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 16, 2017
Carnivore Carnival
Day 246: Sarracenia Carolina Yellow Jacket (left) has presented her first two flowers this year, both open as of this writing. I had wondered how they would compare with those of her cousin Audrey (Sarracenia rubra, right). She is less flamboyant. Rubra comes on stage in a rush of scarlet ruffles; Yellow Jacket enters gracefully in a sleek gown of palest yellow tastefully accented with red. Rubra has the most buds ever: seven in various stages of development, only one of which is fully open.
These flowers are remarkably long-lived when compared with other plants. Each individual blossom maintains its colour for several weeks, slowly turning brown but never going limp or watery. When completely dry, they are somewhat withered, but the petals are less fragile than one might expect. They would make a nice addition to a dried arrangement if it wasn't for all the dead bugs trapped inside!
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