Drosera scorpioides
Back in October, I potted some Drosera gemmae and here's what the Drosera scorpioides looks like now!
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Feb 10, 2021
Dead Aldrovanda Leaves
I love how you can really see the air chambers in these dead Aldrovanda leaves. I previously posted a close-up of healthy looking...
Feb 9, 2021
Utricularia Flower Close-Ups
Some close up shots of one of my Utricularia flowers:
Feb 8, 2021
Inside a Heliamphora Flower
Here's a close-up of the anthers inside the Heliamphora flower. According to the ICPS website, the anthers form a tube around the cells...
Feb 7, 2021
First Heliamphora Flower!
Very exciting! I'm going to try to pollinate these!
Feb 6, 2021
BACPS Event: Thilo Krueger
I just attended (over Zoom) a talk by Thilo Krueger, who shared his research on "Carnivorous Plants of South-West Australia). It was...
Jan 27, 2021
Drosera regia close-up
These are not quite as dewy as my drosophyllum, but are still fascinating.
Jan 24, 2021
Update: Attempted Australian Cliffside
I forgot about this for a little while since it's been outside in the greenhouse, but I just realized how much it's grown since I first...
Jan 23, 2021
Pinguicula vs. Gnat
For additional images and videos of my plants and the insects they've captured, check out this page.
Jan 21, 2021
Aldrovanda Even More Close-Up
I previously posted a close-up photo of aldrovanda. Here's one even more close-up. In this photo, you can see the air chambers in the...
Jan 18, 2021
Sarracenia Winter Clean-Up
I spent a fair amount of time cleaning up my Sarracenia this week.
Jan 16, 2021
New purple orchid flowers
Not carnivorous, but still cool. I have a few orchid plants that I've been trying to grow. This is the first time these purple ones have...
Jan 15, 2021
Baby Darlingtonia
My very first Darlingtonia seedlings!
Jan 11, 2021
Drosera carbarup from gemmae
A friend shared some gemmae with me in October and here's the Drosera carbarup this morning:
Jan 10, 2021
Drosera dielsiana (vs. Drosera natalensis?)
Plants are living art pieces. Edited to add: someone notified me that there are very few Drosera delsiana in cultivation and so most have...
Jan 9, 2021
Thriving Drosera tubaestylis
A few weeks ago, I posted a photo of this same plant, and look at the change in color now!
Jan 8, 2021
Pinguicula
This ping is looking particularly pretty this morning.
Dec 23, 2020
Dionaea "Werewolf"
I've been a bit slow to post lately since I had to temporarily move my plants to a new location (long story). But my plants are doing ok!...
Dec 16, 2020
Drosera tubaestylis
Carnivorous plant growers typically dread the winter season because of dormancy. Fortunately, there are some plants that undergo dormancy...
Dec 12, 2020
My Orchid Flowered!
Orchids aren't carnivorous but are still cool. Like carnivorous plants, they can be tricky to grow. So, I was pretty excited to see that...
Dec 11, 2020
Utricularia have some of the best flowers
My aunt has a colleague who likes the plants with the prettiest flowers, and Utricularia have some really nice ones. Some are tiny, but...
Dec 10, 2020
Cephalotus follicularis "Agnes"
These were tiny when I first got them, and I'm so glad that they are growing so nicely.
Dec 7, 2020
Dec 6, 2020
A Visitor to My Bog
I saw this praying mantis on one of my bog Sarracenia today!
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