Pink Sundew, Drosera capillaris, attracts and captures insects with its leaves.
The trap of a Venus Flytrap, Dionaea muscipula.
The flowers of the Venus Flytrap. Due to the cool spring most of the plants were about 9 days behind in flowering. If it had been a typical spring we would have missed seeing these in bloom.
Purple Pitcher-plant, Sarracenia purpurea or Sarrancenia purpurea ssp. venosa, I'm not sure which one. Insects check in, but they can't check out.
A stand of Yellow Pitcher-plant, Sarracenia flava. I love the little "umbrellas" over the pitchers.
A little closer view of the flower (left) and pitcher of the yellow pitcher-plant. My son said the flowers are bright yellow when they first bloom.
A little surprise inside one of the pitchers. Good thing this pitcher was bent over -- otherwise, the frog may have found itself being the main course of the plant's dinner! This frog appeared to be a squirrel treefrog, Hyla squirella, but I didn't catch him for a closer look so I am not absolutely sure.
Many thanks to our son for a wonderful Father's Day weekend!
5 comments:
Nice! Have seen a few of these type things around Mobile AL - they are disappearing fast though.
If you lived there it would be BigThings I suppose! :)
i had no idea these plants were native to the carolinas--how disappointing that i didn't see one. what would i do with out you??
SQMojo, on your next trip to NC you'll have to go a little bit further south and check out Carolina Beach State Park or go inland to Brunswick County and take a walk in Green Swamp -- the Nature Conservancy owns some land there. Or you could cruise over to Columbus County and check out Lake Waccama State Park.
Venus flytraps are native to southeastern NC (and a little tiny bit of northeastern SC). As a matter of fact, it is the only place in the world that they occur naturally.
Sundews and pitcher plants are quite as picky :)
Those are amazing. With my "love" for bugs, I'd like to fill my yard with those suckers but something makes me think they would attract more than they consume.
Ugh, I meant BOGthings, d'oh!
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