The 18th Toukai Carnivorous Plants Meeting

The 18th Carnivorous Plants Meeting held by TCPS took place last Sunday. It was in my local and much more easier to travel to the venue, compared with the last one in Osaka.

According to the organiser, 19 people attended the meeting. Some of them were from long way cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. I enjoyed chatting with them.

Pinguicula jaumavensis

A flower of P. pilosa

One of Nepenthes- I'm not so familiar with pitcher plants... Sorry

N. ampullaria - I think.... Am I right?

Lots of rare butterworts were on sale

So were sundews

This is what I bought at the meeting, N. x ventrata. I'm now struggling to look up the growing tips.

The 64th Kansai Carnivorous Plants Meeting

Various exhibits

I went to Osaka last Sunday to take part in the 64th Kaisai Carnivorous Plants Meeting. It wasn't the first time for me to attend the meeting and I already knew most of the participants. So I had no hesitation to join there at all although It was quite tough to reach the venue all the way from my local by coach , which took about 3 hours....

This is the most newly registered pygmy sundew, Drosera gibsonii with a lot of gemaae in the centre.

 Drosera macrophylla

Beautiful purplish blue bladderworts, Utricularia lasiocaulis, native to the north west Australia

This venus flytrap is so weird! According to the label, It is called  'Triton'. The owner imported this plant from Germany.

This is a South African sundew, Drosera hillaris. it is svery hard to cultivate in Japan due to summer heat.

Drosera caledonica

Venus flyatrap 'Suzuki', a very beautiful rosette form.

Then this weekend on Sunday, 18th Tokai Carnivorous Plants Meeting held by TCPS is taking place. In fact this is the meeting of my local Carnivorous Plant Society. So it is no way no to join there!