Spring on the trail.

Spring on the trail.#287109

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:56 pm
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- Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:56 pm #287109

I went to the Pitcher Plant Trail today to see if the flowers were out and about yet. The S. alata are putting up the first pitchers and flower stalks all over and a few were blooming. In a few weeks the forest will be filled with the blooms. The P. pumila all had flowers in bloom. And the ever present D. capillaris was everywhere as usual.

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A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
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Re: Spring on the trail.#287110

By bijillon -  Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:03 pm
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- Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:03 pm #287110

Where are you

Happy Growing,

Dillon

Re: Spring on the trail.#287111

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:07 pm
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- Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:07 pm #287111

That is in The Big Thicket National Preserve. In Warren Texas. It's about 20-25 minutes from my house.

A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Re: Spring on the trail.#287113

By bijillon -  Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:10 pm
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- Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:10 pm #287113

KategoricalKarnivore wrote:That is in The Big Thicket National Preserve. In Warren Texas. It's about 20-25 minutes from my house.

amazing! I'm three states over in cali, I'm thinking road trip time.

Happy Growing,

Dillon

Re: Spring on the trail.#287115

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:20 pm
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- Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:20 pm #287115

Haha. That's quite a road trip.

A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Re: Spring on the trail.#288204

By bgplantgeek -  Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:05 pm
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- Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:05 pm #288204

I agree, I definitely need to see some CP's in the wild this summer

Re: Spring on the trail.#288218

By boarderlib -  Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:28 pm
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- Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:28 pm #288218

Do you know anything about the soil makeup where those Capillaris are growing? It looks pretty dense and pretty dry from what I can see.

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Re: Spring on the trail.#288239

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:21 pm
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- Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:21 pm #288239

boarderlib wrote:Do you know anything about the soil makeup where those Capillaris are growing? It looks pretty dense and pretty dry from what I can see.

It is pretty much sand and silt. And yes it's dense but it also just crumbles if you touch/move it. It looks dry and sometimes is on top but that area stays very wet. There is an elevated boardwalk because the whole area is low lying and stays wet. Most of the pictures I took standing on the boardwalk. Here are a few more shots from this weekend. It had been raining off and on for a couple days so it was really wet. You can see the capillaris stretching their arms since they stay underwater some times. I've got lots more pics and videos but I can't upload here because the file size on the pics is too big and videos don't work.

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A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Re: Spring on the trail.#288241

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:31 pm
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- Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:31 pm #288241

To add to the last post. The capillaris do grow all over in the woods and along the trail where it's pretty dry and no boardwalk. But they are most concentrated in the wet areas. The P. pumila grow in a small stretch a little dryer than the lower area. And the D. brevifolia seem to like the drier areas too.

A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Re: Spring on the trail.#288282

By boarderlib -  Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:14 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:14 pm #288282

Awesome! Thank you. It's hard to tell in pics sometimes. From the rainy shots it doesn't appear to be very well draining either. But that could just be from the raised water level after a rain too. Thanks again for sharing. I personally love seeing these plants in habitat.

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Re: Spring on the trail.#288287

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:20 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:20 pm #288287

Yeah it does stay pretty wet but there isn't a lot of standing water around unless it's rained in the last few days.

A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

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