We went to the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society Show last Sat, Jun 4, 2016 held at the Lake Garden Center in Oakland. A good chance to enjoy some cool temps too, as it was sizzling hot at our place, it is about 20 degrees cooler here at the coast. Free entrance, just the parking fee of $5.00
Lots and lots of carnivore eye candy!
Sharing some photos of these very lovely plants:
Different types of Nepenthes
these nepentes looks like a cluster of cute little thimbles
Sarracenias
Drosera
Heliamphora heterodoxa
In another room is judging area where visitors can take a vote which one is the best presentation, hard to really choose, all were uniquely beautiful!
My hubby asked me what is this one that looks like it has swallowed a goldfish tail..I was laughing
..told him that is just how it looks like, it is a Darlingtonia californica
I like seeing how the carnivores are planted, in glass container, in a cork container, it cute ceramic containers, and the type of media they use:
I really like this one, uses some kind of cork container:
Some different types of Pinguiculas. I like PInguiculas fungus gnats are so attracted to them:
Time to empty your pocketbooks at the selling floor, either thru the vendors or participate in the auction or buy raffle tickets to get a prized arrangement. I chose the auction, it was fun!!!
I was eyeing these two initially at the auction
I won this one whoohoo!
I was outbid on this one..darn!
But there was one more I really liked a huge Pinguicula gigantea, as I was paying for the Nepenthes, had to really make my bid count, and I got it!
Photo taken at home, to show comparison in size with other Pinguiculas:
A closer look of the other plant I won at the auction: Nepenthes maxima x vent ( got to ask what vent means..ventricosa??) Quite vivid leopard like marks and reddish lips, and the pitchers are big too:
Just sharing the fun!
