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Last night's gardening session involved potting up my new sundews :). I also took some cuttings from them, they had a lot of damaged leaves, especially the forked sundew. I also took cuttings from the flytrap. The pinches of moss are in there to see if they grow faster in pure water, I need more moss to grow as well. The cape sundew is for cheese making experiments :). The crystals in the moss mark the largest of my baby threadleaf sundews. More info in alt.

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Celia is doing the pretty gradient on her leaves again. I was hoping that was how her spring pitchers would come up, not just something she did once as a baby :). Her petals withered and fell quickly, and the pollen filled anthers, you can see the nectar beneath them.

Someone has stolen Morty's dirt. She is in crisis.

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Caught the birds thinking about leaving the cage for playtime. They usually don't, though they've settled in enough to learn to eat sprouts, and I found a new food they love that isn't seed. (Cooked and dried peas. Not fresh peas. Not cooked peas. Not dried peas. Must be cooked, then dried. Birds are toddlers.)

Cleaning out my photos, Morty has gone and put a smile on my face again. Also, it's amazing how much space this folder is taking up.

Bullet journaling is a way to keep your schedule tidy and well organized, in an attractive, orderly manner. (I'll give Lacy a kiss for everyone who tells my dog happy birthday, she's 3).

Someone out there is doing their Year of the Dragon party right.

The guy who is helping me with my pipes had a little plastic bin he told me had baby geckos because he knew a guy who wanted some, but now he wasn't sure if he could keep them. (Wild caught, terrified geckos.) I told him I had a habitat for them. Here's the pic I got before I put them in my "habitat" (garden). They were about 2 inches long, hiding in an aquarium decoration.

Oh, naturally this guy is arguing with me. "Everyone I've seen has pink petals?" Lol, no. Dude. Nothing on this purple pitcher plant flower is pink. Man i hope this dude just follows the link I sent and leaves me alone. Why am I on Insta instead of here? Why?

Okay, if anyone is interested, blog link shows the first two years of Celia's growth, showing why I love this plant so much. Keep in mind that most pitcher plants either have no pigment, or veins that deepen to burgundy with age, with various shades of autumn leaf between, maybe white windows to screw with insects. Or look like meat. Celia has decided to look like a tropical drink instead :).

Psst, @fernfren hoping you swing by, say hi.
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https://tippitiwichet.com/2024/02/01/sarracenia-rosea-from-seedling-to-bloom/

Found Ceilia's pic from her younger days, the gradient I've been talking about.

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Okay, decided to upload this one into the place where you can get stickers, magnets, the pink petals of a predatory plant on a miniskirt, maybe a dart board. (Adjusts glasses) Oh, maybe an art board.

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/157875025

Okay, Celia, time for your dramatic lighting closeup! Sarracenia rosaea. Even your scientific name is beautiful.

#flowers #gardening

Here's my #cosopirate flag

#CoSoPirates

Celia has started dropping pollen from her anthers, so I pollinated her and took some celebratory shots with the good camera :).

More on how this flower has designed itself to prevent self pollination, unless some fool like me interferes, found here:

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https://counter.social/@tippitiwichet/111189486553220562

Poor Celia is looking scraggly, I divided her and then Romeo ate four of her remaining pitchers. But, she's showing me her flowers will have lots of color, even when her leaves are still green from dormancy :).