Nepenthes Talk with Rob Cantley - Episode 03 | James Haig Streeter

Описание: Hello everyone! In this third episode of Nepenthes Talk, Rob Cantley sits down with James Haig Streeter, a longtime enthusiast whose passion for carnivorous plants began in southern England and has since taken him around the world.

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Chapters

00:00 — Intro: Rob welcomes James Haig Streeter
01:12 — Growing up in the South of England
03:08 — First encounter with carnivorous plants: Drosera rotundifolia
05:14 — Early fascination and saving pocket money for plants
08:03 — Discovering Adrian Slack’s book in the 1980s
11:25 — Moving to San Francisco & finding California Carnivores
14:01 — Meeting Peter D’Amato and plant adventures in the Bay Area
17:42 — Funny story: Ladybirds eaten by carnivorous plants
20:55 — Transition to Malaysia: life and growing in Penang
24:30 — Challenges of growing temperate plants in the tropics
28:12 — Window-sill Nepenthes: thriving in a city apartment
32:47 — Lowland Nepenthes in hot & humid climates
36:14 — The termite trail story with Nepenthes albomarginata
41:05 — Talking about bicalcarata and its fang-like pitchers
44:28 — Favourite species and why they inspire him
48:55 — Reflections on conservation and cultivation
53:12 — How passion connects people across the world
56:22 — Closing thoughts and future plans for James
58:40 — Outro & subscribe

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