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Talkback: Carnivorous plants

Hi, can carnivorous plants grow in an unheated greenhouse all year round Im growing a Venus fly trap and a Pitcher plant from seed. They have both germinated into small seedlings. Any ideas as to how long they take to mature? huh... Sarracena by Peat bog lover

28/11/2011 18:37:32

by carnivorousplants

sarracenia purpurea v. slugs

....wouldn't go hungry in my garden !!! did you find it easy to grow / take care of? I only started growing carnivorous plants last year but up to now it seems to be surviving. I also have a sundew and a venus flytrap. I wouldn't say they are difficult by Dansgirl

27/01/2013 22:04:05

by Jean R

Carniverous Plants

've just aquired some of my favourite plants ! I love my little carnivores. I've got a venus, a pitcher and a sundew . I stand mine in a tray of rainwater and have no problems at all. They like to be exposed to at least six hours of sunlight a day (haha by sotongeoff

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07/07/2012 08:37:04

by jean riley

Carniverous plants

I've recently acquired some carniverous plants. Up to now I have a venus fly trap, a sundew and a pitcher plant . Fascinating little creatures . I'm just wondering has anybody else got any and has had any success with growing them ? Mine seem by jean riley

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25/06/2012 18:08:13

by jean riley

Problems with dwarf beans

be damping off - never experienced it before. The only thing I can think of is that OH keeps his carnivorous plants in a large tray filled with water - quite near my seedlings. Maybe that's the problem ?? Are dwarf beans particularly prone to it ? Otherwise I by Daisy Cottage

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15/05/2012 13:32:15

by Daisy Cottage

Tiny black flies

the plant out a month ago, and have since started growing some new chilli plant seedlings in the same area, and lo-and-behold the flies are back. We do have a couple of other plants in the room but you don't really ever notice any of the flies around them by Huntertony

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16/02/2013 10:53:58

by Flowerchild

Biggest Aspidistra ???

I was reading a post somewhere and it was mentioned that only people of a certain age still grow these plants - just hoping pic is ok ! Had to do a lot of re-sizing. Well , here's Archie - 25 years old and still thriving. He has 50 plus leaves by jean riley

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19/07/2012 15:48:33

by Maud is in the garden

Mystery Plant

Ampullaria, which is a sort of carnivorous pitcher plant. I don't know the fruit, the leaves are a bit like citrus fruits, but I can't see the fruit clearly enough. Great pictures ThaiGer Hi GUYS I think know this might to be a` red robin`, I have two in my by bookmonster

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03/01/2013 13:12:45

by Ladybird4

What's loving all this rain?

this month lots of slugs & snails plants soggy loads of couch grass garden a mess as too wet to work in it, fed up My carnivorous plants are loving the rain . I'm putting them out everyday and they're putting on loads of growth - 2 new traps on the venus fly by Leggi

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18/07/2012 16:57:33

by Sparklepinksunflower

wasps nest

that wasps are carnivorous and eat insects which eat our plants, if it isn't, personally I'd leave it alone. They'll be gone when the frosts arrive anyway. If you're bent on destruction, as sotongeoff says, you should wait until dusk, when they have all by Kathy 2

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10/08/2012 18:54:12

by rosa rugosa

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