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Though most of the plants here aren’t native to the area, this special bog was an awesome spot to see. This was the firs...
03/28/2026

Though most of the plants here aren’t native to the area, this special bog was an awesome spot to see. This was the first time I saw Sarracenja leucophylla not in cultivation (though this population was likely introduced). What surprised me the most was the diversity present in the flytraps here (also nonnative). Also it was pretty hard for me to get good pics of the Drosera tracyii, I’ll do better next time. Very grateful to have seen this spot, even though my socks got wet 🥲

Though Sarracenia flava is usually what comes to mind when you think of the Apalachicola National Forest, here’s some of...
03/26/2026

Though Sarracenia flava is usually what comes to mind when you think of the Apalachicola National Forest, here’s some of the plants that stuck out to me when I went earlier this month. Temperate pings are specifically starting to grow on me. I missed out on a few species of them during my last trip but it was good to see the planifolia and lutea.

1-2, 4, 9-10: Pinguicula planifolia
3,7: Drosera tracyii
5-6: Pinguicula lutea
8: Dionaea muscipula (non-native population)
10: Drosera capillaris (at least I think so?)
11: Sarracenia psittacina

Sarracenia rosea (gulf purple pitcher plant): Another first in-situ for me. I was interested to see the differences betw...
03/08/2026

Sarracenia rosea (gulf purple pitcher plant): Another first in-situ for me. I was interested to see the differences between rosea and the purpurea venosa that I’m used to. The pitchers on these plants seem more stout and round than the plants I’m used to seeing but I also haven’t seen many purps so I’d love to hear what yall think. Still, very happy to mark a new species off the in-situ list. And I think that’s the last sarracenia species off the list for Florida.

Sarracenia rubra ssp gulfensis (gulf sweet pitcher plant): I got unbelievably lucky and found some decent looking pitche...
03/08/2026

Sarracenia rubra ssp gulfensis (gulf sweet pitcher plant): I got unbelievably lucky and found some decent looking pitchers on this plant. But this is the first of this subspecies that I have seen in-situ. There were some seedling ones near by and some flowers starting on the mature plants so hopefully this population will continue to grow. This spot was mostly shaded so it didn’t look like sites I was used to but I look forward to seeing how it looks when I return!

The plants inside are still alive and well despite the freeze. Just wanted to share some pics from today’s seedling and ...
01/25/2026

The plants inside are still alive and well despite the freeze. Just wanted to share some pics from today’s seedling and indoor plant repotting.

1. Byblis gigantea (Bibbulmun Track)
2. Sarracenia jonesii
3. Sarracenia oreophila ornata
4. Sarracenia flava (Columbus Co NC)
5. Sarracenia oreophila (Towns Co GA)
6. Pinguicula, Nepenthes, Brocchinia
7. Nepenthes seedlings ICPS
8. Stylidium debile, Drosera spatulata, Utricularia
9. Heliamphora nutans
10. Drosera capensis, Drosera spatulata, Stylidium debile

Drosophyllum lusitanicum (Dewey Pines): They’re alive! I was gifted some seeds of this strange (even for carnivorous pla...
08/25/2025

Drosophyllum lusitanicum (Dewey Pines): They’re alive! I was gifted some seeds of this strange (even for carnivorous plants) species from and thanks to their in depth guide, I got germination already. They may look like the other sticky species like sundews and byblis but aren’t closely related at all. So excited to get another opportunity to grow this species. Thank you again for the seeds! If anyone has questions about this species please feel free to reach out. I’ll be posting more about them in the future.

Apalachicola National Forest: This was the most impressive habitat I have ever seen in person. Though the Sarracenia fla...
08/23/2025

Apalachicola National Forest: This was the most impressive habitat I have ever seen in person. Though the Sarracenia flava were the most eye catching, the amount of biodiversity was unbelievable. This bog was just one population of the countless we saw in this amazing forest. I missed a couple of cool species that I will definitely be back to see. But I’m incredibly thankful to have seen this special place.

1-2. Sarracenia flava rubricorpora
3. Sarracenia psitticina
4. Drosera tracyi
5. Pinguicula planifolia
6. Lilium catesbaei

South Carolina Botanical Gardens near Clemson University. Some good looking Sarracenia flava, leucos, and hybrids along ...
06/19/2025

South Carolina Botanical Gardens near Clemson University. Some good looking Sarracenia flava, leucos, and hybrids along with many other bog plants. Not pictured are the Drosera filiformis and Dionaea muscipula that were shaded out. Many other awesome species were included too. Many of our native sarracenia were left out and it seemed like the mountain bog area had been completely overgrown but still a cool place.

Return to Myakka State Forest: After visiting multiple populations of Drosera, Utricularia, and Pinguicula within the st...
05/29/2025

Return to Myakka State Forest: After visiting multiple populations of Drosera, Utricularia, and Pinguicula within the state forest here in Florida, it would seem as though these populations are Fall/Winter growing annuals. I have visited the same populations in May/June and December and seen very drastic changes. The sand has dried dramatically and precipitation is sparse. Since I’m not able to monitor year round I’m not sure how this population persists but I’m guessing either by seed that sits through the dry season and/or populations exist closer to the river that repopulate the outer ranges. I’m fairly confident that it’s the lack of water and not a photoperiod/temperature trigger causing this. This annual behavior is pretty well documented online but has been interesting to observe!

Sarracenia flava var. ornata (Ornate yellow pitcher plant): This flava cross from was one of my first sarracenia. It ca...
05/08/2025

Sarracenia flava var. ornata (Ornate yellow pitcher plant):

This flava cross from was one of my first sarracenia. It came in a batch of seedlings from the NJ-22 batch. I lost the tag at some point but this is definitely one of the Ornata crosses. It’s either x rugelii or x rubricorpora but I’m leaning rugelii. Let this be a lesson to keep your tags safe. Since these were some of my first sarracenia I wasn’t so wise. Either way the venation on this plant is incredible and I can’t wait to see how they develop throughout the grow season. I’ll give more information on the cross once (or if) I can figure out which of the two it is.

Coastal NC: Same locations as the last post but some more plants and pictures that I didn’t post last time. It was such ...
04/19/2025

Coastal NC: Same locations as the last post but some more plants and pictures that I didn’t post last time. It was such an amazing experience and I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday. Seeing these plants in-situ is always so impactful.

1. Pinguicula caerula and Drosera filiformis
2. Bog Iris
3. Sarracenia flava
4. Drosera capillaris
5. Drosera intermedia
6. Sarracenia flava
7. Pinguicula pumila
8. Dionaea muscipula
9. Drosera brevifolia

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