At work we will soon be doing a system upgrade to Windows 7… I’m not quite too sure what to think of it as I’ve never been on 7. Oh well, like I really have a choice, right? From what I hear it’s pretty cool.
Anyway, there are some plants that utilize the windows system (for trapping) as well – fascinating stuff! The areoles (or windows, light patches) provide a false sense of escape for the prey. After entering the pitcher, the victim thinks it can escape it’s doom by flying or climbing towards the light. Frantic – it tries to break free… only to be exausted by it’s futile efforts and eventually succumbs to the plant’s power. Ah shizznit bro, alt+control+delete won’t save it from this windows system. So after work yesterday, I was just hangin’ out in the garden and decided to take a few photos of some of the plants that employ the windows system. Enjoy!
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Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis
Sarracenia psittacina “Golfballensis” x ‘Judith Hindle’
A cross by Brooks Garcia that I grew out from seed.
Sarracenia psittacina x minor
Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis hybrid
Cross by Brooks Garcia I grew out from seed.
Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis hybrid
Cross by Brooks Garcia I grew out from seed.
Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis hybrid
Cross by Brooks Garcia I grew out from seed.
Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis x ‘Golden-Red Jubilee’
Cross by Brooks Garcia I grew out from seed.
Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis x “Green Monster”
A collaboration hybrid I did with Miggity-Money Mizzike Wang.
My S. “Green Monster” was flowering that year and Mike was rad enough to lend me a flowering S. minor var. okefenokeensis. The seedlings from this cross are AF recessive and I am looking to use them as a base for further AF hybrids.
Sarracenia psittacina, AF (Anthocyanin Free) clone
Darlingtonia californica
OK, this isn’t a Sarracenia, however it’s a damn fine California native carnivore that uses the windows system. Dotted all throughout it’s Epcot center like hood, you can find the windows that provide that false sense of escape.
Freekin’ awesome, yo.
Beautiful shots! I hope you can teach me some more about carniverous plants…Great meeting last night. It’s so funny you know Brooks!
Kristin
Kristin! It was so nice to meet you! Amazing how small this world is! I’m amazed at the degrees of separation. Brooks is quite the influence in my Sarracenia growing. It was his plant S. ‘Leah Wilkerson’ that really started my addiction. As you can see, some of his hybrids are photographed above! Again, it was such a pleasure to meet you. Hope to see you again soon!
Great shots! Really like the look of your Darlingtonia.
I’m more of an OS X guy but we do use Windows 7 at work. Pretty good overall.
Hi Bom! Thanks! I like both Mac and PC – I use both at home. Mac for more video editing stuff – which I’ll eventually incorporate more into this blog… I hope! (One step at a time…) Thanks for the feedback on Windows 7! I’ve been hearing good things about it from people who have already been upgraded.
Video editing is a realm I’ve never dared visit. My wife and daughter handle that for me. I understand that Mac is fantastic for it. The very few showbiz people (production) I know all tell me Mac is the way to go for video editing. I’ll be looking forward to your vids.
Amazing shots-keep coming back to look again. Good luck with system changeover
Dawn
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