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title: "Carnivorous Corner"
description: "Passion for leafy predators"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw"
language: "en"
modified: "2023-06-09T07:38:54.162Z"
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# Carnivorous Corner

Welcome to the Carnivorous Corner, where we cultivate our leafy predators with passion and share tips for a thriving meat-eating flora!

House plants. 8500 members, 1057 posts

## Posts

- [I just ordered my first pitcher plant! A nepenthes alata, I have sphagnum moss but what else/what should I do when she…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a8e7c9979b9bfceb23b130.md) (by Cat, 2023-07-08, 7 comments)
- [I need help with my sundew! First photo is now, second photo is what it looked like when I got it. When i first got the…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a8152a979b9b39fbf4e014.md) (by Marisa, 2023-07-07, 2 comments)
- [Heyo just was wondering on one question, I just got a Venus flytrap and it’s extremely healthy but I only have a north…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a74207779a9e6fede7fba1.md) (by phoebewags, 2023-07-06, 2 comments)
- [Hello! I am new to carnivorous plants. And I am about to get a flytrap. I was wondering what there is I need to know…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a730546132787035f7e760.md) (by Planta member, 2023-07-06, 5 comments)
- [I just purchased my first carnivorous plant. A pitcher plant. Any suggestions?](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a5c450680483662e96acd6.md) (by Zina, 2023-07-05, 2 comments)
- [I’ve been really wanting to get a small Venus flytrap, and I have a question that’s probably really weird. Can Venus…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a59b43fa92036dc51ca808.md) (by Aubrey, 2023-07-05, 1 comment)
- [She’s not eating. I picked the healthiest looking trap and nothing is the abt to big is she just not ready to receive a…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a4a7b83e995574c432305b.md) (by Zan~ Anxious Planter, 2023-07-04, 3 comments)
- [Lily's first time opening up🥰 I feel like a proud mama.](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a2d4eebe5a1815fe73e749.md) (by Mai, 2023-07-03, 1 comment)
- [First time VFTer here and I need any help I can get! I bought her with a long flower stalk so I let it bloom. Well now…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a1c8c37c69af841bd09ba9.md) (by Laura, 2023-07-02, 3 comments)
- [Of 4 stems and two flower stalks I’ve got one left and I think it’s a good-un! There is an itty bitty baby trap coming…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a1c3640f6395d016c90e65.md) (by AlyssaMonkey, 2023-07-02, 0 comments)
- [Been having some issues with my pitched plant that I can’t figure out. It’s only on a couple leaves but I don’t want it…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649f750119c6b25dae380c33.md) (by Brooke, 2023-07-01, 1 comment)
- [It is very happy, but no pitchers! I am using tap water, should I switch to distilled? Should I fertilize? Can anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649f1226d8c1999454610b05.md) (by PitcherPerson, 2023-06-30, 4 comments)
- [Trying to nurse this baby back to health. It used to be a pretty decent size but then just started dying, so I cut off…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649efea219c6b2bf8d1dd94c.md) (by Kristin, 2023-06-30, 3 comments)
- [just got this baby akai ryu in an attempt to nurse him back to health. wish me luck 🥲](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649ebab7c25ef401aa711b5f.md) (by Deonte, 2023-06-30, 3 comments)
- [Cuteness alert!!! (zoom in for maximum effect x)](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649eab4734c75442c72fc760.md) (by Nic, 2023-06-30, 2 comments)
- [Lily is from a kit I bought from Home depot, this Saturday will make 4 weeks since I potted her. I was hoping if…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649e0483d8da5c4dbde803e5.md) (by Mai, 2023-06-29, 6 comments)
- [Got this gal in the mail today! I’m studying up on how to care for her. Just got some distilled water and brought the…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649de3db546b2b5cd2fb0690.md) (by Meg, 2023-06-29, 5 comments)
- [My Venus flytrap from a kit is growing now too! My pitcher plant has five growth points already :) I know I just did an…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649cae49d31be585b6324eeb.md) (by Eliya, 2023-06-28, 0 comments)
- [Just picked these babies up from Carnivero here in ATX. The flytrap has been named “King Henry” per Carnivero and we’re…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649b66aeb00d79f3b04bdcdb.md) (by Taylor G, 2023-06-27, 2 comments)
- [Got this fly trap from a store a month or two ago, decided to try and save it as it wasn’t doing well. Cut off the dead…](https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/649b0c2e2532989bc6ee1789.md) (by Bison, 2023-06-27, 4 comments)

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