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A few butterflies from Haute-Savoie.
Obviously, I had the chance to observe a few Lepidoptera these last days. Nothing spectacular so far as most of the species I saw can also be encountered in the Northern part of the country where I...
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A couple of bellflowers.
I observed quite a lot ofCampanulaspecies this last week. Here are the two first I saw. More will follow. I am not 100% confident that my identification are accurate although I checked carefully. If...
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The root-parasitic Orobanche alba.
Last week, we went at the Col des Aravis, here in Haute-Savoie at roughly 1500 masl. On top of the usual botanical wonders I was searching for, we stumbled onto this interesting Orobanche alba....
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Neotinea ustulata, the burnt orchid.
Unsurprisingly, Orchids constitute one of the targets of my hikes in the French Alpes, although I reckon it is late already and only a few plants are still flowering. Among the decent plants, I managed...
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Is it Dactylorhiza fuchsii?
I uncovered this nice Dactylorhiza in Haute-Savoie in an subalpine meadow not far from a lonely Burnt orchid I presented here a few days ago. I first thought it might have been Dactylorhiza maculata...
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Decticus verrucivorus, the wart-biter.
Decticus verrucirous also known as the wart-biter is a familiar inhabitant of the alpine meadows where I spend numerous hours looking for the local wildlife. It belongs to the Orthoptera order and is a...
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Astrantia major, the great masterwort.
Astrantia major, aka the great masterwort is an Apiaceae species commonly found in central and Eastern Europe. It was particularly common in the subalpine meadows of Haute-Savoie where I wandered these...
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First upper pitchers for my 2014 seedgrown Nepenthes pervillei!
About three years since germination, my first bacth ofNepenthes pervilleiare throwing their first upper pitchers. It's quite satisfying but I think things could have gone even faster as the plants have...
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Drosophyllum seedlings growing like a weed!
I last showed these Drosophyllum lusitanicum seedlings on June 13, one month and a half ago then. While I was on family vacations these past two weeks, I put my them outdoors on my terrace in full sun...
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Drosera intermedia from seed.
I have sown this batch of Drosera intermedia (French location) late last year. I'm happy to see that most of the plants have grown very well on me and are now reaching adult size. I guess they will...
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Hooray, my lotus is about to flower! ^^
So happy to see after I returned from my family vacation that my Lotus is producing more 6 flower spikes. A first time for me! Yes! ^^EnregistrerEnregistrer
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The charismatic Nepenthes x trusmadiensis.
One of the highlights of my last Borneo trip in the spring of 2016 was to find and admire this:Nepenthes x trusmadiensis, an iconic tropical pitcher plant endemic to Gunung Trus Madi (2642 m). This...
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A discreet orchid from Cambodia
I remember having stumbled unto the name of this orchid once on a Facebook group discussion but I just can't remember it at the moment. I recall that was a name I am not familiar with. :-(This is...
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A field of Drosera indica and Utricularia bifida in Western Cambodia.
Those are two species of carnivorous plants that I have already presented on a few occasions here in this blog: Utricularia bifida and Drosera indica.I would like nonetheless to share the pictures...
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Rediscovering the fabled Nepenthes campanulata.
Recently, while I was spending time on a carnivorous plant Facebook group, I stumbled on the two jaw dropping pictures below taken by the well-known explorer and naturalistCh'ien Lee:In those two...
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Four years later, the return of Nymphaea 'Yogi Gi'.
Nymphaea'Yogi Gi' is one of my very first waterlilies. I got it via Latour-Marliac, a while back but it has always been reluctant to flower. It is growing in my large koï pond which is 1,70 meter deep...
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It's still waterlily season. ^^
I try to enjoy the waterlily season while it lasts. I have a few more waterlilies which are flowering right now apart from my Nymphaea'Yogi Gi'.A few meters from my large koï pond, there's a smaller...
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First Lotus flower.
At last, here is my first ever Lotus flower. Certainly not the best plant there is since it is a pedestrian double flowered cultivar I found in a garden center but I'm happy nonetheless. The whole...
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Flowering Australian carnivorous plants.
No article for a week or so: I was busy traveling in Italia. I can now resume posting. ;-)A few days before I left I took the pictures below. They show a pot containing two Australian carnivorous...
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The red variant of Nepenthes mirabilis and some musing on Nepenthes taxonomy.
I did not post a lot of articles dedicated to my cultivated lowland Nepenthes these last years (apart from the recent Nepenthes madagascariensis ones). I will try to change this from now on. Here is a...
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