CARNIVEROUS PLANTS

[Sluggy]

I have a small collection of a variety of Carniverous plants which are very tiny compared to some pictures I have seen on this forum. Most are easy to look after as they sit in water and can stand low temperatures in my very small green house The monkey cups take a lot more looking after and are in the house. You have to pour the water in from the top and let them drip dry. Being squeamish I feed them on gold fish flakes and pellets and also use a feed spray.
I buy mine from Hampshire Carnivorous Plants which has an excellent web site with lengthy care instructions

 

[Meadowlark]

Thanks for posting. Not to be pushy, but could you post some photos also.

I'm just a beginner at growing these very interesting plants and looking to pick up all the info I can. I also have the Monkey cup, but it is outside in my "mini bog". It seems to be doing fine so far...wondering what extra looking after they take?

Other plants include pitcher plants, sun dews, bladderwort, and butterwort. Talk about tiny...those "worts" are super small.

 

[Sluggy]

Monkey cups do not like the cold. Lost several when I watered them outside and forgot about them then we had a late frost which killed them all and had to be replaced. Pictures of Monkey Cups and Cobra Lillies indoors. A few of everything else in my very small green house.

 

[Meadowlark]

Very cool. Yes the monkey cup is considered tropical, I believe. Everything else I have is native here and will stay outside.

Nice pitchers there, a really interesting plant.

 

[Sluggy]

Very cool. Yes the monkey cup is considered tropical, I believe. Everything else I have is native here and will stay outside.

Nice pitchers there, a really interesting plant.

I meant to add do not use any liquid fertiliser on them or if the bog garden becomes a bit dry only use collected rain water or distilled water as fertiliser and tap water will kill them.

 

[Meadowlark]

... only use collected rain water or distilled water as fertiliser and tap water will kill them.

Yes, I was aware of that but just recently I became aware that even my well water is bad for them...too many minerals. That has necessitated setting up a rainwater application system which I'm still perfecting. It has also necessitated sheltering the mini bog from the water provided via my automated sprinkler system...well water. It's getting a bit complex but so far enjoying it.

 

[Meadowlark]

It's just fascinating to me that fertilizer will kill them. So will soil nutrients. I've visited a preserve near me where they grow in abundance in the wild. Simply fascinating.