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The name "Jin He" (金荷) means "Gold Lotus". Jin (sometimes mispelled as Jing) means "gold" or "golden", "He" means Lotus.

This variety can randomly revert to the full blue or full white Lithodora.

Yu Shan Qi Die (Yu can be spelled as Yv) is also sold as Jing Shan Qi Die. The cultivar means "Gold mountain strange/interesting butterfly". Yu and Yv are just different spellings of the same symbol, Jing/Jin (commonly mispelled), has the same definition as Yv/Yu. Both mean gold or golden treasure. Shan means mountain, so "Gold(en) mountain". Qi means interesting or weird/strange, Die means butterfly. So "Strange butterfly".

Compared to some of my previous Monardas, this one is not as hardy as some of the other ones. Planted in the same place, this one has decreased to 3 shoots.

A California Carnivores Pinguicula hybrid. Originally called Lynda Diane, it has been renamed as Lynda Lou.

It is a small-sized Pinguicula.

Grows in forested areas, high up in mountains, usually near water sources and moisture, such as drainage ditches, near lakes, creeks, rivers etc.

Commonly sold dried/preserved in grocery stores, usually with sugar coated on them. In dried form, these can be a bit sour, but are very sweet and have an extremely interesting texture. It easily falls apart, but still is quite firm.

Chinese BayBerry cannot last long fresh, but is very good. Each fruit is made up of many smaller "pieces" and crumbles easily. The fruits are very juicy, and when bruised may get coated with the juice. Fresh fruits are very sweet, rarely very sour. Ripe fruits are maroon-red or nearly black.

There are 3 or so varieties, 1 yellow-white in color, 1 pink in color. I will add them if I can find them specifically online.

The seeds can be germinated after cold-stratification, though it has been reported that sometimes they can sprout after 3 months or so after planting (without stratification).

The name 'Dork's Pink' comes from the hybridizer's dog.
This is the first man-made Pygmy Sundew hybrid.

Wide leaves that blush pink.
White blooms with slightly pastel blue rim, green center.

(laueana X emarginata) X laueana

Bright pink-red blooms, petals are slightly fringed. Very long, upright spur. Leaves are very flat, and somewhat more triangle shaped. Leaves blush peach.

laueana "crimson form" X (laueana X emarginata)

Deep violet-red orchid blooms, petals are somewhat fringed, with deep veins. Back of flower is pastel pink, veins are visible on the back too. Long spur on flower.

laueana "Crimson form" X (laueana X emarginata)

Flowers range form light pink to light coral. Petals are quite skinny. Leaves are quite skinny and long.

(laueana X emarginata) X laueana

Bright pink flowers that sometimes will grow with extra petals. Leaves are quite compact and will blush red. Dormant rosette is quite large and very compact.

Rosette/Low-growing species - More compact, and tend to not grow much off the ground, though, after much time, they will develop a very compact stem.

As with most of the other Pygmy Sundews, the roots on this plant are extremely sensitive. Division has very low success rate as they do not like to be disturbed.

Generally, gemmae are planted in their final pots, but Pygmy Sundews can be up-potted, by "molding" the soil around the current pot in the new pot, and by transplanting them together with the least amount of disturbance as possible. Because Pygmy Sundews have a taproot, it is best to use a tall pot.

Pygmy Sundews will go dormant if the temperature/daylight changes enough. If going into "deep dormancy", they will die back to their stem and look dead. Deep dormancy has a low survival rate (in cultivation, at least) If going into "light dormancy", they will not die back. Dormancy can lead to them producing gemmae, though it is not required. Dormancy can be easily skipped with no consequences.

Gemmae are little "plantlets" that form on the top of the rosettes of the plant. Shape of the gemmae can vary specie to specie. The gemmae form between papery stipules and collect a lot of tension. In habitat, the gemmae "pop" off the top of the plant from the rain hitting the rosettes. In cultivation, there are many ways to harvest gemmae. Gemmae are ready to harvest when they pop off or are loose when touched. Gemmae are best removed by hand, as other tools may damage the gemmae. Gemmae will not last long but if planted they will quickly grow into another clone of the mother plant.

