Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap.

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published July 3rd, 2013

The International Bouquet Competition never fails to amaze its many visitors with the quality of the floral designs in competition.

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published February 12th, 2013

New Zealand is home to an abundance of ferns, of which around 45 per cent occur nowhere else in the world. Five of these ferns are celebrated in the New Zealand Ferns stamp issue!

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published February 8th, 2013

This sheet of six plant stamps is like a little herbario: liverwort, spring pea, least gagea, lung-wort, marsh marigold, and spring corydalis. The nostalgic feelings comes from the yellow toned paper and the old fashioned Latin names. The plants were selected for the miniature booklet designed and photographed by Klaus Welp according to visual and scientific values.

Source: Finland

published March 17th, 2012