Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[R2elk]

Venus Fly Trap in bloom.

The blossoms are 3./4" in diameter.

 

[bruceha2000]

Very curious. I always thing of the insect eating part which I GUESS is the leaves? Didn't know they made flowers.

 

[bruceha2000]

I've decided to try a garden this year, what do you think?

If you are going to do that I suggest you try something worth drinking

 

[sharron]

Venus Fly Trap in bloom.

The blossoms are 3./4" in diameter.

i never knew they bloomed, i grew up with wild ones in florida and never saw one like this, blooms, that is, very pretty

 

[bruceha2000]

When I went looking for pictures of Venus Flytraps I came across a map that shows where they exist in the wild. Currently only in a small part of coastal N & S Carolina

 

[sharron]

When I went looking for pictures of Venus Flytraps I came across a map that shows where they exist in the wild. Currently only in a small part of coastal N & S Carolina

then that map is wrong, we have them down in the florida panhandle, in wet areas, unless they're talking about different species of venus flytraps, i always found it fascinating to see insects in the "throat" sometimes still alive trying to crawl out

 

[bruceha2000]

That is great Sharron, happy to hear it. That area on the map was pretty small, seemed like extinction was more than likely.

 

[sharron]

That is great Sharron, happy to hear it. That area on the map was pretty small, seemed like extinction was more than likely.

with the way people are moving down here it may not be long before they are extinct down here, haven't been in a swampy area lately to see if they're still here but they used to be

 

[cavemanrich]

Can it be that the ones in Florida Swamps are Mars Fly Traps.
Many are familiar with this book.

 

[sharron]

Can it be that the ones in Florida Swamps are Mars Fly Traps.
Many are familiar with this book.