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Nepenthes reinwardtiana: Sexy Eyes (English subtitles provided) We investigate the function of the prominent eyespots of Nepenthes reinwardtiana, a pitcher plant common in Borneo and Sumatra. The spots obviously have different physical characteristics than the surrounding, very smooth and fluorescent tissue inside the pitchers. In contrast to this water-repellent (hydrophobic) surface, the hydrophilic eyespots effectively accumulate small water droplets suspended in the air during fog or heavy rain. As a result, steadily growing water droplets form there, eventually hanging over the edge of the "eyes" where they form an amazingly opalescent play of color with incident light. This is certainly attractive to insects, which the plant preys upon. Nepenthes pervillei shows rotating flowers (English subtitles provided) Nepenthes pervillei, the Seychelles pitcher plant, has some unusual characteristics for the genus. These include the constant formation of rosettes on the climbing long shoots, with the pitchers held upright by a short tendril in wind and weather. In 1992 we visited the Seychelles and found magnificent sites where the tendrils overgrew rocks, bushes and trees with thousands of pitchers. It was a sensational view. A few years ago, we noticed in the greenhouse another peculiarity of the flowers (male in our case). They rotate a full 360° over 24 hours regardless of the sun's position, something we have never observed in any other pitcher plant and for which we have not yet found any literature.

Nepenthes & Triphyophyllum At the beginning of the 2022 season, we first take a look at our pitcher plants that have well survived the winter in our greenhouse. Especially the cross Nepenthes veitchii x edwardsiana - unfortunately not for sale - is very popular with our audience, but also her mummy, N. veitchii as well as N. ventricosa "Porcelain" do not need to hide. We will show some more species and hybrids, and then come to an attraction that, although still very small, joined our collection last summer: The largest carnivorous plant in the world Triphyophyllum peltatum. This liana can grow over 70 m long and we show photographs of its flowers and flyable seeds in the Würzburg Botanical Garden. For the unique photos, excerpts from our film "Triphyophyllum peltatum", we thank Dr. Heiko Rischer, Dr. Jan Schlauer and Stewart McPherson. Enjoy! Finally, we would like to mention the World Carnivorous Plant Day 2022 of the International Carnivorous Society ICPS on May 4. The organizers and contributors have put a lot of effort into presenting exciting lectures and films on the internet during this day. We were also invited to produce a movie for it, so we turned our living room into a "green hell". More is not revealed, everything else on the internet on May 4 at the ICPS (www.carnivorousplants.org).