May 24th, 2013

Pitcher Perfect

by Jonah Holland

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

This is for Claire and Peggy, bog plant experts at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. The pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) flowers have been harvested for drying.

A shot from the rear, equally beautiful as the frontal view.

A shot from the rear, equally beautiful as the frontal view.

The puffy center shields the anthers.

The puffy center shields the anthers.

The gentle side of carnivorous plants.

The gentle side of carnivorous plants.

About Jonah Holland

Jonah Holland is Digital Content Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, where she has worked for 14 years overseeing social media, the blog, and the website. She is also a mom, yogi, open water swimmer, gardener, and seeker. She's been known to go for a walk in the Garden and come back with hundreds of plant photos, completely inspired to write her next blog post.

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