Far Out Flora

Gardening in the Outerlands of San Francisco

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

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

June 29, 2010
by Megan
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California Carnivores

On Saturday Matti and I got out of the city (Outer Sunset fog) for a little plant day trip to sunny Sebastopol in Sonoma. First stop, California Carnivores the home of the largest collection of carnivorous plants in the world!  … Continue reading

April 2, 2010
by Megan
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Nepenthes Adoption

I’m embarrassed to admit that we didn’t get to the last SF Succulent and Cacti Society meeting. To be fair, we also visited Ruth Bancroft Garden, Casper Curto’s Garden, Sackhouse Gardens and Maybeck Cottage, and The Dry Garden all in … Continue reading