Rosette/Low-growing species - More compact, and tend to not grow much off the ground, though, after much time, they will develop a very compact stem.

As with most of the other Pygmy Sundews, the roots on this plant are extremely sensitive. Division has very low success rate as they do not like to be disturbed.

Generally, gemmae are planted in their final pots, but Pygmy Sundews can be up-potted, by "molding" the soil around the current pot in the new pot, and by transplanting them together with the least amount of disturbance as possible. Because Pygmy Sundews have a taproot, it is best to use a tall pot.

Pygmy Sundews will go dormant if the temperature/daylight changes enough. If going into "deep dormancy", they will die back to their stem and look dead. Deep dormancy has a low survival rate (in cultivation, at least) If going into "light dormancy", they will not die back. Dormancy can lead to them producing gemmae, though it is not required. Dormancy can be easily skipped with no consequences.

Gemmae are little "plantlets" that form on the top of the rosettes of the plant. Shape of the gemmae can vary specie to specie. The gemmae form between papery stipules and collect a lot of tension. In habitat, the gemmae "pop" off the top of the plant from the rain hitting the rosettes. In cultivation, there are many ways to harvest gemmae. Gemmae are ready to harvest when they pop off or are loose when touched. Gemmae are best removed by hand, as other tools may damage the gemmae. Gemmae will not last long but if planted they will quickly grow into another clone of the mother plant.

More upright/tall species - Less compact, grows a longer stems. Some upright species may grow very slow, but most species grow quite fast.

As with most of the other Pygmy Sundews, the roots on this plant are extremely sensitive. Division has very low success rate as they do not like to be disturbed.

Generally, gemmae are planted in their final pots, but Pygmy Sundews can be up-potted, by "molding" the soil around the current pot in the new pot, and by transplanting them together with the least amount of disturbance as possible. Because Pygmy Sundews have a taproot, it is best to use a tall pot.

Pygmy Sundews will go dormant if the temperature/daylight changes enough. If going into "deep dormancy", they will die back to their stem and look dead. Deep dormancy has a low survival rate (in cultivation, at least) If going into "light dormancy", they will not die back. Dormancy can lead to them producing gemmae, though it is not required. Dormancy can be easily skipped with no consequences.

Gemmae are little "plantlets" that form on the top of the rosettes of the plant. Shape of the gemmae can vary specie to specie. The gemmae form between papery stipules and collect a lot of tension. In habitat, the gemmae "pop" off the top of the plant from the rain hitting the rosettes. In cultivation, there are many ways to harvest gemmae. Gemmae are ready to harvest when they pop off or are loose when touched. Gemmae are best removed by hand, as other tools may damage the gemmae. Gemmae will not last long but if planted they will quickly grow into another clone of the mother plant.

Rosette/Low-growing species - More compact, and tend to not grow much off the ground, though, after much time, they will develop a very compact stem.

As with most of the other Pygmy Sundews, the roots on this plant are extremely sensitive. Division has very low success rate as they do not like to be disturbed.

Generally, gemmae are planted in their final pots, but Pygmy Sundews can be up-potted, by "molding" the soil around the current pot in the new pot, and by transplanting them together with the least amount of disturbance as possible. Because Pygmy Sundews have a taproot, it is best to use a tall pot.

Pygmy Sundews will go dormant if the temperature/daylight changes enough. If going into "deep dormancy", they will die back to their stem and look dead. Deep dormancy has a low survival rate (in cultivation, at least) If going into "light dormancy", they will not die back. Dormancy can lead to them producing gemmae, though it is not required. Dormancy can be easily skipped with no consequences.

Gemmae are little "plantlets" that form on the top of the rosettes of the plant. Shape of the gemmae can vary specie to specie. The gemmae form between papery stipules and collect a lot of tension. In habitat, the gemmae "pop" off the top of the plant from the rain hitting the rosettes. In cultivation, there are many ways to harvest gemmae. Gemmae are ready to harvest when they pop off or are loose when touched. Gemmae are best removed by hand, as other tools may damage the gemmae. Gemmae will not last long but if planted they will quickly grow into another clone of the mother plant.

