Ferns are nice and all, but they arent exactly dynamic.
They look pretty, and as a bonus, these houseplants-that-should-not-be violate generally agreed upon rules of nature.
What are carnivorous plants?
(Underwater carnivore plants use suction, and ones that eat micro-organisms have other methods of attraction.)
Native to Borneo,Nepenthes Iowiiis a bowl-shaped plant with sweet nectar around its lid.
The nectar draws shrews, who excrete into the perfectly placed toilet bowl pitcher below.
Import some shrews from Borneo, and get to work growing your shit-plant, garden-master!)
Then they are slowly digested.
Pitcher plants
Pitcher plants trap insects more passively than other carnivorous plants.
Their vase-like leaves form a vessel for nectar.
What kind of soil do I need for a carnivorous plant?
Regular potting soil will kill a carnivorous plant.
Water them with distilled water insteadit doesnt contain the minerals that they hateand water them a lot.
The sundew, pitcher and Venus flytrap all come from swampy, humid places.
Plus, they wont be able to catch bugs in there, and isnt that the point?
Carnivorous plants need lots of lightuntil they dont.
Sundew plants have no winter dormancy needs.
Pruning your carnivore
If parts of your flytrap turn black, its perfectly normal.
Sundews are basically the same, although they dont need pruning very often.
That said: We all want to watch them trap and dissolve bugs.
With flytraps, feeding can be a tricky.
It takes a lot of energy to do its trick, man.
