter months...
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| #244 Nepenthes ventricosa x inermis |
Jeremiah does insectivorous plants in a big way: and his special specialty are
Nepenthes: I know that each of these has a good story behind them...none of which I took down as we walked through the greenhouses. Fortunately, Jeremiah has glossed this blog and supplied the names! Thank you, Jeremiah: If you're on Facebook, perhaps you can Friend him and follow along on his exploits, or better yet, click on
his Website, where you can even purchase some of these plants!
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| #243 Nepenthes singalana |
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| #240 Nepenthes Predator (N. truncata x hamata) |
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| #239 Nepenthes lowii x ventricosa |
And isn't THIS a stunner?
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| #237 Nepenthes glandulifera |
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| #236 Nepenthes lowii exudata |
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| #235 Nepenthes spathulata x maxima |
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| #230 Nepenthes aristochoides |
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| #231 Nepenthes aristochoides breeding pair |
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| #231 Nepenthes 'Leviathan' (N. rajah x peltata) my own cross. |
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| Some Seedlings |
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| #234 Nepenthes hamata |
This one is really different!
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| Sarracenia spp. |
And he has a whole greenhouse devoted to North American pitcher plants as well...
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| Sarracenia sp. |
BOO!
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| Sarracenia and other temperate Insectivorous spp. |
What delightful clean and well grown plants!
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| Jeremiah with friends... |
One last few of the tropicals, with Jeremiah proudly pointing out a treasure: one of the great gifts of horticulture is to have time to develop a collection, and watch it grow and morph over time: Jeremiah Harris started young enough (and has developed things big enough) that I have no doubt he will make some wonderful breakthroughs and discoveries along the way. I'm glad he's just a short drive down the pike! I must corral some friends and colleagues to go check him out again this coming year!
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