Far Out Flora

Gardening in the Outerlands of San Francisco

November 9, 2010
by Megan
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Sarracenia Finally Flowers

Let’s get this out of the way first…I’ve gotta say, Sarracenias have some of the coolest flowers.  I remember seeing my first ones ever at the California Carnivores. To our amazement, we got our American Pitcher Plant to finally flower…some … Continue reading

October 11, 2010
by Megan
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Nepenthes Eating Ants

    What the heck? Our Nepenthes sanguinea (I think it’s ‘pink’) has been gorging on ants recently. We’ve looked all over for aphids and can’t find them anywhere. I think they’re just loving the oozing sap stuff dripping out … Continue reading

August 12, 2010
by Megan
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Carnivorous Matic

American pitcher plants rock.   We took some hipsta pics last time we were our fave, California Carnivores up in Sebastopol. If you don’t want to make the trip up to Sebastopol, Chomp 2 is still going on at the Conservatory … Continue reading

July 7, 2010
by Megan
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Pitchers of Nepenthes

Our three Nepenthes have been growing like crazy for the last couple of months.  I suspect that they’re well feed due to a recent outbreak of flies in the hood. Nepenthes are tropical pitcher plants that secrete a sweet tasting … Continue reading