An intermediate pitcher on Nepenthes x splendiana x vogelii. The next will be a full upper with an inflated upper section, but the intermediates are just hilariously slender. Makes the pattern really pop though. #nepenthes #carnivorousplants #pitcherplant #plants #botany

New flower: Pinguicula emarginata x moctezumae, HC C! Quite similar in appearance to A, which is the only other one to bloom so far, but with slightly larger, and slightly more veined petals. #pinguicula #butterwort #carnivorousplant #plants #botany #flowers #strangeplants

Biggest pitcher so far on Nepenthes erucoides…though at less than 2 inches it’s still small. Chunky though, and it definitely likes the winter months and akadama soil best. #nepenthes #carnivorousplant #pitcherplant #plants #botany

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New video on the YouTube! Back to Arizona, but with far more success than the first trip even on the very first day. Targets? Still searching, but the bycatch was good youtu.be/752ZJMVQXx0 #herping #herpetology #snakes #lizards #reptiles #animals #wildlife #nature

Pinguicula emarginata x moranensis ‘Huahuapan’ HC D, the darkest violet and veiniest of the four siblings I kept. The flower pales a bit with age but not much. #pinguicula #butterwort #carnivorousplants #plants #flowers #botany

Pinguicula emarginata x rotundiflora Aramberri HC B, a likely future cultivar. I can’t not call this thing “Pinkeye” #pinguicula #carnivorousplants #butterwort #flowers #plants #botany

New video out! Midweek extra is a plant spotlight on Pinguicula heterophylla! youtu.be/KRJYE69Nm_s #butterwort #pinguicula #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #educational #horticulture

First full true upper pitcher on Nepenthes platychila, famed for its funnel shaped traps and broad, perfectly smooth, stripey peristome. Last photos of the previous trap shows how much it will darken in the lip. #nepenthes #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening #strangeplants

Nepenthes rajah x robcantleyi, a future giant that shows a perfect blend between its parents. Broad flared peristome, big lid,tubby body, all shades in deep cherry maroon hues. #nepenthes #carnivorousplants #pitcherplant #plants #botany #horticulture

Ponthieva racemosa, the Hairy Shadow Witch orchid, back in bloom…and also back in the Shop! www.carltoncarnivores.com/product-page... #orchid #flowers #plants #botany #horticulture

Flash-bleached but still prettt: Nepenthes ‘Helen’ x spectabilis PB, HC A. #nepenthes #carnivorousplants #plants #botany

Nepenthes rajah x eymae from @nepenthesgod.bsky.social jumping in size and starting to show some more mature traits. #nepenthes #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture

New video out on the YouTube channel: a visit to Wind Cave National Park! Geological wonders as well as a coyote farewell at the end! youtu.be/NqNiSd7wlTw #caves #geology #nature #coyotes #wildlife #animals #educational

Newest pitcher on Nepenthes ventricosa x edwardsiana SG. Hourglass shape and red color of vent, but inherited more of the pronounced peristome ribs and teeth of eddy compared to many I’ve seen. #nepenthes #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Pitcher mix: Nepenthes rajah x mira, tentaculata, and boschiana x “Gentle-mixta type” HC B

Two homemade butterwort crosses both with Pinguicula emarginata parentage. #pinguicula #buttwerwort #carnivorousplants #plants #flowers

New video on the Youtube channel, highlighting a diminutive Marsh Pitcher species! youtu.be/oI3LswZhjD4 #heliamphora #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture #educational

Gilia capitata newly blooming. A western North American annual commonly referred to as blue thimble-flower #flowers #nature #plants #botany #horticulture

Handful of butterworts all with emarginata parentage, and all but the first has rotundiflora parentage too. One more pic in replies of what I think is one of the best clones I’ve produced. #pinguicula #butterwort #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Handful of butterworts all with emarginata parentage, and all but the first has rotundiflora parentage too. One more pic in replies of what I think is one of the best clones I’ve produced. #pinguicula #butterwort #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Loasa tricolor, finally a booom after 3 attempts. A touchy (but don’t touchy!) ornamental South American nettle. #plants #flowers #botany #horticulture #fardening

Drosera menziesii, a climbing tuberous sundew. #drosera #sundew #carnvorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture

A new video out on the channel, and maybe one of the most important of the year for me: a two day journey that started with a slog and stagnating rainstorms, but ended with a very special snake... youtu.be/84g4hArD-FY #herping #herpetology #snakes #reptiles #educational #wildlife #nature

Upper and lower pitchers of Nepenthes platychila x robcantleyi. Funnel and cylinder shaped respectively, uppers have the bigger peristome, but both are always the same glowing green color. #nepenthes #tropicalpitcherplants #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Newly opened 10 3/4 inch Nepenthes truncata trap. Not the biggest trap in the collection still, but impressive. As it ages it’ll go from green and red striped to a rusty red-orange-brown peristome. #carnivorousplants #botany #pitcherplant #horticulture #gardening

