Pitcher plant

March 12, 2015

Pitcher Orchid. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
Pitcher plant is the common name for a large range of carnivorous genera including Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Nepenthes, Cephalotus, and Heliamphora. They are very unique-looking plants and come in a wide range of colors and even shapes.

Pitcher plants get their name from their rolled-up leaves that form tube-like edges and create a pitcher shape. The plant is able to lure and trap it’s food by producing nectar inside of their pitcher. Once the prey come to get the nectar, they slip and fall into the pitcher and often aren’t able to get out due to a cap covering the opening of the pitcher, intoxicating or anesthetic substances lining the pitcher which weaken the insects, or the slippery inside that contains water that will often eventually drown the worn-out prey.

Source: Orchids Made Easy

http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2015/03/pitcher-orchid.html

 

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  1. Reply  

    John Said

    March 12, 2015

    wow, maybe we can extract the anesthetic from this

  2. Reply  

    Carlos Bation

    March 12, 2015

    Great..thank U for sharing UR post beautiful..have a pleasant evening..Ingat my Love

  4. Reply  

    jai kannan k

    March 12, 2015

    Thx.. Very informative..but is it to remind me that I am the prey and the pitcher is….

  6. Reply  

    Sarady Kim

    March 13, 2015

    Tout même très belle fleur,hi elle est gourmant cette fleur merci bc j je ne sa vais pas!

  7. Reply  

    H,. Highlander

    March 13, 2015

    Thank you very much for sharing your lovely saying and post my dear Bj.

  8. Reply  

    Ajay Agnihotri

    March 13, 2015

    Very beautiful posting and information too ..good afternoon Jendhamuni..have a nice day ahead..tc

  11. Reply  

    Carlos Bation

    March 14, 2015

    Hi..how are U doing today Lovely Lady? Hope UR doing great and good health be safe..Love carlos

  12. Reply  

    rRobert Smith

    March 15, 2015

    like something out of the garden in Minority Report

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