Plantiis

Thorelii x Truncata female and Spathulata x Spectabilis male Nepenthes.

Store extra pollen in a dessicator at 32ªF.

Billbergia Pyramidalis have bloomed really great looking pink and purple flowers.

Crinum ‘Maurine Spinks’ flowers have bloomed a couple times so far this year. Flower stalks can be so heavy that we usually have to add supports as each flower begins to open.

This year, these Nepenthes have bloomed a little later then last year. The small flowers do not have any scent that I can detect. Flowers open in order from the bottom of the stem to the top.

Many new nodes have sprouted, perfect for cloning. Being the only species that has flowered so far, I have not been able to produce any seeds. Although I have saved some pollen for later use.

Minor flowers have begun to bloom again. Scapes are about the size of the pitcher itself. Pedals are a lovely shade of yellow.

The pitcher’s hood almost completely cover the opening, leaving a small slit for insects to become trapped. They catch plenty of flies and ants. Very hardly in hot and cold temperatures, these species keep their foliage throughout the winter.

Pinguicula flowers have stared to bloom! This little carnivore has taken a little over two years to flower. A beautiful purple and pink shade that rise a few inches above the rosette. The planter medium is filled with a mixture of sand, vermiculite, perlite, peat and pumice.

Although not the most efficient bug catcher, clones can easily emerge from leaf cuttings.

Purchased from Cascade Carnivores, pinguiculas are great little carnivores to add to your garden.

The caladiums have started to flower!