Some of my meat eaters (picture heavy)

[Elena]

It seems that a few people on here also grow carnivorous plants so I thought I'd share some pictures of mine. I started dabbling with them at the end of the summer and I only grow a small selection (no space!). It's nothing too fancy but they've been doing okay. Anyway, here are some of them. Enjoy!

A close up of one of the sundews - Drosera paradoxa

Utricularia bisquamata flower

One of my Pings - Pinguicula esseriana, flowering right now. Love how these almost look like they are carved out of jade

Young Nepenthes sanguinea

Nepenthes ventricosa alba. I love the light colours and the curvaceous pitchers.

Nepenthes muluensis x lowii. A hybrid with very dark pitchers that's meant to stay compact. The pitcher is only a couple of inches tall.

And finally Cephalotus follicularis - a very compact plant from Australia with thimble sized pitchers. The mature trap is only about 1.5 inches tall.

Close ups of see through panels in the lid, markings on the inside of the lid, the ferocious teeth and posing together with some other carnivore oke:

 

[NYEric]

Great selection and photos. You should show us your growing area again.

 

[fbrem]

nice carnivores, love them all thanks for posting

Forrest

 

[goldenrose]

Small selection - nothing to fancy! WHAT are you kidding?! :drool: Love them all - GREAT photos! :drool:

 

[Ross]

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for the pictures.

 

[rdlsreno]

Beautiful pictures and plants!!


Ramon

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Awesome!!!! Your photos are fabulous!
Love your kitty too.

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting plants -- and very good photos of them, Elena.

 

[swamprad]

ah, nepenthes!

 

[JeanLux]

Bravo bravo for these super picts. of those lovely plants!!!! I like them a lot, but on the last pic. the small plant looks as if being afraid of the cat! Jean

 

[MoreWater]

Wow, those are gorgeous photos! Nicely lit too.

I'm partial to dark pitchered Nepenthes so if I could grow them muluensis x lowii would be on my wish list. And good growing on the Cephalotus!

 

[Elena]

Thanks guys!

Perhaps I should have said it was a relatively small selection, certainly much smaller than my orchid collection

As for my grow area, it consists of windowsills and a boiler cupboard with a couple of shelves and 2 Envirolites.

I was a little nervous about Neps but I'm finding that they are doing very well under lights next to my Catts, etc. I only chose the easier ones though, nothing that's too picky about humidity, temps etc.

 

[biothanasis]

Fantastic plants!!! Great variation of colours!!!! Great photos, too!!!!

 

[Elena]

Thought I'd post a couple more pictures.
My two sundews are flowering

Drosera paradoxa

Drosera aliciae (this one was tricky to catch because the flowers close at the smallest disturbance )

Nepenthes aristolochioides. I received a cutting a few months ago and it finally started pitchering. The funky pitchers are only about an inch tall.

 

[JeanLux]

great pics Elena!!! I esp. like the close-ups from the Drosera blooms!!! Jean

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

I like your new nepenthes. Great close ups. :clap:

 

[mkline3]

Awesome close ups! Carnivores are too cool!

 

[Grandma M]

I need to find myself a few of those.

The top of the Nepenthes ventricosa alba reminds me of a toilet seat.......someone forgot to put the lid down.

Marilyn

 

[biothanasis]

Amazing!!! Great photos!!!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Love the meating of the two carnivores shot...nice idea! Awesome shots overall in truth. Kudos to you and your hungry friends.