Nepenthes ventricosa “red” x (spectabilis x hamata) HC A. A weird cross that has fully jumbled up the genetics of the parents, to where only vent influence is really clear. #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Juvenile pitcher on Nepenthes rajah x jacquelineae, a plant I got to flowering size and then nearly lost to poor soil choices. #nepenthes #carnivorousplant #pitcherplant #botany #horticulture #gardening

Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, an Iris relative blooming in the basement presently. Sadly I lost my other species the Atlantic blue-eyed, but this one is going strong (and available in the Shop: www.carltoncarnivores.com/product-page...) #flowers #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Nepenthes robcantleyi x lowii and x ephippiata; one is dark and slender, the other lighter and stripier but also tubby. Both should look amazing when mature #nepenthes #carnivorousplants #botany #strangeplants #plants #horticulture #botany

New video out, the return to Arizona this year and though slow to start, did highlight some very cool lizards in particular. youtu.be/epMoRl--L3o #herping #herpetology #snakes #lizards #animals #wildlife #nature #educational

Blumenbachia insignis, a tricolor flowering nettle from South America. Requires gloves to handle but has beautiful blooms and lush foliage. #plants #strangeplants #educational #botany #gardening

Nepenthes hamata x lowii, a future toothy monster possibly that is already hilariously faster growing than either parent. #nepenthes #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening

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Nepenthes hamata x lowii, a future toothy monster possibly that is already hilariously faster growing than either parent. #nepenthes #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Blumenbachia insignis, a tricolor flowering nettle from South America. Requires gloves to handle but has beautiful blooms and lush foliage. #plants #strangeplants #educational #botany #gardening

Nepenthes ventricosa x (spathulata x spectabilis) just before getting a repot and trim. Was hoping the bug vine would flower, but it’s up to the next one now… #nepenthes #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture

New video out! This one's for the lizard and gummy-lizard lovers; no snakes found the last 2 days in NM, but one of the endemic salamanders and cool unique lizards were encountered. youtu.be/6py4DxR-Vn8 #herping #herpetology #lizards #salamanders #wildlife #nature #educational #reptiles

New video out! This one's for the lizard and gummy-lizard lovers; no snakes found the last 2 days in NM, but one of the endemic salamanders and cool unique lizards were encountered. youtu.be/6py4DxR-Vn8 #herping #herpetology #lizards #salamanders #wildlife #nature #educational #reptiles

2025 season wrap-up; cool plants, cool animals, a fair few hardships (especially due to current economy) but hopefully things to get over in the next year. #carnivorousplants #snakes #reptiles #animals #flowers #wildlife #nature #educational

New video! Second to last installment of this year's New Mexico trip, visiting the Chiricahuas...and having the reptiles actually not be the most interesting encounters of the day: youtu.be/2wW-Uy7LiAs #herping #herpetology #biology #snakes #birds #reptiles #animals #wildlife #nature

Nighttime shots of Byblis lamellata x gigantea; flash results in a bright glow off the metallic mauve flowers. #carnivorousplants #plants #flowers #botany #horticulture

New video on the YouTube channel, featuring a new snake, new toad, a giant king...and maybe a county record? youtu.be/ia__cUVwmGc #herping #herpetology #snakes #animals #wildlife #nature

Spotlight post: Western Slender Glass Lizard! A legless lizard, not a snake, and I’ve gotten to see two of these reclusive critters out on the Great Plains. #lizard #reptiles #herping #wildlife #nature #animals

New video on the YouTube channel, highlighting a new species of Mexican butterwort! youtu.be/7dDp-an76Zc #pinguicula #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening #educational

Heliamphora ‘Red Mambo’ showing off its first flower. Sadly too late to cross it with H. minor, and I’ve never succeeded with selfing…but they’re still pretty. #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #flowers #plants #botany #horticulture

A new plant, and a couple cool hybrids that represent the only survivors of each of their crosses. Details in alt text #plants #succulents #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening

Drosera Andromeda, a plant currently available in my Shop. If you can’t grow the touchy schizandra, its hybrid is a lot more forgiving. #sundew #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #gardening

Nepenthes (orbiculata x rafflesiana) x ventricosa “red,” HC C. A very pink plant compared to its siblings, but with smaller traps. #carnivorousplants #nepenthes #pitcherplant #botany #horticulure

Could weird things: Dracaena draco, Canary Islands Dragon Tree, shortly before repot, and first harvested fruit of Trichosanthes cucumerina, Indian Snake Bean (actually a gourd) #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening #nature