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title: "I now am the proud plant parent of 5 carnivorous plants that are each…"
description: "I now am the proud plant parent of 5 carnivorous plants that are each in 2 inch pots. I have 2 different sundews, 2 pinguiculas and a pitcher plant. I bought…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "happysoxdonkey"
published: "2025-07-25T22:10:34.204223Z"
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# I now am the proud plant parent of 5 carnivorous plants that are each…

_Posted by happysoxdonkey on 2025-07-25_

I now am the proud plant parent of 5 carnivorous plants that are each in 2 inch pots. I have 2 different sundews, 2 pinguiculas and a pitcher plant.

I bought them from Bountiful Gardens in Lawrenceville, NJ. They have an entire room of carnivorous plants and almost all of them sit in a a very shallow terra cotta bowl of rainwater. I asked if I should have them sit in a tray of water and the guy that helped me said that yes, since in nature they would be found in bogs they should have a little rain or distilled water in their trays. I have also read that they should NOT sit in water as their roots might rot. California Carnivores has a video that says the sundew can sit in water, the pinguiculas can until they are in dormancy, and the pitcher plant shouldn’t.

Anyone here that could offer advice on how to keep them healthy?

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## 2 comments

### Katomarose commented on 2025-07-26

Yea from what I've seen all can sit in water and should except the pitcher plant that just needs to stay very damp.

### Lynne commented on 2025-07-31

I agree with this advice. I wouldn’t use Terra cotta though. Minerals can leech into the water.

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