tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post8319768110961002091..comments2023-09-29T10:17:47.133+02:00Comments on Life Through Reflections...: Dangerous Beauties.Zuzanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-30697142431667793782010-01-13T16:23:36.239+01:002010-01-13T16:23:36.239+01:00Thank you Tim, it was a great picture.;)Thank you Tim, it was a great picture.;)Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-39693243186906638162010-01-12T23:15:30.128+01:002010-01-12T23:15:30.128+01:00Not as dramatic as the photo you posted, but here&...Not as dramatic as the photo you posted, but here's my shot of the display in the greenhouse at Longwood Gardens: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3103466&id=132828199437<br /><br />-TimKAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01317561917487132989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-82077423080124954392010-01-12T19:10:59.833+01:002010-01-12T19:10:59.833+01:00Rajesh, Jeanne, Denise, Cathy, The Bach, Helen, S...Rajesh, Jeanne, Denise, Cathy, The Bach, Helen, Shelly, Betsy, Claudia, Mimi, Brian, Julie, Zuzu, Donna, Kath, Rebecca, Dani, sprinkles, Sharon, Tina, jeannette, Valentine, Stevie, Tim, Blogaire, Ladycat, Hilary, Kamana (welcome!), Susan and Noelle – so wonderful to know that most of you are familiar with some of these plants.;)<br />The greenhouse was a wonderful place, warm and humid, scent of soil in the air, no rotten or putrid scent whatsoever.<br />In fact Venus Flytrap plants grown naturally in North Carolina; some of these plants need a bit of cold in the winter to thrive. And yes, most of the species are sold to private homes to be planted in pots on terraces and balconies to keep insects away. But they are very difficult to care for and require some knowledge.;)<br /><br />Thank you everyone for your very kind and interesting comments, as always, I am so appreciative of all of you stopping by.<br /><br />Xoxo<br />ZuzanaZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-68979242191014645842010-01-12T15:45:18.592+01:002010-01-12T15:45:18.592+01:00your excursion trip sounds interesting to me! thos...your excursion trip sounds interesting to me! those are some unusual plants. never heard of those dangerous kind of plants. the one with like clasping hands looks like a butterfly to me! hehe :)<br /><br />thanks for sharing these! i really learn a lot from your blog. :)Noelle Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566019926501663408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-73709778861515872782010-01-12T09:08:47.285+01:002010-01-12T09:08:47.285+01:00Zuzana: I was a Biology student as well and have b...Zuzana: I was a Biology student as well and have been wonder struck and awed on reading about the Venus Flytrap. Even now my area is a combination of literature and Ecology called Ecocriticism.<br /><br />Am glad to be sharing a similar strain with you.<br /><br />Joy always,<br />SusanS. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-59083410059354026822010-01-12T05:59:00.165+01:002010-01-12T05:59:00.165+01:00not many people can say that they love their job. ...not many people can say that they love their job. i love mine too (most days anyway!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-4569455001490811882010-01-12T05:39:35.755+01:002010-01-12T05:39:35.755+01:00Oh wow.. what a visit that must have been. I have ...Oh wow.. what a visit that must have been. I have of course heard of the Venus Fly Trap but never realized there were other meat-eating plants. So interesting and you got some great shots. No surprise there. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-29860005274997500552010-01-12T02:14:21.396+01:002010-01-12T02:14:21.396+01:00Very cool...you have an interesting career!Very cool...you have an interesting career!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-73147667424516419272010-01-12T01:31:13.900+01:002010-01-12T01:31:13.900+01:00You really do have an interesting job Zuzana!
It&#...You really do have an interesting job Zuzana!<br />It's always great when you are doing a job you love AND getting paid for it (some people work all their lives just for the money their job provides).<br />Like some of your other readers I also saw some of these plants in our Botanic Gardens - just a few of them mind you. But being in the same room as hundreds of them sounds almost scary. Are you sure they are harmless? I hope I don't have nightmares tonight.Blogairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444554782421440188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-42221224954191654652010-01-12T01:08:10.500+01:002010-01-12T01:08:10.500+01:00This brings back memories, Zuzana. When I was a ki...This brings back memories, Zuzana. When I was a kid, each summer we'd visit family in southern New Jersey. During the trip, we'd spend a day at Longwood Gardens, and one of my favorite part of the gardens was the greenhouse, and in particular, the carnivorous plants.<br /><br />I think I might have some photos from the last time we visited, when I got to show them to my own kids.<br /><br />-TimKAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01317561917487132989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-20647958850015500342010-01-12T00:45:16.189+01:002010-01-12T00:45:16.189+01:00I tore an article out of the newspaper about unusu...I tore an article out of the newspaper about unusual one day trips a year or so ago. There is a bog in South Alabama where visitors can see many of these same plants in their natural habitat. I tore it out, but have never made plans to go there. Thanks for the reminder.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-7480989652114888712010-01-12T00:37:04.930+01:002010-01-12T00:37:04.930+01:00Dangerous beauties indeed! They have such vibrant ...Dangerous beauties indeed! They have such vibrant coloring.. But the idea of meat-eating plants just doesnt sit well with me. The movie, Little Shop of Horrors certainly did nothing to help cure that. hehe..<br /><br />Happy 2010, Ms. Z!!<br /><br />xxj.