Archive for the ‘Butterwort’ Category

Random updates – mints, lemon eu, lemon myrtle, butterwort

This post will be more of a pictorial update on some plants.
Butterwort giving out flower stalks. I’ve cut off two of them and only let one grow. It has a cute purple flower.

My lemon myrtle now.

And my lemon eucalyptus growing all the way out.

Reeeallly growing out/up.

My grapefruit mint with runners. Wow.

My variegated peppermint – wow, [...]

Continue reading »

(Updates and observations) Ginger mint; Chinese kale; tea tree; butterwort; pitcher plant

First off, I’ll talk about growing plants permanently in semi-hydroponics and such, using my tea tree (and chocolate mint) as examples.
What I’ve noticed if one plants a plant using any sort of hydroponics method is that over time, the plant shows sign of deterioration, even though the roots can absorb minerals and water easily. While [...]

Continue reading »

The carnivorous plants in my life right now

Drosera burmanii
After giving away two thumbpots of burmanii to Vi and Karen about nine months ago, I bought one from YK and he gave me another pot.

Pitcher plant from Green Baron during the gathering

Butterwort from Carl

Two drosera intermedias. One was from Carl

Drosera paradoxa

Continue reading »