#they're drosera capensis

[lotsadeer]

I just spent 20 minuted furiously googling my new Nepenthes plant to try and figure out what species it is.

It is, most likely, a Judith Finn.

But I cant know for sure until its no longer a juvenile.

[squidaped-oyt]

Terrible baby photos of my terrible children

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Drosera capensis, a sundew-type of carnivorous plant. The little dots are sticky, and if you touch the plant it'll feel wet and a string of sticky will end up on your fingers. They're good for catching little houseflies.

[clovers-carnivores]

Do you have a favorite carnivorous plant? Also do you have one to recommend to someone who is just getting into them?

It's hard to decide because there are so many really cool ones but my favourite carnivorous plant is probably Nepenthes Veitchii. I think they're very cool.

For someone who's just beginning growing them, what plants are easier to grow depends a bit on where you live and what the weather conditions are like there and what conditions you'll be growing your plants in. Generally I find the more common species of sundew are easiest to grow. Drosera capensis is practically unkillable and its classified as a weed in some countries because of how easily it grows and how difficult it is to get rid of. Rosette species like d.capillaris and d.spathulata are also pretty easy to grow. Depending where you are a lot of kinds of Sarracenia are pretty easy as well. I've seen venus flytraps often reccomended as a beginner plant but I've always found them a bit harder to keep alive than my sundews. But maybe I'm just bad at flytraps. I also live in Australia aka sundew land. Do some research on what kinds of carnivorous plants are found in your local area and look for ones with similar growing conditions.

[daisydevorak]

What's this? Kayne's got a rework? 👀

That's right! They went through a slight redesign! Their personality stays the same and their backstory is just a little changed and more complete!

[Mask version and more infos under the cut!]

Full Name: Yabuta Shiro Kayne

Voice claim: Koga from Paladins

Age: 100 y'o (physically stuck at 25)

Pronouns: They/Them never use feminine pronouns for them please

Sexuality: Pansexual

Height: 6 feet flush while in human form, 8 feet in demon form (on all fours), 10 feet in demon form (standing)

Patron Arcana: The Tower

Familiar: An giant albino centipede named Tem

Fav food: They don't need to eat but, human flesh/hearts

Fav drink: No need to drink either but, blood

Fav flower: Drosera Capensis

Positive Traits: Loyal, strong, extremely agile, quick, sturdy, physically flexible, very silent when they need to be although that can only come from them, if you ask them to be silent they’ll be louder just to anger you

Neutral Traits: Persistent, high libido, carefree, dominant, teaser, thrill seeker, becomes very protective of those they like overtime, that is.

Negative traits: Self-centered, impatient, aggressive, toxic, careless, will have a hard time developing relationship, will cause problems on purpose, will hurt someone and won't bat an eye, unable to tolerate softness and “love” because of their numerous traumas, hard time focusing on their tasks, low-key manipulative, dangerous, explosive, they have an unquenchable thirst for power and murder

Magic abilities: They're not a magic user but through their demonic blood, they gained the ability to focus their energy in their right hand and create a harder-than-metal exoskeleton on their fingers that they then use as a weapon. Their favored way to end someone’s life is to dig their hand through the victim’s chest cavity, pull out their heart and eat it like an apple. Their second power is creating a pink substance that comes out in the form of fumes from their mouth. In small doses, it acts as a calming agent able to weaken and calm even the biggest beasts known to mankind. In higher doses, it can cause aphrodisiac-like feelings to the victim, heightening their senses and sensations to the point of it being euphoric and extasic.

History: [TW: Child abuse, mentions of murder and sexual assault]

Link to backstory here.

[carnivorous-plants-nerd]

Plant Update 🌿 (5/26/2022)

Hello, friends! It's been a little while since you heard from me personally, so I wanted to share an update on how my own carnivorous plants are doing. ☺️

Felix, my oldest pitcher plant is doing very well! I had to stake him up again, actually, because he was getting so tall that he was tipping over once more. Anyway, I should have some pictures of him to share with you guys soon! (I took some the other night when I was redoing the stake, but the lighting was kinda ehhh so I want to redo it.)

Freya, my Drosera capensis, has sadly been a bit under the weather lately; she somehow ended up catching mites a little while ago and while they're gone now she's still a little unhappy. I'm hoping with a little time and TLC she'll bounce back. If anyone has any tips for perking up a sad D. capensis, feel free to let me know! I'm not as experienced with them in comparison to pitcher plants and Venus flytraps, so any advice is certainly welcome!

Minerva, another of my pitcher plants, is also doing well! So well, in fact, that I think I may need to re-pot her soon. 

And last but not least, I recently acquired another pitcher plant. His name is Shinji! He previously lived on a windowsill at work, eating the gnats that kept going after the pastry case until he got a little too big to grow happily there. I bought him and brought him home, he is now thriving.

Also, at some point in the near future I will hopefully be purchasing an Akai Ryū (Red Dragon) Venus flytrap plant! His name will be Mushu, at a friend's request. 

That's all for now about my plants! If you guys would like to send in asks/messages about your own carnivorous plants, I'd be more than happy to read and share them here on the blog. ☺️

Have a wonderful day! 🌿 💖

P.S. That educational post about rhizophylls is still on the way, I promise!