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Carnivorous Plants.

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  • 04-06-2008, 11:09 PM
    Aric
    Carnivorous Plants.
    Something ive become obsessed with lately.

    Nepenthes Ventricosa or tropical pitcher plant
    http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ntricosa1a.jpg
    http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...entricosa2.jpg
    http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...entricosa3.jpg

    more pics of some of the other plants to come ;).
  • 04-06-2008, 11:17 PM
    jknudson
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Those are cool! I wish I had more of a green thumb...every plant I've ever cared for has died!
  • 04-06-2008, 11:36 PM
    python.princess
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    i love carnivorous plants! i grew a few of them in horticulture class... but that seems like AGES ago now!
  • 04-07-2008, 02:05 PM
    Aric
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
  • 04-07-2008, 02:15 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Those are cool looking Aric :gj:
  • 04-07-2008, 02:27 PM
    Patrick Long
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Those look Sticky Icky
  • 04-07-2008, 02:31 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Patrick Long View Post
    Those look Sticky Icky

    Aww cmon PATTY CAKES your the bakers man :8: :8: :8:.Just hope no one wants to call you STICKY BUNS :rofl::rofl::rofl:.No i am not hitting on you just for the record lol
  • 04-07-2008, 02:37 PM
    Patrick Long
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by joepythons View Post
    No i am not hitting on you just for the record lol

    LIES!!!
  • 04-07-2008, 02:38 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Patrick Long View Post
    LIES!!!

    Sorry to break your heart :weirdface :weirdface :rofl: :rofl: :8:
  • 04-07-2008, 02:48 PM
    Patrick Long
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
  • 04-07-2008, 03:07 PM
    tigerlily
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    I love that pitcher plant. Beautiful.

    Too bad, I'm like Jason. I have no talent for keeping plants alive for very long. I have the black thumb of DEATH for plants, which is why I have mostly plastic ones in my house. :oops:

    Although I am trying for a garden this spring, so hopefully SOMETHING will grow. :rolleyes:
  • 04-07-2008, 03:54 PM
    _Venom_
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Everytime I touch a plant it dies.
    I've had some regular ol' venus flytraps, but never lasted.
  • 04-07-2008, 04:32 PM
    Sasquatch Art
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Oh they are so pretty! I had a venus flytrap a for a while but when I was watching my aunts puppy it dug it up...so there went that:rolleyes:
  • 04-07-2008, 04:32 PM
    Aric
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    This particular pitcher plant is super easy to grow, just give it the right soil mix, sit it next to a window or on a windowsill and water it every 3 days, these like to be watered alot. The only problem is you can only use pure water with carnivorous plants (rainwater, RO water, distilled) other than that, its really a simple plant to grow.
  • 04-07-2008, 04:51 PM
    Entropy
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    They are so awesome. I love carnivorous plants however I kill them so fast. My mother has a half green thumb, mine is black. I did manage to keep an air fern alive for a year though. :D
  • 04-07-2008, 04:57 PM
    Aric
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Heres another one, I would say this one is easier then the nepenthes to grow.

    Sarracenia or North American pitcher plant. These are also very easy to grow.
    http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...arracenia1.jpg
  • 04-07-2008, 05:12 PM
    Corrupter
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Hmmm where did you get the plants from. I like the sundew one...
  • 04-07-2008, 05:16 PM
    Aric
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Corrupter View Post
    Hmmm where did you get the plants from. I like the sundew one...

    I got most of these through trades, but you can find them at local garden centers/greenhouses. Some will carry them and some wont. You can also get them at lowes or home depot but they are usually not in the best of health. There are also online places that sell them.
  • 04-07-2008, 06:46 PM
    python.princess
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    Cool! the sundew was always my fave!
  • 04-07-2008, 06:59 PM
    missi182
    Re: Carnivorous Plants.
    I try to keep plants that are on similar watering schedules i.e. once every 2 weeks, or once a month. Anything that needs more than that for watering I end up killing:( I was looking at a few of the same plants you have posted the other day, but quickly decided they would not survive under my care. Odd thing eh? I fuss over my bp and the cleanliness of his enclosure and water, yet I can't remember to water a plant....sigh.

    Anyway, lovely pictures, and if you get any shots of your plants with flies in them, do share:) I used to feed my carnivorous freshly dead flies and they would close up and suck em dry! Before they all died that is...
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