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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 4h

Handful of pics from recently; a fave clone of a Nepenthes hybrid cross, fading flower of Herbertia (they last a very short time in the morning), and Kenilworth Ivy
#plants #flowers #carnivorousplant #botany #horticulture #gardening

Slender pale pitcher of Nepenthes (maxima “miniature” x “Miranda”) x clipeata, HC D

Fading flower of Herbertia lahue, a mini Iris relative with indigo lavender petals and spotted white centers.

Cymbalaria muralis, Kenilworth Ivy, with its tiny white and lavender snapdragon like flowers.

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 4h

Holy smokes the color on that one…not seen a contrast in the stripe forms like that.

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 1d

Fameflower developing both its starry pink flowers and bejeweled seedpods
#flowers #plants #edibleplants #botany #horticulture

Tiny pink flowers and bright yellow pods on the loose stalks of Fameflower

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 1d

Fameflower developing both its starry pink flowers and bejeweled seedpods
#flowers #plants #edibleplants #botany #horticulture

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 2d

New newsletter for the business is now available: events of the past month, upcoming expectations, new plants etc. in the Shop, and more
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Carlton Carnivores Newsletter November 2025

Welcome to November dear readers; as I write this, temperatures are preparing to fall below 25 degrees Fahrenheit here for the first time since April. Autumn is fully in motion, everything outside is ...

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 6d

Chilean Glory Vine, Eccremocarpus scaber, blooming away in the basement window.
Lots of seeds in my Shop
#flowers #plants #botany #gardening

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 5d

Moment of time with a sentient dough roll?
This boy and 3 of his siblings still need permanent homes.
#sandboa
#snake #reptiles #herpetoculture #animals

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 5d

Moment of time with a sentient dough roll?
This boy and 3 of his siblings still need permanent homes.
#sandboa
#snake #reptiles #herpetoculture #animals

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 6d

Chilean Glory Vine, Eccremocarpus scaber, blooming away in the basement window.
Lots of seeds in my Shop
#flowers #plants #botany #gardening

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 9d

New video out on the YouTube channel, the first of the Texas days that started producing snakes:
youtu.be/YvUh2Ug957I
#snakes #reptiles #herping #herpetology #nature #wildlife

Texas Turnaround: and Then There Were Snakes

YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 9d

A miniature hybrid, Nepenthes (maxima “mini” x “Miranda”) x (aristolochioides x spectabilis)
#nepenthes #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #pitcherplant #gardening

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 9d

Malabar Spinach, an ornamental tropical vine that can sub in for spinach during hot weather or in climates where the normal thing will fail.
#plants #edibleplants #gardening #botany

Top view of Malabar spinach showing the intricate leaf veins and red stem bleeding into their bases

Side view showing the brilliant red stems

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 8d

Another new edible that’s also ornamental: Talinum paniculatum, the Fameflower or Jewels of Opar. Also tastes like spinach, and makes big cloudlike bundles of hot pink flowers followed by jewel-like red berries.
#plants #edibleplants #botany #horticulture #gardening

The tiny pink flowers that of Fameflower. Fully mature stalks make dozens of these at a time before they turn in to glowing berries

The succulent spinach-like foliage of Fameflower, offset by bright red stems

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 8d

Nepenthes sanguinea, a clone that lives up to its name (meaning blood colored).
#carnivorousplants #nepenthes #pitcherplant #plants #botany

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 8d

Nepenthes sanguinea, a clone that lives up to its name (meaning blood colored).
#carnivorousplants #nepenthes #pitcherplant #plants #botany

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 8d

Another new edible that’s also ornamental: Talinum paniculatum, the Fameflower or Jewels of Opar. Also tastes like spinach, and makes big cloudlike bundles of hot pink flowers followed by jewel-like red berries.
#plants #edibleplants #botany #horticulture #gardening

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 9d

Malabar Spinach, an ornamental tropical vine that can sub in for spinach during hot weather or in climates where the normal thing will fail.
#plants #edibleplants #gardening #botany

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 9d

A miniature hybrid, Nepenthes (maxima “mini” x “Miranda”) x (aristolochioides x spectabilis)
#nepenthes #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #pitcherplant #gardening

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 9d

New video out on the YouTube channel, the first of the Texas days that started producing snakes:
youtu.be/YvUh2Ug957I
#snakes #reptiles #herping #herpetology #nature #wildlife

Texas Turnaround: and Then There Were Snakes

YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 13d

Sabal minor seedling, the Dwarf Palmetto Palm. Doesn’t look much like a palm tree right now but does resemble the rest of its relatives: the monocots, grasses and irises and such.
#plants #palmtree #botany #horticulture

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 14d

Sarracenia ‘Leah Wilkerson’, an iconic and old cultivar finally making somewhat recognizable pitchers (naturally right as freezing has started setting in).
#sarracenia #carnivorousplants #botany #plants #horticulture

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 16d

New video out on the YouTube channel, a lizard-heavy feature!
#herping #herpetology #lizards #animals #wildlife #nature
youtu.be/GdhHGFUsEUg

The Lizard Lounge

YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 16d

New video out on the YouTube channel, a lizard-heavy feature!
#herping #herpetology #lizards #animals #wildlife #nature
youtu.be/GdhHGFUsEUg

The Lizard Lounge

YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores

youtu.be

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 29d

Western Plains storms reminding that nature will always have the final word.
#lightning #storms #nature #weather #meteorology

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Carlton Carnivores @carltoncarnivores.bsky.social · 29d

Western Plains storms reminding that nature will always have the final word.
#lightning #storms #nature #weather #meteorology

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