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13760114828916419711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-61207063174585925622010-01-12T00:26:33.529+01:002010-01-12T00:26:33.529+01:00Yes, I've seen these in a botanical building i...Yes, I've seen these in a botanical building in San Diego - one of my favorite places to visit-(can't remember if these were called the Venus-traps), but they're the right bottom ones in your collage of pics.<br /><br /> Very interesting subject! Maybe I should get these, because I'm always the first one to be bitten by mosquitoes, LOL!Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-82790861876296166252010-01-11T23:13:01.058+01:002010-01-11T23:13:01.058+01:00I had heard of the Venus Flytrap before, but to th...I had heard of the Venus Flytrap before, but to think there are 629 other species of this type of carnivorous plant in the world--well, I just learned that from you today, Zuzana. <br />*sigh* I just wish I were able to take an illuminating "field trip" once in a while, like you were able to, away from the confines of my work place.Gal Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643821953484820115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-12490381046266529572010-01-11T22:28:17.811+01:002010-01-11T22:28:17.811+01:00Whenever I worked with classrooms or children who ...Whenever I worked with classrooms or children who visited my California TEACHING GARDEN in Cambria, I found that next to the sensory pleasures and ethnobotanical interests in herbs, the children ADORED carnivorous plants. <br /><br />Thanks for this and always be a child-at-heart,<br /><br />Sharon Lovejoy Writes from Sunflower House and A Little Green IslandSharon Lovejoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321160956925191137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-13631896880121369632010-01-11T22:04:01.437+01:002010-01-11T22:04:01.437+01:00I had no idea there were so many varieties of meat...I had no idea there were so many varieties of meat eating plants!<br /><br />I had a few Venus Flytrap plants in the past but they never seemed to last long.<br /><br />Your job sounds interesting! Probably a lot more fun than sitting at a desk at day chained to a computer. Those are the kinds of jobs I used to work when I was employed. <br /><br />For being so "dangerous," those plants sure are pretty!<br /><br />Glad to hear that BatCat is going to be a part of the Pup Scouts of America!sprinkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081967372702276914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-71186285904256929142010-01-11T21:22:30.922+01:002010-01-11T21:22:30.922+01:00my new blog is up! come visit me!
http://www.dani...my new blog is up! come visit me!<br /><br />http://www.daniellebarbe.blogspot.comDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321147487918793961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-40781430458118346062010-01-11T19:35:25.469+01:002010-01-11T19:35:25.469+01:00What a very interesting job you have! And..this gr...What a very interesting job you have! And..this greenhouse looks spectacular...I, too, immediately thought of the musical that Bach mentioned, "Little Shop of Horrors" and the giant Venus Fly trap. I've always been so fascinated with the concept that a plant would actually eat insects:O..Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-90061612898966994362010-01-11T18:32:06.157+01:002010-01-11T18:32:06.157+01:00You have Brains as well as beauty, a rare combinat...You have Brains as well as beauty, a rare combination Zuzana!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-76211282884322055542010-01-11T18:23:51.318+01:002010-01-11T18:23:51.318+01:00Wow, I didn't know there were so many species....Wow, I didn't know there were so many species. The photos are beautiful!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />DonnaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833702357953341645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-81173607920096413342010-01-11T17:51:07.293+01:002010-01-11T17:51:07.293+01:00Wow - interesting work! And those purple flowers l...Wow - interesting work! And those purple flowers look so innocent! :)<br />Have a Happy Monday, Zuzana!<br />ZuzuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-86965950639860019772010-01-11T17:00:12.145+01:002010-01-11T17:00:12.145+01:00My son had a venus fly trap when he was younger. W...My son had a venus fly trap when he was younger. We used to catch flies to put in the little 'mouths'...<br />You have a very interesting life! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and adventures!Julie Hibbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051969552833633666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-19557925838343199822010-01-11T16:26:35.613+01:002010-01-11T16:26:35.613+01:00very neat. my oldest has wanted a venus fly trap, ...very neat. my oldest has wanted a venus fly trap, they fascinate him as well. i love nature and the mysteries she provides and hides in plain sight.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-60371023303841702952010-01-11T16:23:36.076+01:002010-01-11T16:23:36.076+01:00Yes, you do have a wonderful job, indeed! In the s...Yes, you do have a wonderful job, indeed! In the summer when I garden often I will just stop whatever task I am doing to just sit quietly and look and explore the tiniest portion of a plant of little bug that happens to be crawling about. There is so much to see if we will only take the time to look and be still. I think the little visitors I most enjoy in my garden are the fat, fuzzy bumble bees. They are adorable and such hard workers!♥Mimi♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/02962332639467877386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784042461030289587.post-83160895427757846722010-01-11T15:22:59.694+01:002010-01-11T15:22:59.694+01:00I'm familiar with these green houses. At the ...I'm familiar with these green houses. At the farms in my job, they have large ones, filled also with little pots, but containing little papaya, lemons, an assorted vegetables sprouts. I share the fascination!, and must say I like the smell of the humid soil. <br />I have heard of this carnivorous plants, but haven't actually seen one. It must be very intersting! Do you know if they can be at homes for mosquito problems? if not, what are their use?<br />Have a great week ahead!Claushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803540562431030465noreply@blogger.com