Rosette/Low-growing species - More compact, and tend to not grow much off the ground, though, after much time, they will develop a very compact stem.

As with most of the other Pygmy Sundews, the roots on this plant are extremely sensitive. Division has very low success rate as they do not like to be disturbed.

Generally, gemmae are planted in their final pots, but Pygmy Sundews can be up-potted, by "molding" the soil around the current pot in the new pot, and by transplanting them together with the least amount of disturbance as possible. Because Pygmy Sundews have a taproot, it is best to use a tall pot.

Pygmy Sundews will go dormant if the temperature/daylight changes enough. If going into "deep dormancy", they will die back to their stem and look dead. Deep dormancy has a low survival rate (in cultivation, at least) If going into "light dormancy", they will not die back. Dormancy can lead to them producing gemmae, though it is not required. Dormancy can be easily skipped with no consequences.

Gemmae are little "plantlets" that form on the top of the rosettes of the plant. Shape of the gemmae can vary specie to specie. The gemmae form between papery stipules and collect a lot of tension. In habitat, the gemmae "pop" off the top of the plant from the rain hitting the rosettes. In cultivation, there are many ways to harvest gemmae. Gemmae are ready to harvest when they pop off or are loose when touched. Gemmae are best removed by hand, as other tools may damage the gemmae. Gemmae will not last long but if planted they will quickly grow into another clone of the mother plant.

More upright/tall species - Less compact, grows a longer stems. Some upright species may grow very slow, but most species grow quite fast.

As with most of the other Pygmy Sundews, the roots on this plant are extremely sensitive. Division has very low success rate as they do not like to be disturbed.

Generally, gemmae are planted in their final pots, but Pygmy Sundews can be up-potted, by "molding" the soil around the current pot in the new pot, and by transplanting them together with the least amount of disturbance as possible. Because Pygmy Sundews have a taproot, it is best to use a tall pot.

Pygmy Sundews will go dormant if the temperature/daylight changes enough. If going into "deep dormancy", they will die back to their stem and look dead. Deep dormancy has a low survival rate (in cultivation, at least) If going into "light dormancy", they will not die back. Dormancy can lead to them producing gemmae, though it is not required. Dormancy can be easily skipped with no consequences.

Gemmae are little "plantlets" that form on the top of the rosettes of the plant. Shape of the gemmae can vary specie to specie. The gemmae form between papery stipules and collect a lot of tension. In habitat, the gemmae "pop" off the top of the plant from the rain hitting the rosettes. In cultivation, there are many ways to harvest gemmae. Gemmae are ready to harvest when they pop off or are loose when touched. Gemmae are best removed by hand, as other tools may damage the gemmae. Gemmae will not last long but if planted they will quickly grow into another clone of the mother plant.

Rosette/Low-growing species - More compact, and tend to not grow much off the ground, though, after much time, they will develop a very compact stem.

As with most of the other Pygmy Sundews, the roots on this plant are extremely sensitive. Division has very low success rate as they do not like to be disturbed.

Generally, gemmae are planted in their final pots, but Pygmy Sundews can be up-potted, by "molding" the soil around the current pot in the new pot, and by transplanting them together with the least amount of disturbance as possible. Because Pygmy Sundews have a taproot, it is best to use a tall pot.

Pygmy Sundews will go dormant if the temperature/daylight changes enough. If going into "deep dormancy", they will die back to their stem and look dead. Deep dormancy has a low survival rate (in cultivation, at least) If going into "light dormancy", they will not die back. Dormancy can lead to them producing gemmae, though it is not required. Dormancy can be easily skipped with no consequences.

Gemmae are little "plantlets" that form on the top of the rosettes of the plant. Shape of the gemmae can vary specie to specie. The gemmae form between papery stipules and collect a lot of tension. In habitat, the gemmae "pop" off the top of the plant from the rain hitting the rosettes. In cultivation, there are many ways to harvest gemmae. Gemmae are ready to harvest when they pop off or are loose when touched. Gemmae are best removed by hand, as other tools may damage the gemmae. Gemmae will not last long but if planted they will quickly grow into another clone of the mother plant.