After last spring’s paintbrush pollination, shiny ebony seeds dropped in sphagnum become traps poised to ensnare what the pitchers above can’t.
Dionaea muscipula
Classroom Carnivore Blossom
Click here to see last year’s blooms.
Biting Off More Than You Can Chew
She’s likely making up for months spent in our classroom with little available protein.
Summer on the porch offers a variety of delicacies.
Venus Flytrap, Dionaea muscipula
A second grade teacher from across the hall enjoys giving me a hard time for being vegan with multiple carnivorous plants in the classroom. He also has a venus flytrap, so we decided to do a little pollinating. See how it turns out…
Pedagogy of the Plants 