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The four Texas native carnivorous plants all reside in the Big Thicket which is located here near my place. I have set out to have a collection which includes all four plus selected others of interest.
Most are small, some very small, and some downright tiny. An insect will have a very bad day if it ventures into this mini bog.
The collection of natives:
1) the tiny native Bladderwort (Utricularia) in the center cup just in front of its plant Id tag...literally tiny green dots.
2) the very small native Butterworts (Pinguicula also in the cup 3 in number and just slightly larger than the companion Bladderworts
3) the native Sundew (Drosera capillaris) located immediately "south" of the cup and looking like a colorful 1/2 dollar
4) the native Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Elata) located "north" of the cup next to a rock attempting to support it in some fierce winds we are experiencing
Other carnivorous plants:
1) the tropical pitcher plant monkey cup ( nepeathes) is located immediately "south" of the cup the green plant next to the 1/2 dollar sun dew
2) the Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Purpurea) located due "west" of the cup
3) and several (4) Scarlet Belle pitcher plants (Sarracenia ‘Scarlet Belle’) kind of scattered around east of the cup.
When folks think of carnivorous plants, the Venus flytrap usually comes to mind. It is native only to a small region of North Carolina and South Carlina. If I can determine it will survive winters here, I will add it to the collection making it a complete representation of the carnivorous plants native to the USA.
Most are small, some very small, and some downright tiny. An insect will have a very bad day if it ventures into this mini bog.
The collection of natives:
1) the tiny native Bladderwort (Utricularia) in the center cup just in front of its plant Id tag...literally tiny green dots.
2) the very small native Butterworts (Pinguicula also in the cup 3 in number and just slightly larger than the companion Bladderworts
3) the native Sundew (Drosera capillaris) located immediately "south" of the cup and looking like a colorful 1/2 dollar
4) the native Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Elata) located "north" of the cup next to a rock attempting to support it in some fierce winds we are experiencing
Other carnivorous plants:
1) the tropical pitcher plant monkey cup ( nepeathes) is located immediately "south" of the cup the green plant next to the 1/2 dollar sun dew
2) the Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia Purpurea) located due "west" of the cup
3) and several (4) Scarlet Belle pitcher plants (Sarracenia ‘Scarlet Belle’) kind of scattered around east of the cup.
When folks think of carnivorous plants, the Venus flytrap usually comes to mind. It is native only to a small region of North Carolina and South Carlina. If I can determine it will survive winters here, I will add it to the collection making it a complete representation of the carnivorous plants native to the USA.
