A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Carnivorous Insectivores House plants?

Can someone tell me why this is in house plants? Most insectivores live outside in bog gardens. Venus fly traps might be famous but they aren't real plants. Not like sarracenia, darlingtonia, nepenthes etc.

Thanks Bill. I wasn't really annoyed (well not very) but exotics are my thing and I was a bit afraid I would be classed with my Aunt Gladys with her aspidistra in the corner. LOL. Suppose you'll get a few teething problems.

The only carnivores that survive the climate here are the sundews. Carnivores are great terrarium plants which is why they ended in HP. but it makes no difference to me as long as people find the forum somewhere.

webwise I keep my Napenthes inside during the winter and outside in spring untill it gets above 95 and 100 degrees and stays there then it comes back inside So it makes sense this should be in house plants as my neighbor keeps hers inside years round as a matter of fact I have stated a leave cutting off my picture plant and I'm not planning on taking it out untill it is aleast a year old and them I'll slowly take it out remember Texas gets Verrrryyyy hot and Dry so it serves our pitchers to keep inside certains times of the year!!

Must be pretty difficult to have temperatures like that. I don't risk my nepenthes, I lift them in early November from the bog and put them under glass (with no heating) until April but everything else just stays outside all year. The Darlingtonias particularly have to have a cold spell for dormancy and sarracenias certainly don't mind a couple of months sleep.

What do you mean VFTs aren't real plants? Of coarses they are.

There ARE some carnivorous plants that HAVE to be inside before first frost, such as Sundews and Neps for instance.

Tom

Sooo Right Tom!!

Of course the venues fly trap is a real plant ,it needs light,water,soil and don't forget love.You can still find them growing wild in the southern parts of the appalachian mountains.Some I've seen growing as far north as virginia.