My German friends & pitcher plants

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My German friends...Sacha, Juliane, Christian & Nicole come to Borneo for the first time. I decided to show them the pitcher plants in the Kerangas forest near my home.

As they don't know much about pitcher plant (Nepenthes spp.), I had to explain to them why this plant is a carnivorous plant & why they grow in this nutrient poor habitat.

After showing some interesting pitcher plants such as Nepenthes rafflesiana, Juliane may be want to try planting pitcher plant at her home after going back to Europe.

I hope all my friends like this plant because I think Nepenthes is the coolest plant in Borneo!



Juliane is holding a lower pitcher of Nepenthes rafflesiana.








Upper pitcher of Nepenthes rafflesiana.





Lower pitcher of Nepenthes rafflesiana.






I like this one....nice colouration!!!

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Beautiful upper pitchers !!!





Two upper pitchers....





And...the natural cross hybrid of pitcher plant, Nepenthes x hookeriana.






Pitchers of Nepenthes x hookeriana.

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The green Nepenthes ampullaria or "green apple".





The green N. ampullaria with red / maroon lips.





Spotted green N. ampullaria.






Nepenthes gracilis.

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I also introduced them to the wild orchid of Borneo....this one below is Bulbophyllum medusae.





This is my first time to use my new 300mm zoom lens to photograph people....& I love the result.

Below is Christian (left) and Sacha:





Juliane & Nicole




I really enjoyed to go out with them. We had a wonderful time together....and they love Borneo very much.