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Photo for a Carnivorous Plant

Carnivorous Plant - Pitcher Plant

Carnivorous Plant - Pitcher Plant

This picture of Carnivorous Plant is a Pitcher Plant. As you already know Carnivorous Plants catch insects and change them as their nutrition. When I took this photo I saw several dead bees are inside of pitcher leaves already.

In Japan we call these types of plant as “Shokuchu-Shokubutsu (食虫植物)”. 食虫 means eat insects and 植物 means plants.

Flowers of Hardy Pittosporum

Flowers of Hardy Pittosporum

Flowers of Hardy Pittosporum

Hardy Pittosporum is an evergreen shrub and has tolerance to salt so often used as a hedge or screen plant in coastal area. Pittosporum is popular shrub and more than 200 species are known in USA even though this plant is native to east Asia. Here you can see variegated foliage photo.

Flowers of Lamb’s Ear

Flowers of Lamb's Ear

Flowers of Lamb's Ear

Lamb’s Ear is a perennial herb and has tiny red or white flowers in late spring to early summer and they are not showy at all as you can see on the photo. You can see another picture of Lamb’s Ear.

Flowers of Lace-Leaf Japanese Maple

Flowers of Lace-Leaf Japanese Maple

Flowers of Lace-Leaf Japanese Maple

These red tiny flowers are Lace-Leaf Japanese Maple. You can see leaves photo for Lace-Leaf Japanese Maple here.

Pink flowers of Redbud

Pink flowers of Redbud

Pink flowers of Redbud

Redbud flowers are very showy as you can see on the picture and Redbud is used as landscape and ornamental tree. This tree grows 9 m (30 feet) height and width and bloom pink flowers all over the tree in early spring and attract bees.

Here you can see a photo for White Redbud flowers.

Flowers of Emerald Snow Loropetalum

Flowers of Emerald Snow Loropetalum

Flowers of Emerald Snow Loropetalum

Emerald Snow Loropetalum has same type of flowers as Chinese Fringe Tree. You can see another photo for Emerald Snow Loropetalum here.

Variegated Hardy Pittosporum

Variegated Hardy Pittosporum

Variegated Hardy Pittosporum

This photo is for Variegated Hardy Pittosporum. Hardy Pittosporum is evergreen shrub as I mentioned in previous post and very strong against heat and drought.

White Flowers of Woodyfruit Melliodendron

White Flowers of Woodyfruit Melliodendron

Woodyfruit Melliodendron

Here is another photo for White Flowers of Woodyfruit Melliodendron.

A Kind of Fir

A Kind of Fir

Leaves and Branches of Fir

This photo is one of Fir tree branches.

Eurya Emarginata

Eurya Emarginata

Eurya Emarginata

This photo is for leaves and buds of Eurya Emarginata. Eurya Emarginata is an evergreen shrub and popular in Japan, Korea and China. This tree grows 1.8m (6 feet) height and width. We call this tree “Hamahisakaki (浜姫榊)” and often plant in a park and sides of a road.