I went to a carnivorous class during the summer at Leu Gardens and bought them. Then there was a huge rainstorm and washed them out of their pots so I had to repot the whole lot of them. They're so small, I have them all in 1 very wide shallow pot.
They're all Florida natives so fingers crossed they thrive. I don't have a lot of new growth and they're not getting bigger but they're blooming so I have hope.
If memory serves, some of those plants don't get very large even when they're mature enough to bloom.
Have you fed them some flies yet? They probably need the nitrogen from their prey in order to do much growing. (I think?)
Back when I had cactus, I always fed mine a tiny bit of plant food each spring and watered them well. They grew quite well thanks to that and they bloomed each summer. (The key to raising them turned out to be giving them a cool winter's rest each year.)
I am so looking forward to seeing more pictures of your little carnivores! Best of luck!
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Lovely!
Are you raising them now or are these some wild plants that you've taken pictures of?
:^)
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I went to a carnivorous class during the summer at Leu Gardens and bought them. Then there was a huge rainstorm and washed them out of their pots so I had to repot the whole lot of them. They're so small, I have them all in 1 very wide shallow pot.
They're all Florida natives so fingers crossed they thrive. I don't have a lot of new growth and they're not getting bigger but they're blooming so I have hope.
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If memory serves, some of those plants don't get very large even when they're mature enough to bloom.
Have you fed them some flies yet? They probably need the nitrogen from their prey in order to do much growing. (I think?)
Back when I had cactus, I always fed mine a tiny bit of plant food each spring and watered them well. They grew quite well thanks to that and they bloomed each summer. (The key to raising them turned out to be giving them a cool winter's rest each year.)
I am so looking forward to seeing more pictures of your little carnivores! Best of luck!
:^)
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They're outside, in full sun, they're Florida natives and all and they should be catching bugs.
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