Carnivores and Such

[Wireman]

Drosera sp. "South Africa" flower

D. sp. "South Africa" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flytrap by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. jonesii with a fly

S. jonesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sans fly

S. jonesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava rugelii

S. flava var. rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr

A freakishly deformed ornata pitcher

Deformed S. flava var. ornata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Eriocaulon

Eriocaulon by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. psittacina

S. psittacina by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. x naczii

S. x naczii by Wire Man, on Flickr

Unknown hybrid

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capillaris

D. capillaris by Wire Man, on Flickr

Orchid getting ready to bloom?

Psygmorchis pusilla by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta looking good.

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

U. multifida

U. multifida by Wire Man, on Flickr

Psygmorchis pusilla flower!!!

Psygmorchis pusilla by Wire Man, on Flickr

Psygmorchis pusilla by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flytrap flowers

Flytrap Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flytrap Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flytrap Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

Unknown hybrids

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flytrap Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

Flytrap Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

U. subulata

U. subulata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Very proud S. jonesii pitcher

S. jonesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr

Really messed up flava flower

What in the.... by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

Really contrasty!!!

S. flava var. rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr

[Wireman]

More flytrap flowers

D. muscipula by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. filiformis flower

D. filiformis by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some N. lavicola goodness

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Lake Poso"

N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima "Lake Poso" by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. naga is coloring up

N. naga by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Miranda'

N. 'Miranda' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. rafflesiana var. gigantea. This thing is going to eat me.

N. rafflesiana var. gigantea by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. esseriana

P. esseriana by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. dielsiana

D. dielsiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. spatulata

D. spatulata by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. aliciae. It keeps aborting its flowers for some reason.

D. aliciae by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. pygmaea

D. pygmaea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sphagnum sporophytes

Sporophytes by Wire Man, on Flickr

The mini bog

Mini Bog by Wire Man, on Flickr

More flytrap flowers

Flytrap Flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

The owner of the flowers

Flytraps by Wire Man, on Flickr

Baby mantis, stepping on some dangerous ground

Nymph by Wire Man, on Flickr

It found me!

Stalking by Wire Man, on Flickr

New leaf on my little hybrid

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capillaris "Long Arm"

D. capillaris by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. capillaris by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. jonesii

S. jonesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. jonesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

[Wireman]

Oh wow, I haven't posted in this for a long time! That means more eye candy! I'll just skip to the most recent and best looking stuff.

Utricularia multifida, which has long since quit blooming en masse.

U. multifida by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dionaea muscipula 'Royal Red'

Dionaea 'Royal Red' by Wire Man, on Flickr

D.m. 'Czech Giant'

Dionaea "Czech Giant" by Wire Man, on Flickr

D.m. 'Long Red Fingers'

Dionaea "Long Red Fingers by Wire Man, on Flickr

D.m. 'FTS Crimson Sawtooth'

Dionaea "FTS Crimson Sawtooth" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Drosera cistiflora 'Red'. Really rare sundew.

D. cistiflora by Wire Man, on Flickr

I need to get a new photo of these since they look much better now. D. paleacea ssp. trichocaulis

D. paleacea ssp. trichocaulis by Wire Man, on Flickr

D. roseanna

D. roseanna by Wire Man, on Flickr

Newish Heliamphora minor

H. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. aristolochioides x ventricosa

N. aristolochioides x ventricosa by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. boschiana, freshly opened

N. boschiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. burkei. This one has grown a lot since last year!

N. burkei by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Caladium'

N. 'Caladium' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Dormouse'. This one is working on a new pitcher right now.

N. 'Dormouse' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. glabrata, with a visitor

Wrong Move by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. lavicola. I absolutely love this one!

N. lavicola by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Lorraine'

N. 'Lorraine' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. naga, also grown a lot.

N. naga by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. 'Nile', which is now at Meadowview.

N. 'Nile' by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. sibuyanensis, which will become a monster if it ever decided to drop another tendril and open another pitcher!

N. sibuyanensis by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. truncata, seed grown and I got it for free!

N. truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ventricosa, another seed grown plant.

N. ventricosa by Wire Man, on Flickr

[Wireman]

Pinguicula cyclosecta

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. cyclosecta by Wire Man, on Flickr

P. esseriana

P. esseriana by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia seedlings galore

Sarracenia Babies by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. rugelii

S. flava var. rugelii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava var. ornata

S. flava var. ornata by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. jonesii

S. jonesii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. minor

S. minor by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. psittacina, which was supposed to be anthocyanin free, but turned bright red.

S. psittacina by Wire Man, on Flickr

This one is antho free

S. psittacina Green by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea, which grew at an amazing rate! This time last year it was a seedling.

S. purpurea 'Reedy Creek' by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. 'Georgia Fall Line Sand Hill', possibly a new subspecies of rubra.

S. rubra 'Georgia Fall Line Sand Hill' by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. x naczii

S. x naczii by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. 'Starry Night'

S. "Starry Night" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. 'Night Sky'

S. "Night Sky" by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. unknown hybrid

Sarracenia Hybrid by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. alata x purpurea

S. alata x purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Utricularia sandersonii 'Blue'

U. sandersonii 'Blue' by Wire Man, on Flickr

[isurus79]

Wow!! You sure do you love your carnivores! Do the Pinguicula curl up their leaves like a sundew when a bug gets on them?

[Wireman]

Indeed I do. I've done a bit of conservation work for Sarracenia (the S. purpurea I have don't exist in the wild anymore due to herbicide spraying). This isn't even my entire collection.

Pinguicula curl their leaves slightly when they catch something, but it's not as drastic as most Drosera. All of my Pings but 2 are dormant right now, so they look completely different.

[isurus79]

Do the Pings require as much sun as the other carnivores? Are there any lower light carnivores or do they all like it pretty bright?

[Kevinator]

That is a lot of carnivores! I myself have a renewed spark for them, especially Heliamphora, Cephalotus, and Utricularia.

[The Orchid Boy]

I really love the vft's and the nepenthes. What is the biggest nepenthes you have? (Species, Leafspan, pitcher size, ect.)

[Wireman]

Ping light level all depends on where they're from. I grow Mexican Pinguicula. They're found in very open areas, usually at higher elevations, so they can take a lot of light. I grow them under lights in the summer alongside my tropical Drosera. Come winter I let them dry out on the porch once the days start shortening. This triggers dormancy, which should be around 5-10 C and bone dry.
The North American species like partial shade. They usually burn in full sun.

As you can tell, I like them all. Helis are just so expensive! I really want to expand the Utricularia collection. U. calycifida is high on my list.

The size of the Nepenthes will vary with age. Currently my largest vine is N. glabrata (which I had to cut back, since it reached the top of the terrarium), largest leafspan goes to N. boschiana, and the largest pitcher is a tie between N. boschiana and N. truncata.
For potential size, N. glabrata and lavicola will definitely stay the smallest and most compact (which I like). The largest vine will belong to N. burbidgeae if I don't cut it back. The widest leafspan without a doubt will be N. boschiana, at 1 meter wide (it's an insane plant), and the largest pitcher will be a tricky one to decide. If my boschiana is from Mt. Sakumbang the uppers will max out at 40cm in length, but N. truncata will have more volumous pitchers, even though they're only 30cm tall. However, if my N. attenboroughii seeds germinate those will dwarf all of the others with a 1.5 liter volume and 30cm height. I'm very excited for that one! My N. naga will top out with 33cm tall lower pitchers if I'm lucky. So yeah, I like the smaller ones, but for some reason I own some absolute monsters.