December 12, 2007

Autumn 2007 (I)

This is an archive post of 2007. The pics were taken in December and show how do the plants look during the cold season, specially if kept outdoors as mines. It's a clear example of why having carnivorous plants in winter is not as funny as in summer...

Sarracenia leucophylla late summer pitchers tend to last until late winter


...but it is not the case of its surrounding plants


Some parts start to dry out, specially due to captured prey


Sarracenia flava pitchers don't last so much...


Some of the Sarracenia minor pitchers still look OK in december...


...this is not the case for Sarracenia rubra


Most of the pitchers of Sarracenia oreophila are dried...


...so they have to be trimmed...


...and only phyllodia survive.


Drosera scorpioides has produced the characteristic winter gemmae.


Dionaea muscipula looks really creepy. It definitely needs a haircut!


Voilá ! After a haircut!

August 15, 2007

Pinguicula in Iceland

I saw some P. vulgaris during my trip in Iceland. I didn't manage to see any Drosera, but I didn't even know that there were. At the first and second weeks of August, most had mature seed pods.


Pinguicula vulgaris near Svartifoss


Pinguicula vulgaris near Myvatn Lake


Pinguicula vulgaris near Myvatn lake


Pinguicula vulgaris near Myvatn lake


Pinguicula vulgaris at the south of Langanes

August 8, 2007

Summer 2007 (II)

This is an archive post of 2007.


Sarracenia minor pitcher entrance.



Drosera aliciae clump



Dionaea muscipula opening trap after prey digestion



Drosera binata var. multifida f. 'Extrema'



Drosera binata var. multifida f. 'Extrema'

Sarracenia leucophylla 'L28 red form'

Sarracenia leucophylla pitcher inside view



Sarracenia alata

Sarracenia minor var. Okefenokeensis ofshoot

July 8, 2007

Summer 2007 (I)

This is an archive post of 2007.


Dionaea muscipula vs. spider


Dionaea muscipula


Drosera scorpioides vs. flies


Drosera rotundifolia vs. generic bug


Drosera filiformis vs. crane fly


Sarracenia oreophila vs. bugs


Drosera burmanii


Heliamphora nutans x heterodoxa


Drosera prolifera


Drosera scorpioides


Sarracenia lucophylla 'L28 red form'



Sarracenia mix

June 9, 2007

Spring 2007 (III)

This is an archive post of 2007.
 Darlingtonia californica



Drosera binata var. multifida f. 'Extrema' vs. Butterfly. Result: 1 - 0. (young plant)



Drosera filiformis



Dionaea muscipula



Sarracenia flava



Drosera aliciae



Drosera burmanii



Drosera adelae



Drosera paradoxa



Cephalotus follicularis

June 8, 2007

Spring 2007 (II)

This is an archive post of 2007.

Sarracenia leucophylla 'Yellow flower' young pitcher. This plant is not fully anthocyanin-free, but it produces nice pitchers with white hoods.


 Darlingtonia californica. First adult-sized pitcher. The plant had not already flowered.


 Darlingtonia californica trap entrance view.


 Drosera scorpioides. Side view. 


 Sarracenia flava 


 Sarracenia psittacina flower 


 Pinguicula vulgaris