Naples Botanical Garden

Meet Makok (Elaeocarpus hygrophilus). 🌿

With its glossy green foliage and clusters of delicate blooms, Makok brings a quiet beauty to the Garden. Native to Southeast Asia, this unique tree thrives in warm, wet environments and adds to the incredible plant diversity found throughout our collections. 🌱🌼

Keep an eye out for Makok on your next Garden stroll!

Meet the not-so-fearsome predators of Naples Botanical Garden: carnivorous plants!

From pitcher plants to sundews, these fascinating plants lure, trap, and digest insects in order to survive in nutrient-poor environments. 🌿✨

🔗 Read more at the link: https://www.naplesgarden.org/the-not-so-fearsome-predators-of-naples-botanical-garden/

Plant IDs:
Zigzag bladderwort (Utricularia subulata)
Pink sundew (Drosera capillaris)

One side writes the full plant profile, the other says “✨orange queen✨”, and honestly both are correct. 🧡 🌿

Meet Hedychium longicornutum, a tropical ginger with fiery blooms and dramatic stamens that look almost like botanical fireworks. 🎆