“This is the easy part,” says Barry Rice, half-sliding, half-falling down a ravine through a latticework of dead branches. Decades ago, lush stands of Darlingtonia californica — emerald plants coiled ...

Insects are on the menu near Florence on the Oregon coast. Don't worry, though, because the bugs aren't for people to eat. Rather, they go down the gullets of cobra lilies, Darlingtonia californica.

Every once in a while we have those "moments," a rare flood of intense joy. For me they don't come along that often, which only makes me treasure them more. I had one last weekend when I saw my first ...

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Tucked between Florence’s ancient dunes and sea lion caves, Darlingtonia State Natural Site is easily overlooked on the Oregon Coast. But this 18-acre site is just as unique — if not more so — as its ...

Bacteria Help Pitcher Plants Trap Prey Discover how the California pitcher plant, or Darlingtonia californica, traps prey using bacteria and unique fluid properties. Written by Elizabeth Preston Dec ...

Tricking some bug into drowning takes finesse, especially for a hungry meat eater with no brain, eyes or moving parts. Yet California pitcher plants are very good at it. Growing where deposits of the ...

Located on Highway 101, five miles north of Florence, Ore. For more information visit www.oregonstateparks.org/park_115.php or call (800) 551-6949. FLORENCE, Ore ...

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MR. ROBINSON's suggestion, reported at page 159, as to the cultivation of this plant in England, has been anticipated by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, who have grown the plant for a considerable time in ...