Back in bloom and surprising me as I didn’t think any were old enough yet: Geissorhiza radians!
A localized endemic north of Cape Town, South Africa, this winter grower is often found alongside the winter-growing sundews of the region…but frankly outblooms them. Six inch tall stalks sport one to six flowers with deep indigo purple petal edges surrounding a white-edged crimson center, creating a dazzling display.
#geissorhiza #flowers #botany #nature #plants #strangeplants #horticulture

New video out!
A midweek plant spotlight, on one of the famous chunky species of the Philippines: Nepenthes sibuyanensis!
Find the video here: https://youtu.be/DXwqbt5pmSM

#nepenthes #tropicalpitcherplants #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #educational #strangeplants #rareplants #horticulture #gardening #nature #carltoncarnivores

Probably going to remove the frost cover to avoid further breakings (at this point I think it’s a greater danger than frost is), but among new surviving flowers: Sarracenia rubra Brunswick Co. NC, flava maxima OP, and 2 different ((x swaniana x ‘Scarlet Belle’ x oreophila) x “Lunch Box.”
Also an “Eric Green OP” pitcher that’s currently stealing the show (short enough to avoid the tarp, big enough to be flamboyant).
#sarracenia #carnivorousplants #flowers #plants #botany #gardening #pitcherplants #strangeplants #horticulture

Every now and again a pitcher develops almost right in plain view…and I am baffled how I overlook it. Uppers are gonna be wild on this thing…
Nepenthes (((lowii x veitchii) x boschiana) x (x tiveyi x veitchii)) x platychila, SG
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A hilariously tiny flower on Pinguicula (rotundiflora x gracilis) x emarginata, HC A. Blooms on this clone are small anyway, but this is smaller than usual due to being a recent repot (that exploded into multiple separate leaves).
#pinguicula #carnivorousplants #botany #plants #horticulture #strangeplants #flowers #gardening

Comparison of Nepenthes ulukaliana on right, and ulukaliana x ramispina on left, both from @jeremiahsplants at different times. The hybrid has inherited the lid fuzz and a lot of the pitcher chunkiness of ulu, but the more cylindrical traps and, more notably, the much slimmer and darker purple flushed leaves give away the rami parentage. The two species grow alongside each other in many places in the wild so hybrids and introgression are common.
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Pinguicula (rotundiflora x gracilis) x laueana, HC B flowering again. So far I think this is the only one that’s bloomed, so I still don’t know if this shade of purple is the norm or not.
#pinguicula #butterwort #carnivorousplants #botany #plants #strangeplants #flowers #horticulture #gardening

If you’re like me and are always either too broke or too slow to take advantage of Nepenthes x kinabaluensis being made available…mira x villosa is a darn good substitute. This seed grown plant from @bramblesbotanicals (and I think grown out of @jeremiahsplants seeds) is a significantly fast plant as far as highlanders go, has great maroon-brick red coloration, and with every new pitcher it not only gets bigger, but the peristome gets broader and toothier. When it matures I expect it’ll make a pretty good imitation, if slightly smaller, of true x kinabaluensis
#nepenthes #carnivorousplants #botany #plants #pitcherplant #hybrid #strangeplants #horticulture #nature #gardening #tropical

Two Nepenthes vogelii growing out, can’t wait to finally see uppers eventually.
Or I at least think the second is pure vogelii; it was purchased as vogelii x aristo from Predatory Plants but has no aristo in it, and they had a pure vogelii set at the time too so there was a switchup (similar thing unfortunately happened when they sent me a robcantleyi x truncata instead of rob x vogelii, and never heard back when asked about either one…).
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Just keeps getting better as the traps get bigger…Nepenthes maxima “tentena” x (veitchii x platychila). The platy influence is showing strong.
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