Every year the online carnivorous plant forum
TerraForums hosts a
benefit auction for the
North American Sarracenia Conservancy. The NASC is really cool – they restore habitat, perform controlled burns, and organize
ex situ conservation to maintain genetic diversity (and in the hopes that sites may be restored and repopulated in the future).
During the auction people put plants up for bidding, and the winning bid is payed to the NASC, though the person donating the plant usually receives money from the winning bidder for shipping. Last year I spent a lot of money during the auction! This year I'm planning on spending somewhat less, but I'm also able to donate a lot more. The following are all plants or seeds you could win from yours truly.
Plants
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| Drosera capensis red form offset. |
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| Two Drosera 'Marston Dragon' plants. |
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| Pinguicula rotundiflora × hemiepiphytica. |
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| Pinguicula esseriana. |
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| Pinguicula 'Pirouette' (plantlets to the right of the mother plant). |
Seeds
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| Drosera anglica CA × HI. |
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| Drosera intermedia 'Cuba'. |
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| Drosera burmannii (Humpty Doo, NT, Australia). |
Most of the items can only be shipped within the US, but you don't need to be a TF member to bid. Anyone can bid as a guest, provided you leave an email address so you can be contacted if you win an auction. Go forth and bid! There are lots of rare/uncommon plants available, and it's for a good cause.
Expect an update on my winning bids in the next few weeks, hahahah.
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