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1st Whiteknights Brownies
We hosted a visit from the 1st Whiteknights Brownies this evening in a very warm and humid tropical atmosphere. Over an hour we toured the world of plants asking questions such as ‘What eats chilli peppers and why?’, ‘how do … Continue reading
Nepenthes mira – The Wonderful Pitcher plant
The Nepenthaceae, and in particular the only genus in this family, the genus Nepenthes, has been described in a previous blog, posted on this site by Garance (Wood-Moulin 2013). In that blog the morphology and development of pitcher plants has … Continue reading
Visitors from Talfourd Avenue go Tropical
On Saturday the 15th of March the Tropical Biodiversity Glasshouse project had the pleasure of hosting families from the Talfourd Avenue group. They kindly agreed to come test our new (and hopefully improved) glasshouse tour, which was designed and created … Continue reading
Posted in Countries, Fish, Hands-on, Interactive, Labelling, Learning and Teaching, Pond, Technology, Water Plants
Tagged banana, carnivorous plant, community education, Kinaesthetic learning, local visits, teaching and learning, Tropical biodiversity, Tropical Crops, Tropical food plants, water hyacinth, zingiberaceae
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Pinguicula laueana – a clever little brute in a pretty scarlet-red suit
Although this plant looks quite innocent and harmless with gorgeous red flowers and small, compact leaved rosettes, it ‘eats’ with great appetite little insects using unique, highly sophisticated and efficient traps. Together with the genera Genlisea and Utricularia, Pinguicula belongs … Continue reading
Utricularia gibba L. – la femme fatale
A beautiful and innocent flower above the water surface, a killer underneath… thin and delicate as a hairy root Utricularia gibba is hidden awaiting its next victim…
Posted in Carnivorous Plants, Species
Tagged Bladderwort, carnivorous plant, Conespur Bladderpod, Creeping Bladderwort, Floating Bladderwort, Floating Bladderworts, Humped Bladderwort, Swollen-spurred Bladderwort, U. exoleta R.Br (Australia), U. gibba subsp. exoleta (R Br) P. Taylor (Australia), U. kalmaloensis A. Chev. (U.S.A.), U. obtusa Sw. (Jamaica), U. riccioides A. Chev. (Ivory Coast), U. tricrenata Hiern. (Angola), Utricularia bifidocalcar Good (Angola), Utricularia gibba, Yellow Flowering Bladderwort
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