Pitcher plants are carnivorous, which means that they eat insects and other small creatures. It's a type of plant that uses modified leaves referred to as pitfall traps to trap insects; the traps...
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The glistening balls of "dew," material present on Drosera sundew, are known as mucilage. If your Sundew doesn't have any dew on it, you may not be growing it correctly. Low humidity is the most...
A mild acidic, moist soil is needed for the Venus flytrap. Growing a Venus flytrap in sand and peat moss is much easier, providing a small amount of acidity and keeping soil from being too wet. Venus...
Like their more traditional relatives, carnivorous plants do fuel themselves through photosynthesis. In addition to sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, and various elements like nitrogen are also...
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants with pitcher-shaped leaves that form a pitfall trap. Insects and other small prey are attracted to the sweet-smelling nectar on the lip of the pitcher's opening....
Venus flytraps have a slow growth rate. However, when they reach maturity, they can grow as high as twelve inches and about nine inches wide. The traps themselves can grow an inch or more in length....