NCBG and Pitcher Plants

This is a pitcher plant.  There are many varieties, this one is my favorite.  Don't ask me it's name, botany was not my specialty.  They are carnivorous cousins to the venus fly trap, both of which live in NC.  In the wild.  And at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens.

Bugs crawl in, but they don't crawl out.

I'm sure one of the friendly staff or volunteers at the gardens would be happy to tell you more about these really fascinating creatures (plants).  I just love looking at them.  They are beautiful this time of year.  Soon, the chilly nights will turn them brown, but they'll spring anew next year in the swampy coastal plains of Eastern NC.

And at the NCBG, ready to eat more bugs.