pitcher plants

The Carnivorous Plant Show is taking place at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston, Massachusetts. Attendees are sharing photographs of carnivorous species such as pitcher plants and sundews, celebrating their unusual biology and biodiversity. Plant enthusiasts and botanists are praising the event as a chance to see these striking predator plants up close.

Photographer Chien Lee used an ultraviolet flashlight and a long-exposure camera technique to capture carnivorous pitcher plants the way insects see them. Many insects perceive ultraviolet light that humans cannot, and the images show the glowing patterns the plants use to attract prey. The photographs highlight the deceptive 'deadly allure' that draws insects into the plants' traps.

Nature photographers and plant enthusiasts are sharing striking close-up images of Sarracenia oreophila, the green pitcher plant, a carnivorous species native to the southeastern United States. The photos peer directly into the plant's tube-shaped trap, drawing appreciation from botany, ecology and carnivorous plant communities for both the species' unusual hunting mechanism and the photography itself.

WBAL-TV's Sunday Gardener segment featured a visit to Valley View Farms, where a 'Terrarium of Horrors' was assembled — a carnivorous plant terrarium playing on spooky themes. The segment showcased how to create a miniature garden with insect-eating plants like Venus flytraps and pitcher plants, offering viewers a creative seasonal gardening project.