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Water quality is important as well. When growing carnivorous plants, one should take care that the water is low in dissolved solids – that is, how hard your water is in minerals. Minerals include salts of things like potassium, sodium, and magnesium, and other more complicated compounds. Light is as important as water when it comes to carnivorous plants. They need plenty of light to thrive. Lots of sunlight brings out the lush red of many carnivorous plants that make them attractive. Although most meat-eating plants consume insects, larger plants are capable of digesting reptiles and small mammals. Smaller carnivorous plants specialise in single-celled organisms (such as bacteria and protozoa) and aquatic examples also eat crustaceans, mosquito larvae and small fish. Never plant carnivorous plants in soil or potting compost, as these are too rich for them. How to plant outdoors Once their basic positioning is sorted, they are generally easy to care for and do not require huge amounts of care. Sunlight

Drosera – Sundew. Over 350 described species, with diversity centered in Australia, the Cape of South Africa, and South America, but native to most countries in temperate and tropical zones. Sundews come in a plethora of fantastic shapes, sizes, colors, and are among the most popular carnivorous plants to grow. A research experiment growing sarraceniasin mixes of peat-free growing media has so far been successful, with some outstanding results. These mixes have been produced from the ‘Peat-free Carnivores’ experiment carried out by the RHS, which tested five different peat-free blends against a peat control. So far, all five peat-free blends have provided better results than plants grown in peat. The plants used in the research experiment are Sarracenia leucophylla hybrid ( Sarracenia 'Juthatip Soper' x S. leucophylla) and Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. burkii.

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You can still enjoy its pretty flowers, often treating you to a variety of hues, from yellow to purple. Many carnivorous plants grow in the wild in boggy or swampy ground that is acidic and low in nutrients, so growerstraditionally used peat-based compost. The use of peat is soon to be banned in the U.K., and more sustainable options have been developed in recent years, such as milled pine-bark, other fibrous materials such as coir, or sustainably farmedlive sphagnum moss, combined with sharp sand or perlite. See the RHS policy on peat use. The green pitchers are flushed and veined with a deep purplish red, and there is a large lip at the top of each pitcher and an upright lid that is frilled around the edge.

It is found in Australia, and it traps its prey with stinky “tentacles” present on the plant’s outer part.

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This plant can survive under low temperatures and is very easy to grow. It has a very particular way of catching its prey. When grown indoors, most carnivorous plants can be kept in the container and compost that they were bought in, for at least the first year. Drosophyllum – Dewy Pine. From the lands around the Strait of Gibraltar. Unlike the dew of Drosera, the mucilage of the Dewy Pine is oily and runny, snaring hundreds of insects per plant. Its glue has been known to cause welts when applied to human skin.

These plants trap prey without moving parts through lures that attract them and waxy deposits that cause insects to fall into their pitchers. Aquatic, you guessed it, needs a constant water source. The best way to meet these needs is to place your bladderwort in a pot that doesn’t drain. Terrestrial and seasonal types do best sitting in a tray full of water. Tropical, on the other hand, needs a drained container to thrive. Depending on the variety of tropical butterwort, you may want to consider higher levels of coir in your mixture. The Venus fly traps are growing traps and catching bugs – but the largest traps won’t grow until later this season.This plant benefits from eating insects, and then the plant gets nitrogen and other nutrients from the digested insects. Triphyophyllum – Tri-leaf Sundew. A rare plant from coastal West Africa. Unlike any other carnivorous plant, it produces carnivorous leaves just once in its life-cycle, before it vines and flowers, reaching up to 100 feet into the rainforest canopy. It is distantly related to Drosophyllum and Drosera. For those who enjoy the look of succulents, then the Pinguicula gigantea will be to your taste. They have flowers too, which are usually purple. Bladderworts

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