The University Record, July 3, 2000 Bees and bugs, beware of the
bog! Rodger Keller, senior horticultural assistant at the
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, holds the flower of a monkey cup
(Nepenphes bicalcarata), a carnivorous plant that catches bees
and wasps. The left inset above shows a pitcher plant
(Sarracemia sp.), the flower of which Keller opened in the right
inset to show its internal structure. The carnivorous plantsones
that attract and devour insects and an occasional small
rodentare all ones that live in the new, living bog area in the
warm temperate room at the Gardens conservatory. The living bog
is one of the most popular displays and is being replicated by
faculty from another university. An entire class can gather
round and touch the plants as they learn about bladderworts,
buttercups and Venus fly traps. Photos by Marcia L. Ledford, U-M
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