The first flower of 2013! Great looking rhizomes bulb purchased from California Carnivoes have started to show their colors early this season! This Sarracenia Leucophylla ‘Red’ x Flava v. Atropurpurea has already out grown one of our custom designed 3d printed planters.
In Florida, only Oreophila and Flava seem to develop phyllodia leaves during the slightly chilly months. The rest keep a lot of their pretty pitchers throughout the “winter”.
Definitely a showy Sarracenia with great foliage throughout the year! To get your own custom 3d printed planter head on over to our Etsy page!
Careful removing plant from packaging. Have planter ready before unpacking roots. Make sure to add a drainage hole to the planter. Remove sticks and stems and break up moss. Always use rain water.
Clean rhizome before potting. Remove dead leaves. Take note which way the rhizomes are growing. You can use a support stalk until roots are settled in.
Good quality carnivorous plants can be tricky to find. A good grower is the first thing to look for when purchasing plants online. Unfortunately it can take a bit of trial and error when finding a reputable nursery. Each have their own species they specialize in, and depending on the shippers location, the plant might be adjusted to that locations environment. I’ve tired many gowers during the years, below are a couple of the ones that have filled the garden.
Some people often mistake the foliage of Sarracenia for flowers. Here’s what they actually look like, the pedals don’t stay on as long, but the rest stays intact for a while.
New designs, fresh and hot off the printer! @ecken and @dingod have done it again with these awesome new prints.
Dingo keeps the video game theme going with an epic Bob-omb, shown here sporting a Marston Dragon.
Next up is @ecken with the mayan head theme, shown sporting a Chinese Juniper.
The next prints will try to use the biodegradable PLA!
If your interested in what goes into printing, check out the tutorial for setting up a makerbot:
