Vintage Carnivorous Cobra Plant Monogram Journal

This handsome monogram journal features a beautiful black and white botanical illustration of the carnivorous plant Darlingtonia californica. This and similar designs are on other items in my BotanicalArt Shop. Add your initial in our easy to use template or delete it. Makes a great journal for a nature writer, gardener, landscaper, botanist, biology teacher or anyone who loves unusual plants and nature. Also called the California Pitcher Plant, Cobra Plant, Cobra Lily, or even the Serpent of the Siskiyous, it is the only member of the genus Darlingtonia in the family Sarraceniaceae. Native to southwestern Oregon and northern California, it grows in bogs and seeps with cold running water. The common name Cobra Plant comes from how its tubular leaves resemble a rearing cobra, with a forked end that looks like fangs or a snake’s tongue. The leaves produce no digestive enzymes; the breakdown of insects is bacterial. The scientific illustration is from Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, published 1887 – 1911. This design is also available in color.