New video out!
Mid week plant spotlight here, with a new marsh pitcher to share! Now there is a little bit of controversy on whether this should actually be called the species (Heliamphora huberi), but we'll cover that in the video.
Find it here: https://youtu.be/vOFdaAr84-8

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Been a long time coming, but finally starting to see mature pitcher shape from Nepenthes sibuyanensis x merrilliana. Still a small plant (and traps are only about 3 inches), but now it’s got that basket-like shape that adults do. Will it ever reach the world record dimensions this hybrids gets for BE? Probably not…but hoping it still gets large eventually.
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Another first upper: Nepenthes tentaculata, BE-3870! Also with uppers that are pretty similar if just a little paler and longer than the lowers.
Famed for the elongate rhombic mouths and the very hairy lids that give them their name, this species is widespread in Borneo and Sulawesi.
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First upper pitcher to open on Nepenthes spathulata x gymnamphora; it’s almost the same as the lowers, but a little lighter red and of course more elongate. Working on rooting a couple new cuttings…but also it’s about to flower a second time! I have no females presently though…
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While I recently unexpectedly lost my best pure Nepenthes naga to rot, I might be of the opinion that this naga PB x truncata Pasian is better anyway. Similar shape and colors but just a pinch more elegant…and darker.
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My first Sarracenia flowers are opening! 🌸

These striking nodding yellow blooms belong to *Sarracenia flava*, the yellow pitcher plant. The flowers appear before or alongside the new pitchers in spring, on long arching stems that keep pollinators well away from the trapping leaves below — a clever design to avoid catching the very insects needed for pollination.

It's always a special moment when a carnivorous plant flowers for the first time. A sign the collection is thriving. 💚

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Mijn eerste Sarracenia-bloemen gaan open! 🌸

Deze opvallende, nikkende gele bloemen zijn van *Sarracenia flava*, de gele bekerplant. De bloemen verschijnen in het voorjaar vóór of samen met de nieuwe bekers, op lange gebogen stelen die bestuivers ver weg houden van de vangbladeren eronder — een slimme strategie om niet net de insecten te vangen die nodig zijn voor bestuiving.

Het is altijd een bijzonder moment als een vleesetende plant voor het eerst bloeit. Een teken dat de collectie het goed doet. 💚

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The last pitcher was great. This one…was still fully unfurling when I left, and is already better looking so I’m sure it’ll look incredible when I return.
Nepenthes maxima “tentena” x (veitchii x platychila)
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