nectar

For a number of years I've only grown HG Cephs. However, in the past two years (or so), I decided to add some genetic diversity and acquired several other plants. Since most of these plants are in the same conditions (under lights in back basement room - temps currently in low 50's*F and are...

Yesterday my Honl Traveller8 softbox finally arrived, so today I went to go take it for a spin. What a difference it makes! The photos look like they were taken in bright ambient light with little/no flash (and an awesomely small aperture), which is the ultimate goal with flash photography...

I wanted to share some pics of a P. lilacina flower. This flower and the few that came before it are from plants started from seed back in late October, just two months ago. The flowers are quite short, only about a 1/4 of an inch long, not including the nectar spur. These plants seem...

so my 4 south american beauties arrived at my doorstep yesterday, and i decided what the heck, im taking them out for a breather, might as well take quick pics of them... H. ciliata- the smallest and youngest of the bunch. cute and fun sized. :-D H. colina- the girl you thought was okay...

Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii S. jonesii 'red" Greenville Co, NC S. jonesii (Assorted Clones #1-4: Mach Fukada) Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis S. alabamensis Autuga Co, AL S. alabamensis 'purple throat' ICPS AL0002 Sarracenia leucophylla S. leucophylla cv. ‘Hurricane Creek White’ (Clone...

I have some helis pic's to share , they grow well here now its spring lots on new growth J H. nutans , 30 cm pitchers H.minor x hetrodoxa H.minor x hetrodoxa dew for re- pot minor x hetro large nectar hoods H.ionasii H. tequila H.tequila H.puchella...

My Heliamphora minor grows on my open grow-shelf and whilst it pitchers during the summer it does it much more in the cooler winter and the nectar spoons are bigger. It's currently pushing out a number of new pitchers:

Reminiscent of other Cerro Neblina species: and just for fun... more yummy looking goo from H. sarracenioides How could an insect resist such a tempting treat! Thanks for looking, Av

Yesterday I headed out to the Sierras with a list of places to see... One of them I knew had Darlingtonia based on some quick Google research, and a few other places within that same ultramafic rock formation that looked like they might be the correct habitat as well. I went to the known place...

I just got my first Heliamphora (H. minor) and N. maxima 'tentana', and have good progress on some of my other plants as well, so thought I would make a picture thread. Enjoy :) 1 H. minor (just arrived yesterday, 10/17/11) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/68248217@N04/6257841164/"...

Here is my new-ish highland set up: It was designed by me, but my dad built it for me... :P (What a great dad :D ) It is a tube thing with a fan on the end of it, and an opening for the ultrasonic humidifier. Pretty simple, but also pretty effective. I only keep it on at night, and the plants...

The nectar on the upper pitchers of my nepenthes velvet is crystallizing in lumps over the peristome. The nectar is is not dry however. The crystallized nectar is saturated with what appears to be a new layer of soft nectar. The crystallized nectar is flaky and completely translucent like the...

im suspecting that my Heliamphora minor might not be minor but rather H. minor x heterodoxa or reverse cross...based on the nectar spoons.... compare it to these images off cpphotofinder: still...it's quite a nice plant...

Neither my S. purpurea nor my S. purpurea hybrid seem to produce nectar in their pitchers, they're just waxy and completely dry. I always figured this was typical for the species. However, yesterday I felt the inside of another S. purpurea at a nursery, and found that it was producing copious...

as per a couple requests.... (Brokken, Amp, et. al.,) A very unusual heli.... waxy looking surface with round nectar patches down the aft interior wall. I repotted it a week or so ago, so she looks a little ragged. I didnt know she would be making a public appearance so soon :-P...

I had this lady for quite a while, until she ended her natural life cycle, which was a very sad day for me. This thing was super spoiled, as I'd had them in the past with little luck, so I was determined to do things right this time around. I bought bluebottle fly pupae, hatched them...

N. maxima x talangensis has been drooling something fierce lately. Getting nice dark coloration as the pitcher gets older. Love it! That waspy thing was living in my tank, and I've spotted a couple in my room. What is this and could it be hurting my plants? Also, I'm not usually scared of...

Hey everyone, Here are some recent pics of my Cephalotus, which really seem to love the cooler conditions in my basement in the spring. At this time each year, I've had at least 1 or 2 pitchers produce nice amounts of nectar on the peristome. I've neglected the plant over the past 3 years...

Sarracenia minor S.rubra gulfensis anthocyanin-free S.flava rubricorpora (on the red throat only?) a nice unlabeled Sarracenia mutt Nepenthes thorelli x campanulata Heliamphora neblinae var parva and some dried stuff on the Nepenthes platychila

Greetings. I have a carnivorous plant terrarium that I had growing under growlights on my windowsill. However, about a month or so ago, I noticed ants running through the terrarium. They are not fire ants or black ants. They appear to be regular sugar ants. They are feeding on all the nectar...