Post by jfowler on Jun 9, 2009 2:08:18 GMT
On Sunday, June 8, 2009, I joined three of my photography buddies and headed south on Hwy. 130 in Columbus County, NC. We were looking for orchids and carnivorous plants to photograph. This is a prime area, and we had high hopes.
Our first stop was at a wet power line cut. I had been to this area earlier in the year and had seen Iris tridentata, Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa, and Drosera filiformis var. filiformis. On this day, the Drosera filiformis was in full bloom. There were hundreds of pink flowers dotting the area. We proceeded to fill our cameras with lots of images of these wonderful sundews.
It was still early, so we got into our vehicles and headed down the highway. After a few miles, I began to see patches of white flowers in the mowed grass on the side of the road. I suspected what they might be, but had to pull off to verify my suspicions.
Surely enough, it turned out to be large populations of wild Dionaea muscipula! There were hundreds of plants in the one patch in front of us. I would not have spotted them if it had not been for the fact that they were in full bloom.
We spent about a half-hour studying this site and photographing the plants and their associated plant community.
What a great start to the day. What else could be in store for us…
Drosera filiformis var. filiformis – 2009-06-08
Dionaea muscipula along the roadside – 2009-06-08
My buddy, KT, examining a Venus’ fly-trap flower cluster – 2009-06-08
A nice Venus’ fly-trap group in full bloom – 2009-06-08
Venus’ fly-trap flower cluster with a Japanese beetle – 2009-06-08
From the mouth of the beast – 2009-06-08
Our first stop was at a wet power line cut. I had been to this area earlier in the year and had seen Iris tridentata, Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa, and Drosera filiformis var. filiformis. On this day, the Drosera filiformis was in full bloom. There were hundreds of pink flowers dotting the area. We proceeded to fill our cameras with lots of images of these wonderful sundews.
It was still early, so we got into our vehicles and headed down the highway. After a few miles, I began to see patches of white flowers in the mowed grass on the side of the road. I suspected what they might be, but had to pull off to verify my suspicions.
Surely enough, it turned out to be large populations of wild Dionaea muscipula! There were hundreds of plants in the one patch in front of us. I would not have spotted them if it had not been for the fact that they were in full bloom.
We spent about a half-hour studying this site and photographing the plants and their associated plant community.
What a great start to the day. What else could be in store for us…
Drosera filiformis var. filiformis – 2009-06-08
Dionaea muscipula along the roadside – 2009-06-08
My buddy, KT, examining a Venus’ fly-trap flower cluster – 2009-06-08
A nice Venus’ fly-trap group in full bloom – 2009-06-08
Venus’ fly-trap flower cluster with a Japanese beetle – 2009-06-08
From the mouth of the beast – 2009-06-08