Some plants react to the sun much like humans do, “getting a tan”. It’s called sun stressing!
For this picture I kept one of Scylla’s “mouths” in the shadow (indirect light), so it shows its natural green colour, but I made sure that the other “mouth” enjoyed as much (direct) sun as possible.
The plant is not upset about this experiment at all. It keeps pushing “mouths” like crazy.
Sarracenia sp. are too cool. We have Sarracenia purpurea that grows wildly here. We’re absolutely lousy with them.
What’s that second picture? A flower? A fruit?
Yup, that is its flower.
Here’s a more complete picture of one
Nice! Thanks!
I’d love to see some of these in their natural habitat some day!
They’re mostly located on the East coast and Northern Midwest US. They’re all over Canada. Most states have some carnivorous plants though. The one I really want to find in the wild is Darlingtonia californica the cobra lilly. It’s an absolutely gorgeous plant, but only found in Northern California and parts of Oregon.
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They even have forked tongues!