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Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
Bulloch Co, GA x Prince George Co, VA. Who ever said seedlings weren't as good as the original clones? Well, this one is definitely the best of both parents! I'm evaluating this individual-probably worthy of a cultivar status at some point.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
The Gulf Sweet Pitcherplant can be found growing as a floating emergent in small streams in the Florida panhandle. At this particular site, the plants grow in a small spring run.
Berkeley Co, South Carolina
August 28, 2014
Got to return to my old stomping grounds and see one of the most wonderful ecosystems in the world - longleaf pine-wiregrass. In this photo you can see Sarracenia minor, Sarracenia flava, Platanthera ciliaris, and Liatris spp.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
The Gulf Sweet Pitcherplant can be found growing as a floating emergent in small streams in the Florida panhandle. At this particular site, the plants grow in a small spring run.
The Gulf Sweet Pitcherplant can be found growing as a floating emergent in small streams in the Florida panhandle. At this particular site, the plants grow in a small spring run.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
A Whitetop Pitcherplant (Sarracenia leucophylla) along the Bear Lake Trail in the Blackwater River State Forest, Florida.
From the forest's wiki page:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_River_State_Forest
The forest covers 189,848 acre (768 km²) forest is located in the panhandle, northeast of Pensacola. Blackwater River State Forest is one of the largest state forests in Florida, and is named for the Blackwater River, which begins to the north in Alabama and meanders approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwestward through the forest into Blackwater Bay, near Milton, Florida. Blackwater River is one of the few shifting sand bottom streams which remains in its natural state for nearly its entire length. The topography of the forest is gently rolling and contains various natural communities. Blackwater River State Forest is known for its longleaf pine/wiregrass ecosystem, which, in combination with the Conecuh National Forest to the north and Eglin Air Force Base to the south, is the largest contiguous ecological community of this type in the world.
A variety that is extinct in the wild-they used to grow in Baldwin Co, AL. The land was purchased by a paper company, and is now a tree plantation. In the local area, it is very common for tree plantations to replace leucophylla bogs.
Fortunately, some seeds were collected before the site was destroyed, and they are now in circulation. My collection has several different clones, and they are all being evaluated. Spring pitchers sometimes have a little bit of red in them, but the fall pitchers are very white. HCW is not antho-free, but some of the fall pitchers have close to no red pigments under optimal conditions. the clone pictured here is very shapely and vigorous.
Another amazing Hurricane Creek White clone can be found here, grown by my friend Robert Co: thepitcherplantproject.com/blog/2011/07/11/sarracenia-lec...
These unusual plants are also known as Cobra plant. They attract insects into hollow 'head.' From there the unfortunate insect slips down into the stem and is eaten by the plant.
Field sketch done at the Darlingtonia Botanical Wayside, Florence, Oregon.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
The genus Nepenthes (Monkey Cup or Tropical Pitcher plant) is one of the most fascinating of all carnivorous plants. Currently almost 100 species are accepted scientifically, most of them from Borneo, Sumatra and the Malaysian region. The climbing vines of Nepenthes produce a modified form of leaf called a "pitcher" hence the common name "Tropical Pitcher plant". The size of the pitcher varies and some species are large enough to hold up to two litres of water! The name “Monkey Cup” arises from the fact that monkeys have been seen to drink water from them in the rainforests. The pitchers are not simply water reservoirs for the plant in times of drought, as the first European observers assumed. They are actually highly complex passive insect traps, which secrete and absorb a mild to very acidic digestive fluid that contains many as yet undetermined compounds. Insects are attracted to the traps because of nectar secretions and coloration. The slippery rim and inner walls of the pitcher encourage insects to fall into the digestive fluid at the bottom of the trap. Nutrients are absorbed from this "soup." The variation in pitcher colour and shape is what most interests exotic plant enthusiasts and the horticultural trade. I have this awesome plant hanging on my porch :)
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
The Gulf Sweet Pitcherplant can be found growing as a floating emergent in small streams in the Florida panhandle. At this particular site, the plants grow in a small spring run.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
Select clone with oval mouth and very pronounced red blotch at the "neck." Has very shapely pitchers.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
S. leucophyllas produce their best pitchers in the fall, but this clone also produces nice spring pitchers.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes sp.) found in Mount Hamiguitan Range, San Isidro, Davao Oriental. Taken from Nov 29-Dec 1, 2009)
The Gulf Sweet Pitcherplant can be found growing as a floating emergent in small streams in the Florida panhandle. At this particular site, the plants grow in a small spring run.
The Gulf Sweet Pitcherplant can be found growing as a floating emergent in small streams in the Florida panhandle. At this particular site, the plants grow in a small spring run.