Plano Carnivorous Plants

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy this Nepenthes truncata “HL Red”.

Drosera rubrifolia, an underappreciated South African species thought to be related to slackii

Sorry for the hiatus! I’ve been swamped with school, and recently was out of the country for several weeks botanizing Patagonia! You can check out my photography .a.botanist

The tiny glistening rosettes of Drosera verrucata, a relatively large sized species of pygmy Drosera (section Bryastrum). I highly recommend this species due to its slightly upright growth, making it a bit more unique than some other species.

Pinguiucla spec. Sumidero I is an unnamed species (or natural hybrid) found in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, Mexico.

An easy plant to grow, this Ping produces huge purple flowers and large noticeable sticky glands.

Cephalotus follicularis has got to be one of the strangest carnivorous plants out there. While it may look like a small fuzzy Nepenthes, it’s the sole member of its genus 𝘢𝘯𝘥 family (Cephalotaceae). It produces two kinds of leaves, pitchers and flat, non-carnivorous leaves. The pitchers have large hooked peristomes, chunky fuzzy ribs, and translucent light windows on the lid. So weird!

The flowers of the pleasantly weedy Utricularia bisquamata. This is a South African species of bladderwort with tiny, but beautiful flowers.

Bladderworts are the fastest moving members of the plant kingdom, and capture tiny underwater/soil based prey

Drosera scorpiodes is the largest of the pygmy sundews (subgenus Bryastrum), a group of plants found in Australia. While considered a “giant” this plant doesn’t grow much larger than a few inches. It has some of the fastest moving tentacles in the genus, and reproduces easily through gemmae.

Happy Halloween! Check put this sinister looking Sarracenia “Saurus” x purpurea var. venosa “Tatnall Co.” These plants are about 2.5 years old from seed and brown under lights. Really excited to see what they’ll look like when bigger

What happens when you throw a bunch of leaf pullings into a pot?

This pot has rotundiflora x gracilis (top left), Pinguicula spec. El Mirador (bottom left), Pinguicula x Marciano (bottom right) , and jaumavensis (top right). There’s also some Drosera roseana that hitchhiked vía Gemmae.

Sooner or later I’ll have to separate them as they grow larger. But for now, enjoy!

A lovely trio of Pinguicula x ‘Hanka’, a hybrid of zecheri and rotundiflora. One of my favorite hybrids, with unique ruffled flowers and cute overlapping leaves.

Drosera arenicola is a South American species of sundew found on the tepuis of Brazil and Venezuela. It grows in permanently moist sandy areas.

Here’s some wild Texas Utricularia gibba, found in Denton County. The most widespread species of Utricularia in Texas, this species can be found in bodies of water as a free floating aquatic. However, it only seems to flower when growing supported by other plants/debris.

Utricularia are highly developed carnivores that can suck up their prey in a millisecond. They lack true leaves and roots, and have some of the smallest plant genomes out there.

One of my favorite sundews, Drosera hamiltonii is an odd little species that often grows alongside Cephalotus in Western Australia. The leaves unfurl like a rolled up carpet. This species can be tricky to grow, but very rewarding when you get it right

Hey y’all! Sorry for the hiatus, school just started and I’m getting acclimated to it. Unfortunately I’m not with any of my plants, but took lots of pictures before I left!

Check out this crazy location of Drosera capensis, from Betty’s Bay South Africa. These plants have extremely hairy petioles and blood red lamina. Super cool!

3 perfect little Pinguicula ehlersiae. This is a small species of Mexican butterwort that is super easy to grow.

Drosera tomentosa var. tomentosa, a species of small South American sundew. It’s a member of the montana complex and a relatively easy grower

Drosera chimaera is an uncommon species of South American sundew that’s regarded as a link between the villosa and montana complexes.

Drosera graomogolensis is a beautiful and relatively easy growing species of South American sundew! Notice how fuzzy the emerging growth is.

Drosera admirabilis seedlings from Palmiet River. This is a small rosetted species native to South Africa, related to other plants like Drosera cuneifolia and aliciae. These plants are a little over half a year old and growing strong.

Drosera stelliflora is an underrated pygmy sundew species that has pointed, star shaped flowers. This is about as large as they get, a super cute and easy growing plant.

The star of the bog, Sarracenia alata! This is the largest carnivorous species to inhabit Texas, and represents the western-most distribution of Sarracenia in the entire US. I found these massive stands of hundreds of plants growing in a hill slide seepage bog in Anderson County, TX.

There was quite a bit of variation, ranging from bulbous, tall, shorts, veined, or green plants. I’ll be sure to return to find other bogs in the area!

Time to start posting pictures from my recent bogging trip!

Some wild Texas Drosera capillaris from Anderson County. This is one of two sundew species native to Texas, and is found in wet, boggy areas alongside other carnivorous plants. I found several dozen plants, some growing half submerged! Bonus Drosera brevifolia in the last picture.

4 different locations of Pinguicula agnata, a carnivorous plant native to Mexico. These plants catch insects with sticky glands on their succulent like leaves. Clockwise from top left:
P. agnata Zimapan
P. agnata El Lobo
P. agnata
P. agnata Mesaleon

The small, odd looking pitchers of Nepenthes tenax. One of four species of Nepenthes native to Australia, this lowland plant produces thick, fibrous roots that allow it to survive less than favorable conditions. An uncommon species in cultivation, but not difficult to grow at all!

Here’s a fun location of Drosera capensis, "260m near Stanford, Kleinrivier Mtns, near small waterfall on farm". This form has bright greenish yellow leaves that are upright! I’ve seen this location being labeled as “giant” as well, so I’m excited to see how this looks as it grows larger.

Nepenthes vogelii has drastically different upper and lower pitchers. While relatively the same color, lower pitchers are extremely long and thin, while uppers take on the shape of a funnel. I’ve waited close to 3 years for my plant to start producing the uppers, and it was sure worth the wait!

It’s Earth Day y’all! And to spread the love of nature I’m giving away seeds to two lucky winners!!

All you have to do is comment below your favorite plant to enter! Tag up to 3 people (each one is an additional entry), and repost on your story for another entry!

RULES: You must be in the US to enter. That’s it! I’ll cover shipping. The giveaway will end on the 25th of April!

Good luck!! 🌱🌱🌱

Pinguicula laueana is a Mexican Pinguicula native to the state of Oaxaca, known for its reddish flowers. This clone is the CC Red clone, having a vibrant crimson flower. Super easy to grow, and currently in a mix of peat, perlite, sand, crushed coral, and vermiculite.

Drosera spatulata “Ahipara Gumfields, NZ”, a small growing species that’s extremely widespread. The New Zealand populations all seem much smaller and narrower than others. I currently have some other locations of spatulata germinating, and it’ll be interesting to compare them!