Mysterious & Strangely Alluring - Carnivorous Plants

Nepenthes - the weird beauty of pitcher plants - on display at California Carnivores, Sebastopol: the premiere U.S. nursery for carnivorous plants and a destination featured in my book,
 Gardenwalks in California .. an INSIDERS' GUIDE.

Stunning plants in every way.




UNDER CONSTRUCTION ....

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 and 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.

The color I find most alluring these days... chartreuse!

Gorgeous color interaction: Live sphagnum moss growing with carnivorous Cobra Lily,

the California Pitcher Plant (Darlingtonia californica)

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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!

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