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Posted: 19 Oct 2010

Taken: 16 Oct 2010

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1/200 • f/13.0 • 90.0 mm • ISO 200 •

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carnivorous •
washington •
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sarracenia •
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sarracenia flava •
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This and the previous picture were taken on the edge of the muskeg or floating bog on Summer Lake in Skagit County, Washington, with the water of the lake as a background. The deadly beauty of these plants was evident when we looked inside the pitchers - not much water but the lower part of every pitcher was filled with dead insects.

There are three species of Pitcher Plants growing in the bog. This is the Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava. The other two are the White and Purple Pitcher Plants. More pictures of the lake, of its floating island and of these plants can be found on my blog: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-more-vi....
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 Janet Brien
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Gorgeous! There is--or perhaps was?--a seller at the local farmer's market who sold carnivorous plants of all kinds. When we first moved up to Oregon a dozen years ago, we discovered this fellow and purchased some of his plants. Of course we couldn't keep them alive but they were wonderful while we had them. I don't know if I'd want to buy these rare beauties now, especially because many of them are illegally poached and sold. I learned all of this when I listened to this truly fascinating podcast: thisiscriminal.com/episode-five-dropping-like-flies-4-24-2014
Take the time to listen, it's really good!
5 years ago.

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