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Hello! I go by B, and I like growing tropical plants. I am hoping to get help potting, displaying, and tricks/tips on growing Carnivorus plants. I grow pings, nepenthes, drosera, pitchers, VFT, monstera, pothos, and I’m learning alocacia and philodendron care now :]
I just bought my first carnivorous plants(!!!!) and have no idea what I’m doing. They seem to be Venus fly traps and pitcher plants in a pre-made bog. One chunk of the Venus fly traps was already dead (see empty brown spot). I bought some distilled water, but now what? The pitchers are filled with gnats (yay!) but the fly traps are itty bitty. Do I need to repot? Fill it in with more plants? How often should I be watering? Help! I’m banking on these little friends to help with my gnat problem so I want to make sure I’m paying them for their efforts 😂
The first of my pings to flower (emarginata x cyclosecta) and she put out three all at once 😍😍
Any advice to keep this pitcher plant healthy?
I left my Venus fly trap outside so it could get some sun, three days later..and many, many, inches of 🌧️ rain 🌧️. I remembered 😱 it was outside and found it submerged in water. 🤯 on the bright side it prefers a moist environment, probably a bit too wet for its liking, eh? 🤔. Currently undrowned & leaving it be. Now what? -waiting to see
Pot seems so small for this big guy, should I re pot?
Question how long will a Venus fly trap survive in the desert region outside?
👋 Plant Newbie here! My first carnivorous plant - would appreciate any advice! Thanks!
Hi there, folks, I rescued a very sorry looking flytrap from B&Q today. Hopefully I can give it a chance. Do you think I should snip off the leaves that are partially closed? There are some growing so I'm hoping it will be replenished. I'm in the UK so luckily there's no shortage of rain water for me to collect, but it's getting dark here and I don't have a grow light. What should I do regarding it's winter dormancy?
Update on my my pitcher! Giving my pitcher a lot of light and using freeze-dried bloodworms to feed. Can really see in the difference of the traps that grew before/after i got it
Got a Venus fly trap from Trader Joe’s, any tips on how to give it a long happy life ☺️. I’m building the terrain so far I got a glass bowl, moss, and carnivorous plant soil.
Rescued this baby from Trader Joe’s where she was not doing well!!! Already looking better, but would appreciate any tips. I’ve already repotted her and have her under a grow light now.
Got this hanging pitcher plant back in April! He’s eating good in my neighborhood lol
Good Noon! My son chose this VFT while I was looking @ other plants and ummmm….yep we are learning along the way. :)
I have had this pitcher plant for about a month. It has grown a lot and toppled over to one side. I was rotating it about once a week, but now with all the growth on one side should I keep that side facing the more direct sunlight. Should it be trellised?
My first open pitcher! So exciting!
Pygmy sundews doing well!
Drosera nidiformis seedlings!
My first pinguicula flower! This beauty is pinguicula Estrellita ✨🌸
Cute little pinguicula elhersiae
