365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, June 27, 2014
The "Orange" Unveiled
Day 270: The excitement is building! Sarracenia has thrown her veils aside, exposing the "orange" structure which has remained tantalizingly hidden for the last ten days or more. Close observation of the gaps along the circumference inclines me to think the best is yet to come. I feel like I'm watching a science-fiction film in slow motion.
The "orange" bears fine hairs lightly distributed, longer and more sparse than peach-fuzz, but reminiscent of that downy, velvety texture. The exterior petals have bleached a bit in the last two days, fading from the tips inward. What's next, Sarracenia? What surprises do you hold in that mysterious "orange?"
Labels:
carnivorous plants,
gardening,
Pitcher plant,
Sarracenia
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