Plant of the Month, February 2024

stevebradford

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Carnivorous Plant Society of Canada
Plant of the Month (POTM) contest Rules:

1- One type of carnivorous plants per entry per member. If there is more than one plant type in the picture(s), the member must clearly describe the participating plant.

2- The plant must be grown by the member for at least 3 months, or is grown from seed by the member if less than 3 months old.

3- The picture(s) have to be taken in the month of the contest, and taken by the member.

4- No 'In situ'/ wild plants; only cultivated plants are allowed.

5- Multiple pictures of the same plant can be posted, in the same post. Only the first picture will be forwarded to the voting thread.

6 - The plant must be clearly identified.
Please use full name when applicable: for example, use "Drosera capensis", instead of "D. capensis" or "Cape sundew".
For unknown hybrid or seed grown plants without ID, for example, use "Sarracenia (hybrid)" or "Sarracenia (No-ID)".

7 - Members may POST the entry from 2024-02-01to 2024-02-31 included.

8 - Entries will be voted in the following month. Voting dates may vary.

9 - The winner of each month will be recorded in the Plant of the Month CPSC HALL OF FAME.

10 - By participating, members are giving consent to allow CPSC to utilize contest photos for CPSC promotions, social media, and other fund-raising items.

11 - Only one entry per member, in one post. Please avoid changing your entry!

12 - Please upload your photo entry to the forum with the highest resolution and avoid using long & narrow photos.

13 - International members are welcomed to participate too. Enjoy!
 
N. (veitchii x boschiana)
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Thanks! I started it to use aquariums with heaters to help heat my grow tent. Now it's become another of my long list of too many hobbies. After bumping up the light schedule to 11.5hrs its getting algaey but here's a pic that shows more:
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Love the ram’s horn snails!

Don’t find they eat your plants? I went with Malaysian trumpet snails because they don’t eat plants at all.
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Love the ram’s horn snails!

Don’t find they eat your plants? I went with Malaysian trumpet snails because they don’t eat plants at all.
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They don't seem to eat them much. I have noticed a couple holes in leaves but those plants weren't well established. Neat snails and fish! My tanks aren't big enough for fish. I'd love to get some otocinclus to eat all the algae that goes along with an 11hr plus light schedule.
 
I used to have a biggish peach coloured cichlid that ate all the aquarium plants. Drove me crazy. I had him since he was 1/10 the size and he followed me in the tank as I moved around the room. I couldn't get rid of him. I buried him in the backyard when he died after 6 years. Called him peachy of course. I used to give him lettuce and peas which he (?) loved but he still ate the other plants.
 
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