nectar

Some that normally don't get the spotlight H. chimantensis (Wistuba) Notice the nectar glands, these are mentioned in McPherson's book. H. folliculata First growth from a recently acquired division H. tatei var. tatei (EP) Seems to be some H. ionasi influence going on here H...

Just took some pictures outside after feeding the plants some crickets...if the pitchers are wet it's because they get a good spray afterwards to make sure their food went down OK. (Anyone ever force-feed a pervillei a small cricket? It slides right into the pitcher, like with a ceph...)...

Along with dividing my Heliamphora nutans today, I also did my Heliamphora minor X heterodoxa that I got back in late December. It has grown well, but it's not as colorful nor has it developed the nice nectar spoons that it had when I got it...

Well according to wikipedia N. ampullaria is a vegetation eater: N. ampullaria has largely moved away from carnivory and acquires a substantial portion of its nutrients from digesting leaf matter that falls to the forest floor. It is thus partially detritivorous. The species has developed...

This N. clipeata Clone 3 was given a coffee treatment a short while back, to see what might happen. Looks like it decided to reward me with a larger sized leaf. Just the leaf alone measures 4 inches long. This plant is potted up into a five inch pot. This pitcher has nectar on it that has...

On the windowsill, I currently have an infestation of crane flies around the Nepenthes. The adults are not the problem: they are harmless, don't bite, and drink nectar. What I'm worried about is the young crane flies, which are like fungus gnat larvae. They stay underground and eat plant roots...

Hello! There are some things that are on my Sarracenia that worry me. Could you please ID them and help me find a solution to get rid of them? Thanks! Preferably home-made solutions. Bumps & and Twirly Pitchers on S. x 'Ladies in Waiting' Black spots on S. flava, almost like nectar glands on...

Just got my new Sibuyanensis this week! But I'm affraid it's from the nursery which everyone has been bashing lately. I'm surprised at the size of the plant, larger than promised, but not sure about the hitchhikers which may have followed. This plant seems to have heavy red spots under most...

Yellow Utrics are taking over ALL of my sundew pots. I'll admit that I like the flowers, but they tend to pop up in between some of my favorite South American dews and choke them out. To make things worse, when I pick them out, annoying sticky nectar globs gets all over my hands so I can't get...

Hello everyone, in school we were doing a "how to" guide of anything we ant to make it about. I decided to do "how to grow Nepenthes from seed" I honestly don't know why I chose this, because I only have done this once and I didn't even do it the way I explained to do it... and I only have 2...

Well, the title says it all: looking for variants of Heliamphora neblinae (formerly H. tatei var. neblinae) . . . This particular plant varies a great deal in terms of size, shape of its nectar spoon, etc . . . For trade, I have a number of divisions or of seed-grown Heliamphora for trade as...

About a year ago, I posted some pictures of my highland shelf/alarm clock. I was snapping a few pictures today and thought I'd make an update. Not a Nep, but one of my favorite plants from this shelf. It took me three or four years to get the hang of this genus, but it looks like it's finally...

The petals of most flowers are covered with cells in the unusual shape of cones, the pointy ends jutting up. But why? Researchers in England have shown that those cells let insects get a grip on unsteady flowers while gathering nectar and pollen. Heather M. Whitney, at the time a researcher in...

I thought this was Very Helpful when it was sent to me . An thought i would share it if it's ok with yall . (MAYBE it can be a Sticky for future help ) An for those of you who dont Know here is the difference between Male , an Female Hope this Is Helpful Good Luck Daren

G'day everyone, Just have a quick question for you all. Among the numerous spiders which happily co-exist in and around my Nep collection there is, I have just discovered today, a funnel web. I am happy for the rest of the spiders to live inside my Neps, as they are harmless and have a good...

I had read that Nep peristomes were more effective when wet, and seen a video on youtube of this and decided to give it a go. Lately hundreds of ants have been all over my N. truncata pitchers. I decided to give the pitcher a light mist right on the peristome. As soon as this occurred of course...

I've always assumed that prey slips and falls into Sarracenia. Recently I've watched a little closer. I have observed flies eating nectar while on the underside of a S. leucophylla lid. As they try to fly away they look like they get "sucked" into the trap. Has anyone else observed this or...

I was finally able to enjoy an evening to myself tonight so thought I'd snap a couple pictures of the plants. Once again there was a small mantid snooping around waiting for a meal. He wasnt doing much waiting though as he was jumping around more like a cricket then a mantid! He seemed to stick...

Ok, so I have been playing with my camera and I decided to show what I thought was the best of the best. Bombus impatiens worker. Its actually getting off the flower in the picture but, it still looks cool! http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff291/antcatcher/random%20macro%20pics/026.jpg A...

I havent seen much talk about it or many pictures around here, so if you have a N. khasiana I would love to see what you have and see what I can expect out of mine in terms of size and growth. It seems to love the lighting seeing as it's oozing with nectar and the underside of the lid is colored...