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June 30, 2010

Summer 2010

Today I saw that at least three traps of my Dionaea had opened and had digested weevils in them. This year, weevils have eaten many Sarracenia leaves, specially from my S. alata. As you may imagine, having your Sarracenia leaves eaten as they grow is not a pleasant experience, and even more this year that my S. alata has beaten its height record: 77.5 cm.

So it was a great joy to see that little revenge from the other plants (some days ago I saw that my S. purpurea had another drown weevil in it). By the way, placing my Droserae capensis around the Sarraceniae had no effects. Weedles don't stick.

Below is a pic of one of the dead weevil, and other pics I made. Enjoy!

Dead weevil. Yes!

Drosera tokaiensis colony. Grown from seed.

Detail of Sarracenia alata pitcher, showing nectar drops.

One of my new favorites (but one of my worst pics): Drosera intermedia

More D. muscipula prey: a slug (half of it hanging out of the trap, dry like a stick, ugh!) and, on the top, a bug that tried to escape cutting a hole (but didn't make it)

Sarracenia oreophila 'DeKalb county', with old pitchers.

Dionaea muscipula 'Dentata', showing its distinctive "theeth"

May 15, 2009

Kew Gardens (London)

I spent some days with my girlfriend in London, including a visit to the Kew Gardens which I really recommend. I did not know if there where CPs in them, until I discovered a little room in the Princess of Wales Conservatory where they are all grown. There are also some Nephentes in the Temperate and the Waterlily House.

There are many Sarracenia and Drosera species and a few Nephentes, Dionaea and Utricularia. I could also see some healthy specimens of Roridula gorgonias and Drosophyllum lusitanicum. There is a small Cephalotus follicularis in a corner and some Heliamphora nutans, with some clumps of large specimens.

Enjoy the pics!

Nepenthes ampullaria red pitcher, in the Waterlily House

Tuberous Drosera sp.

Roridula gorgonias with flowers

More Roridula gorgonias with flowers

Macro of leaf from R. gorgonias, showing hairs and glands

Leaf tips of R. gorgonias, showing hairs and glands

A big clump of S. purpurea

Drosophyllum lusitanicum (yes, exactly the one I did not find in my trip in Spring '08)

Closed flowers of D. lusitanicum

Macro shoot of D. lusitanicum leaf, a bit blurred

Nice clump of H. nutans

More H. nutans

November 14, 2008

Macro shots

It has been a long time since my last post. After hundreds of inquiries about the future of Plantaland I've decided to write a new post. This time, I'll share with you some macro shots I got with the invaluable collaboration and expertise of V.M.D. Not close enough? Click on the pics to see a larger image! Enjoy!

Drosera filiformis

Drosera filiformis developing leaf

Drosera scorpioides

Byblis liniflora leaf

Dionaea muscipula malformed trap with prey

Byblis liniflora flower bud

June 8, 2008

Spring 2008 (I)

During this spring the weather has been really variable. We have had hot and sunny days in the first weeks of may, and very rainy and cool weeks in late May and June. This has made the plants to wake up early, but many flowers and leaves have malformed during the following cool weeks. Here are some pics I did during the last weeks.

Sarracenia flava

General view of most of my outdoor plants

Sarracenia alata

Drosera capensis

Sarracenia flava

Darlingtonia californica flower. This is the first year that it flowers!

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...