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Very cool. (I don't know of another term of praise, or I couldn't think of one.)
When you say that rearing these plants is a foreign concept, even to "people who grow orchids", what does this mean? Are the two types of plants similar, inter-related, off-shoots of one or the other?
How did you initially get started in this hobby? Did you mail-order one of these on a whim or by fascination, or did you actually manage to bring back one fresh from the wild? (in my experience globe-spinning, it's easier to bring back weapons and medicine than it is to transport vegetation or non-native fruits.)
Have you had any luck (I'm guessing just so) in breeding / cross-pollinating your "Piranha plants" - and assuming yes, what does the process entail?
Thanks again for sharing your hobby with us, Nepenthes. It's interesting to wonder.
(I swear I don't view you as a new member; you seem quite familiar, and I'm rattling off in my mind who eactly you might have been before, or who you remind me of - it's the avatar of yours that has got me thinking.)
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi
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