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.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Secondary Attractor
Day 328: The season is winding down, evidenced by the shortening of the days, and plants which enter a dormant period are acknowledging the change. New foliage is shorter, more spindly, the energy now being directed into flower and subsequent seed production. Old foliage is withering and dropping, turning into mulch which will afford roots some protection against colder temperatures. Plants raised indoors or in greenhouses are not immune to the diminishing hours of light. My Venus Fly Trap has dined well and is now preparing for a winter nap by putting up a stalk of flowers, a secondary attractor in the rules governing this species' game of survival.
Labels:
Dionaea muscipula,
flower,
Venus Fly Trap
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