2011 Green Swamp Trip

[Cthulhu138]

It was a super dry summer in the swamp this year.
I found only one small patch of D.intermedia
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Due to the drought, I was able to access parts of the swamp that were totally flooded in years past. I found these 2 hybrid Sarracenia about a mile or so in.
Hybrid #1:
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Hybrid #2 :
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Only 1 dried out Dionaea this year.
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The seeds look good though.
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[mass]

Looks super dry man. I'll give ya a rain stick..

 

[Cthulhu138]

The flavas...
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Many were totally dried out.
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This stand was over 4 feet across.
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That's about it for this year. Hopefully it'll be a little more on the wet side next summer.

 

[mass]

Do you guys have purps out there? Wish we had flavas.. what a sight.

 

[Cthulhu138]

The pics were taken in North Carolina. I'll show you wild purps when you come up this summer.

 

[jimscott]

Great pics!

 

[JennB]

Very cool, thanks for sharing! The poor wee flytrap hurt my heart but the seeds instantly made it all better. Sweet!

 

[NewspaperFort]

while this does NOT tickle my fancy, this plant is nevertheless fascinating and lovely.