On Mar 30, 9:01*pm, Des Higgins wrote:

Cat(h)

ok now I am completely lost.
The flower buds and sepals are very familiar. *If it had 6 petals, I
would guess some kind of lily or onion but only having 5, usually
makes it a dictot. *All of the guesses I can make are buttercup
relatives (Rannunculs, Anemone, Clematis, water lily). *Ok, I give in.


No doubt by now you have seen it's a Venus flytrap. It's the family
pet, and lives on the bathroom window. We called it Fred (Phrod) as
in Aphrodyte - it was a long and convoluted discussion with the other
half, whose plant it really is, even though I am the one keeping it in
water, and occasionally hunting for it - flying insects are inexistent
in our house this time of year.
I was flabbergasted when Phrod threw out that big long shoot, and had
been waiting like an expectant mammy to see what the flower would look
like - and this wonderful delicate effort opened up yesterday morning.
I thought I might keep people in some suspense, but I was counting
without the razor sharp Ms K :-)

Cat(h)