Here’s a blossom that I saw for the first time last night. Any guesses? If I was GardenRant, I’d have swag to give away to the first person with the right ID. But then I’d also have to be sure that I knew the genus/species/cultivar. This one I only know to genus.
It’s a little smaller than a golf ball, and I had to bend it up to shoot it. (The face naturally points straight down to the ground. If you’re stumped and want a huge hint, you can see the whole plant here.
Wikipedia has a great profile of the genus.
I cheated and looked it up. You sent me on a wonderful exploration of a great plant.
Purpurea had lovely red flowers and leucophylla some yellow but the cobra was by far the most interesting.
I have seen these plants at the Chicago Botanic Garden greenhouse along with several other bog plants but never seen the flower.
I will be after a sight of it in person now.
oh shoot – I knew that one!
I had to cheat too. I had no idea that is what pitcher plant flowers look like! Cool.