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Flowering of one of my seedgrown Nepenthes pervillei.
I found out yesterday after a week vacation in Italy that one of my three year old seedgrown Nepenthes pervillei is going to flower. It is a surprise as I think the plant is a bit too small to produce...
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The cute Drosera darwinensis.
This is one species from the Petiolaris complex I have never shown to you I think, one I'm particularly fond of also. Drosera darwinensis is overall an easy grower in my conditions. I've been keeping a...
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Never repot Drosophyllum... yeah whatever. ;-);-)
Three weeks ago, just prior to my late trip in Italy, I decided, almost on a whim, to repot my Drosophyllum lusitanicum. These are large plants that have germinated in early spring. I had the feeling...
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Outdoors Heliamphora doing well.
As you may know, I've been keeping my Heliamphora outside in the garden this year.I have set my plants in a tray of water in an East exposed spot along a brick wall since last May. The plants needed a...
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A fantastic dark Sarracenia purpurea.
My current favorite Sarracenia purpureais a TC clone, not one of those rare 'forms' with location data (although I do fancy those as well ^^). It is a dark clone grown from TC material by my friend...
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Nepenthes rafflesiana, long time no see. ;-)
I haven't grow this iconic species for a decade but last year, I was given a few seedlings by a good friend (he will recognize himself ;-). Here is one of them.          This plant is a very...
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Gentiana purpurea, the beautiful purple gentian.
I still have plenty of articles to post from my family vacation in Haute-Savoie last July. I will try to post them on regular basis in the following weeks.Here is one of the nicest plants I observed in...
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Some orchids from the Col des Aravis.
While I'm checking my Haute-Savoie pictures, here is a short selection of orchids I observed at the Col des Aravis (about 1500 m), a well know Alp pass. You will recognize some that I have already...
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A virtual walk at the Col des Aravis, a French mountain pass.
For those of you readers who are not familiar to the European mountains, here is a virtual stroll in the Col des Aravis, a mountain pass here in the French Alps where I spent some lovely moments....
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Dendrochilum magnum, in flower, soon.
I first became infatuated with the genius Dendrochilum after  my trips in Borneo. I especially saw many specimens on Mount Trus Madi on my 2016 trip. Soon after, I looked after some Dendrochilum to...
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My first flower of Utricularia australis.
At last! A couple of days ago, I noticed in one of my mini ponds that my plants of Utricularia australishas eventually produced a flower scape. Just one. It's been growing there for a few years with a...
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Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa, Reedy Creek, Caroline Co.
I'm a big Sarracenia purpurea fan (I like prostrate Sarracenia in general) and, hence, in the last couple of years, I tried to gather some interesting clones. This is one I especially like:Â Sarracenia...
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10 years ago, Nepenthes bokorensis was uncovered to science.
Some of you who know me are well aware that Nepenthes bokorensisis the very first Nepenthes I formally described as a taxonomist. Although, the description has been published in 2009, I started to work...
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A nice clone of Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii.
Another Sarracenia purpurea ssp. venosa var. burkii I currently grow. I got this one from my friend the reputable Christian Klein. It grows slower than my other plants but it is doing well and I hope...
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Cephalotus in flower.
Since I always had mixed results with Cephalotus follicularis, having a plant in flower is sight that I have too seldom witness in my collection. This inflorescence belongs to a TC clone, nothing...
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A glimpse of Drosera hamiltonii flowers. At last!
I had to wait for this one! I was lucky earlier this summer to spot two flower scapes emerging from some Drosera hamiltonii rosettes, a first occurence for me. Sadly, one of the scapes broke a week ago...
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Nepenthes holdenii prefers to be grown as an intermediate (under my conditions).
An update of this species that I hold dear (you wonder why ;-)I currently grow four specimens of Nepenthes holdeniiand, until very recently, two were growing in my lowland terrarium inside the...
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I have eventually decided to allow my Nepenthes pervillei to flower.
12 days ago, I showed you an emerging inflorescence that one of my 3 years old Nepenthes pervillei seedling was developing. I wondered at the time whether I should keep the inflorescence or not since...
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Visiting Killian Dupont's BE carnivores, a promising nursery.
In late June, in the course of a week-end dedicated to carnivorous plants, me and my friend Laurent went to visit a young talent grower named Killian Dupont who is located in Southern Belgium. What I...
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Growing Nepenthes northiana again, after a decade.
With the relatively success I encountered with notoriosuly difficult species like Nepenthes vieillardii, N. pervillei and Nepenthes madgascariensis, I decided to try again an old favorite wich happen...
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