Sundew (Drosera) rosette form
An insect eating plant with a complex form and stunning coloration.
Nepenthes - the weird beauty of pitcher plants -
on display at California Carnivores, Sebastopol:
the premiere U.S. nursery for carnivorous plants,
featured in my book, Gardenwalks in California,
an INSIDERS' GUIDE, published 2005, The Globe Pequot Press.
The color I find most alluring these days... chartreuse!
Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis)
... its hairy leaves produce a sticky sap, bewitching to insects.
Nepenthes ... A tropical pitcher plant:
"Nepenthes .. Euphoria (its reputed drug property)."
Quote from The Names of Plants by D. Gledhill
Cambridge University Press - acquired on a memorable visit to Cambridge, England
Sarracenia ... native to Eastern United States & Canada.
Sarracenia leucophylla hybrid
The owner of Cal Carnivores, Peter D'Amato is the author of The Savage Garden.
Peter's working on a revision of this best-seller.
Sarracenia show-stopper! A hybrid specimen of an American pitcher plant.
Gorgeous color interaction: Live sphagnum moss growing with carnivorous Cobra Lily,
the California Pitcher Plant (Darlingtonia californica)
www.calcarnivores.com
A brightly patterned Bromeliad ... not carnivorous.
Aechmea 'Ensign'?
Mexican butterwort ... Pinguicula 'Oaxaca'
Pinguicula gigantea
Recurring theme? I am strongly attracted to chartreuse foliage!
A visitor dropped by while we were having lunch at HopMonk Tavern.
Cape Sundew on display at Cal Carnivores.
Propagation Area - Cal Carnivores
Once again, we see kiddie pools utilized in horticulture!
Click on link to:
