Sweet Leaf Nursery
@sweetleafnursery.com
A small family nursery located in Darlington County, South Carolina. We specialize in carnivorous plants. Visit our site at sweetleafnursery.com
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Sweet Leaf Nursery
@sweetleafnursery.com
· Aug 15
We're proud to be Vendor of the Week at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market
Sticky situation with this Drosera Capensis 'Mini Red' on this #SundewSunday
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sticky situation with this Drosera Capensis 'Mini Red' on this #SundewSunday
Hey spider! My Sarracenia could have eaten that bug. 😤
October 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hey spider! My Sarracenia could have eaten that bug. 😤
We will have a limited number of Drosera Regia available at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market Plant & Flower Festival this weekend. These are large plants with 6 inch leaves and they are priced at $70 each.
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
We will have a limited number of Drosera Regia available at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market Plant & Flower Festival this weekend. These are large plants with 6 inch leaves and they are priced at $70 each.
We are getting ready for the Fall Plant and Flower Festival this weekend at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market. We will have our largest Sarracenia of the year (look at this Scarlet Belle!)
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We are getting ready for the Fall Plant and Flower Festival this weekend at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market. We will have our largest Sarracenia of the year (look at this Scarlet Belle!)
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🌿 The Venus flytrap’s secret touch sensor
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap - Nature Communications
The Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant, catches prey by sensing touch. Here, the authors show that DmMSL10 functions as a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in sensory hairs, initiating long-range calcium and electrical signals required for trap closure.
www.nature.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🌿 The Venus flytrap’s secret touch sensor
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
A new study reveals that the protein MSL10 acts as a highly sensitive mechanosensor in the Venus flytrap. It enables the plant to detect touch, fire electrical signals, and snap shut on its prey.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Plants 🧪
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These sundews (Drosera spatulata) plants are expressing a cytosolic calcium biosensor. The video is false-colored, where the color corresponds to the calcium concentration in the cytosol of the cells. Blue = lowest, green = medium, and yellow = highest calcium levels
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2206433119
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2206433119
September 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
These sundews (Drosera spatulata) plants are expressing a cytosolic calcium biosensor. The video is false-colored, where the color corresponds to the calcium concentration in the cytosol of the cells. Blue = lowest, green = medium, and yellow = highest calcium levels
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2206433119
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2206433119
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Do you know what happens when you touch a carnivorous sundew plant?
If the touch is strong and large enough, a cytosolic calcium wave will spread from the site of touch throughout the whole plant, but if you only touch one tentacle (see post below), the calcium wave will be local and less intense.
If the touch is strong and large enough, a cytosolic calcium wave will spread from the site of touch throughout the whole plant, but if you only touch one tentacle (see post below), the calcium wave will be local and less intense.
September 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Do you know what happens when you touch a carnivorous sundew plant?
If the touch is strong and large enough, a cytosolic calcium wave will spread from the site of touch throughout the whole plant, but if you only touch one tentacle (see post below), the calcium wave will be local and less intense.
If the touch is strong and large enough, a cytosolic calcium wave will spread from the site of touch throughout the whole plant, but if you only touch one tentacle (see post below), the calcium wave will be local and less intense.
Haven't seen a Sarracenia do this before. 🧐
September 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Haven't seen a Sarracenia do this before. 🧐
Love the coloration on this one. Happy #FlytrapFriday ☺️
September 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Love the coloration on this one. Happy #FlytrapFriday ☺️
The King Sundew caught its next feast.
September 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The King Sundew caught its next feast.
This Sarracenia "Juthatip Soper" is eating.
August 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This Sarracenia "Juthatip Soper" is eating.
You can feel the pitcher vibrating as the bug tries to use its wings. 😱
Just another #SarraceniaSaturday at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market.
Just another #SarraceniaSaturday at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market.
August 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You can feel the pitcher vibrating as the bug tries to use its wings. 😱
Just another #SarraceniaSaturday at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market.
Just another #SarraceniaSaturday at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market.
"Dark Maroon" Cape Sundews take on a deep red color when they get a lot of sunlight. Check them out online or at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market today!
August 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Dark Maroon" Cape Sundews take on a deep red color when they get a lot of sunlight. Check them out online or at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market today!
We're proud to be Vendor of the Week at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market
August 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We're proud to be Vendor of the Week at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market
The Drosera Regia ("King Sundew") caught a wasp for a #SundewSunday snack.
August 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Drosera Regia ("King Sundew") caught a wasp for a #SundewSunday snack.
#SarraceniaSaturday snack time, but for who?
August 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#SarraceniaSaturday snack time, but for who?
It's #SundewSunday and this Drosera Regia (aka "The King Sundew") caught itself a fly.
August 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
It's #SundewSunday and this Drosera Regia (aka "The King Sundew") caught itself a fly.
If you are in the area, come visit the Pee Dee State Farmers Market for the annual Muscadine Tasting Event and you can also come see our carnivorous plants (and maybe our new spider friend?)
August 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If you are in the area, come visit the Pee Dee State Farmers Market for the annual Muscadine Tasting Event and you can also come see our carnivorous plants (and maybe our new spider friend?)
We aren't kidding when we say Venus Flytraps will multiply like crazy.
July 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We aren't kidding when we say Venus Flytraps will multiply like crazy.
Not a great way for a bug to spend #SarraceniaSaturday
July 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Not a great way for a bug to spend #SarraceniaSaturday
Took this photo this morning for #FlytrapFriday. It is a Cupped Trap Venus Flytrap.
July 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Took this photo this morning for #FlytrapFriday. It is a Cupped Trap Venus Flytrap.
Our Drosera intermedia are flowering here at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market. 🥰
July 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our Drosera intermedia are flowering here at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market. 🥰
Carpenter bees really can't resist Sarracenia. Usually they get trapped in the larger-mouthed varieties, but this one tried to squeeze into a smaller Scarlet Belle.
July 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Carpenter bees really can't resist Sarracenia. Usually they get trapped in the larger-mouthed varieties, but this one tried to squeeze into a smaller Scarlet Belle.
This guy is celebrating #SarraceniaSaturday with us.
June 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This guy is celebrating #SarraceniaSaturday with us.
A B52 Venus Flytrap and seeds.
June 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A B52 Venus Flytrap and seeds.