Aloe is Blooming

 I always look forward to seeing the aloes bloom in winter!

Aloe

Aloe

Aloe

Venus Flytrap Bloom

 My Venus Flytrap has been doing well.  Now that I have had it about 3 months, it is sending up a bloom just before it goes dormant.  It's interesting how the Venus Flytrap attracts pollinators to its flowers and other insects to it's leaves/traps!  North Carolina State university did a study and found that Venus Flytraps don't eat the insects that pollinate them. 

Venus Flytrap with bloom

Venus Flytrap bloom

Venus Flytrap

Gnome Napping!

 It's always fun to find a surprise in the garden.  Today I found a gnome napping in the top of a staghorn fern!

Pitcher Plant - Sarracenia Hybrid 'White Wizard'

 I've been growing this carnivorous pitcher plant for a few months and it's doing well.  It's a Sarracenia Hybrid 'White Wizard'.  I like the red veins and little hairs on the leaves.  I haven't seen any bugs go into to the pitcher yet, but I have seen a couple flying and crawling around the opening.  Because of the curvature of the pitcher, I can't see into the bottom to tell if it's digesting any bugs.  

Sarracenia Hybrid 'White Wizard'

Sarracenia Hybrid 'White Wizard'

Sarracenia Hybrid 'White Wizard'

Sarracenia Hybrid 'White Wizard'

Propagating Begonia U692/b.erectocarpa

 I've been playing (cleaning, watering and pruning) my terrariums and I'm happy to report that my propagation of begonia U692/b.erectocarpa is coming along nicely! The first picture is of the mother plant and the rest are the babies growing from leaf cuttings.  This is a plant I bought at the 2022 Atlanta begonia convention.

U692/b.erectocarpa