Island Life: 8-12-16

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If there is a royalty among carnivorous plants, that distinction surely lies with the nepenthes or tropical pitcher plant. Thepotted plant can be kept near a home’s entrance to feast on the insects which could make their way in. This specimen isgrowing near an entry in Holualoa. Mark Chesler/Community Contributor