The weather this spring is a PISSER! Down to a 40 degree low for three days
straight and it looks like my seedlings of D. 'Auyan Tepui' and
D. ramentacea I had outside are dead! The temperature goes up into the
low 70's in the daytime and it's quite nice otherwise. My three seedlings
of D. chrysolepis are going strong, as well as D. hilaris, but I moved them
back inside anyway so I won't loose them.
No open pitchers yet from the Sarracenia and the flowers are still forming.
S. oreophila looks like it will be the first with an open pitcher. S. flava
just has phyllodia that formed last fall and are still expanding. This was
the first to send up flowers though. The Sarracenia seeds aren't germinating
yet. Nice rosettes from D. rotundifolia have fully formed already.
John, I believe in-vitro plant cultures can be imported into most countries
without any trouble at all (phytosanitary certificates aren't needed,
no quaranteen, no long delays at customs, etc.). At least this is true
for the USA.