The Lost World is the highest part of the Cloud Forest and up here, there are a number of fascinating plants that never cease to amaze me, such as the following:
- Phragmipedium (Family: Orchidaceae)
- Medinilla (Family: Melastomataceae)
- Paphiopedilum (Common Name: Slipper Orchid; Family: Orchidaceae)
- carnivorous plants Sarracenia (Common Name: North American Pitcher Plant; Family: Sarraceniaceae), Pinguicula (Common Name: Butterwort; Family: Lentibulariaceae), Drosera (Common Name: Sundew; Family: Droseraceae)
- Calanthe cultivars (Family: Orchidaceae)
I saw these carnivorous plant terrariums on sale, at cut-throat prices at Takashimaya's Cold Storage. Some of the containers look familiar and they were planted with a number of Nepenthes cultivars (common name: Pitcher Plant) and mosses. The funny part is I recently thought of planting up some terrariums with Pitcher Plants and viola, here they were although they weren't done by me. Hmm, talk about deja vu!
Today's weather - sunny
This is a much delayed post. Like I mentioned in the post on the Phaius I purchased at the WOC, I realized that I forgot to post anything on the Sarawak (Kuching) trip I went in early March this year. So here goes.
The flight took off around 8:43 am and we reached the Sarawak airport at around 10:36 am. The first thing I saw was the Old Town White Coffee outlet and it reminded me of Mark Lee.
The roadscape reminded me of West Malaysia's landscape. The hotel we stayed in was so posh and I think it was the best hotel I ever stayed in thus far. From the room, I could see the Sarawak river.
We set off soon after and along the way, saw lots of Nepenthes species (Pitcher Plants) growing in its natural habitat along the road. They were all so beautiful and came in all sorts of shapes and sizes. The inflorescences of separate male and female flowers were also prominently on display. I particularly like the compact N. ampullaria type of rosette pitchers.
