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Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla x “Green Monster”
A couple young siblings from this cross I did 2 years ago. You can see one of the seedlings from this cross crack open start to root in the very last photo from this...
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S. (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora) x ‘Adrian Slack’
Sarracenia (leucophylla “Purple Lips” x flava var. rubricorpora) x ‘Adrian Slack’ A cross I did in 2012, showing off some nifty coloration!
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A Visit to Phil’s
This past weekend I had a chance to hang with one of the great growers that has been such an inspiration to me – the legend: Phil Faulisi. His plants never cease to amaze! Enjoy a few highlight photos...
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October Update
Hi all! I am still alive. Geez, has it really been over a month since I’ve posted anything up on here? Yeah, it has been a busy month so far – and now that dormancy is fast approaching, things in The...
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Darlingtonia 2014
A few weeks ago Mike Wang and I visited various Darlingtonia sites in Curry Co., OR and Del Norte Co., CA. As always – I am truly thankful that I got a chance to roll with Mike again. It was truly an...
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November Photo Reel – Phone Edition
Eh… so my camera is currently in the shop getting some repairs. I should have it back sometime soon, just in time to capture more photos of… dead foliage. Heh Heh! Still, that won’t stop me from taking...
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The Garden of Drew
This last weekend I had an opportunity to nerd-out over carnivores at Drew Martinez’s place with fellow carnie-heads Mike Wang and Josh Brown. It was brilliant getting together with these fellow...
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Winter Greetings
Winter greetings all! I hope this finds you all well and that this winter season has been good to you and the plants. Now that it is winter and the plants are asleep, activity in The Asylum is ramping...
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Garden of Quebral
I was down in SoCal last week on vacation with the fam – and of course for me it’s not a vacation-vacation if it doesn’t involve plants. Yeah, all you fellow plant-nerds know what I’m talking about....
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January Update
Greetings all! I hope you’ve had a great start to the new year so far. My wish is that you, your loved ones and your plants will find happiness and health all throughout this coming year. Things are...
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Snapshots from The Tank and The Greenhouse-in-Greenhouse
While most of the plants currently in their winter slumber, I’m keeping myself occupied by growing a few other plants. At my place, I keep a 50 gallon tank filled with a few Nepenthes, Cephalotus,...
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2015: Signs of Life
Things are moving along here in The Asylum! There’s still a lot of trimming and clean up to do – but there are signs of life. The rains in months past have washed all of the whitewash from the...
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Nepenthes robcantleyi in UV Light
As seen in this previous post, my young Nepenthes robcantleyi has finally put out a decent pitcher in the new tank conditions. It’s been a while since I last tinkered around with the 254nm short wave...
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Predatory Plants!
This last weekend, I had the privilege of visiting Josh Brown – owner of Predatory Plants and Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society president! If you want to add some great plants to your collection, be...
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Fabulous February
February, so far, is looking pretty fab. Thanks to the warm January, much of the crop has been moving at a very fast speed. There are plenty of buds to be found all over the place, a few open pitchers,...
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White Cephalotus Pitcher?!
One of my cephalotus has been behaving a little… well, different. I guess it just felt like putting out this really bright white pitcher! I did some Google-ing and apparently it does happen every now...
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Flowers
Here’s a small sampling of early buds and bloomers. Many more blooms are on their way which means many more potential crosses to make into a reality. *** Sarracenia alata Sarracenia alata – Texas...
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Sarracenia ‘Legacy’– Officially Registered!
Sarracenia ‘Legacy’ Carnivorous Plant Newsletter – March 2015 Today I received my copy of the March 2015 Carnivorous Plant newsletter! YAY! If you haven’t already done so, become a member of the...
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Sarracenia ‘Adrian Slack’– Flower and Pollen
Sarracenia ‘Adrian Slack’ flower Pollination Tools It is that time of year again when blooms are exploding all over The Asylum and I can’t help but dream about all the possible pollination...
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Sarracenia ‘Vintner’s Treasure’
A recently opened pitcher of Sarracenia ‘Vintner’s Treasure’. The color will intensify and deepen to a very rich deep maroon/purple as the pitcher ages. A Phil Faulisi creation – more information on...
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