Brocchinia acuminata Temperate Aldrovanda vesiculosa 7

Aldrovanda vesiculosa 7

Flowers emerge pink and mature to a deep pink-red color with bright orange stamens

which may be why so few are pollinated in the wild

The flaring hoods are rounded

and Sarracenia) and two genera of carnivorous tank bromeliads (Brocchinia

Brocchinia acuminata Temperate Aldrovanda vesiculosa 7Easy to Grow: Moderate Dormancy: No Native Range: Summits of the cool Tepuis of Northeastern South America Zones: 9 11 Brocchinia acuminata is a carnivorous bromeliad with a tall, tubular, erect whorl of light green waxy leaves that are very slippery to insects. The leaves form a water collecting barrel where insects are trapped and drown. With the help of bacteria to decompose this material, the plant then absorbs the nutrients. In their natural