Observations: "LOLPlants'"
LOLPlants:
Because you can't be serious all the time. (Updated
regularly)
First, a discovery of the common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) in Nordic Provincial Park in Canmore, Alberta:
This Drosera adelae sundew demonstrates why its flower scapes are placed well above its leaves:
A quick demonstration of the size of Nepenthes "Miranda" lower traps, with an alleged human for comparison:
First thing in spring, after coming out of dormancy, Sarracenia purpurea blooms and then starts producing new traps. Unfortunately, it usually doesn't appear happy about it:
The bladderwort Utricularia sandersoni is noteworthy not just for its ease of care, but for its distinctive blooms:
A jalapeno pepper (Capsicum anuum)
gets ready for the holidays:
Fall pitchers in an
American pitcher plant hybrid (Sarracenia
xx):
Contrary to popular
opinion, Borneo pitcher plants (Nepenthes
'Miranda") aren't that averse to longterm relationships:
Another Sarracenia hybrid
channels mid-1990s cult television:
A Sarracenia leucophylla
"Judith Hindle" demonstrates the prodigious output of nectar that
encourages its prey to stay a while:
A "Scarlet Belle" pitcher
plant (Sarracenia
leucophylla x psittacinia) in its natural position:
A Sarracenia seedling
reaches for the light:
A grass triggerplant (Stylidium graminifolium)
in full fall coloration:
A yearling dragonfruit
cactus (Hylocereus
costaricensis) regrets its germination in Margaritaville:
Meanwhile, the Czarina
assists in seeing no reason that this growing season
shall ever be forgot:
And now a few portraits of Buddha's Hand citrons in action...
