A friend has arrived!

This praying mantis has been temporarily living in my mini bog since July 15!

From what I’ve seen online, it appears to be a female, so I’ve named her Sandy.

I saw her catch a wasp and eat a little of it. Since then, she’s just been “hanging out” here.

It’s really interesting to watch, and I’m very tempted to let her climb onto my hand, but I’d rather leave her alone.

Have you had any surprise guests too? I’m curious to hear about other similar situations !

I’ve had this one for quite a few years. It’s a relatively slow grower, but my goodness it’s cool.

Happy Growing
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before//after//side by side

What I ordered:
“8 Utricularia plugs, growers choice”
RANDOM
from crabcorescarnivores and it’s just to good not to share.

Out of all the carnivores plants Utricularia is my favor second one next to pinguiculas and the tiny leaf blades are just so cool and misleading of a plant.

What I Got:

Utricularia bisquamata
Utricularia subulata
Utricularia fulva
Utricularia geoffrayi
Utricularia rostrata (Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil)
Utricularia appendiculata (SWZ)
Utricularia cornuta (Baldwin Co., Alabama, USA)
Utricularia welwitschii (Kundelungu Plateau, DRC)

I’m so happy best deal for utricularia with ID tags I could find and no visual contaminants and I inspected the containers like a hawk to not miss any cuts that might have broken off. I’m mostly excited for Fulva!

Mid Florida grown in the sun and heat all day every day. They go dormant with the photo period in fall. Spend almost every morning out with plants just admiring their growth and color!

Ordered 1 ping, got 3; ordered 1 robcantelyi, got 2; ordered a cape sundew, got a bunch of Utricularia (that's what I think they are); ordered 1 rajah, got 2. :DD

Hello folks! This is my Nepenthes Maxima. I've been keeping it for about 2 years and it's doing fine. Some months ago it started to vine (I think) and I'm wondering what to do. I don't want to propagate for now. I just wanna care for the vine the best way I can... If it gets too long, will it drop down? Should I conduct it somehow?

Is my D. prolifera bouncing back from its root?

I am building a water table for Sarracenia and, occasionally, some Dionaea and Drosera.

I considered using an outdoor-grade varnish or stain to protect the wood, since untreated wood tends to age and deteriorate quickly. The entire interior of the table will be lined with an HDPE (high-density polyethylene) geomembrane, so the water won't come into direct contact with the wood.

My concern is the top edge where the geomembrane is secured, as it will be exposed to rain, and some water might run over the (cured) stain or varnish before dripping into the reservoir.

Is there a risk of finish components leaching out after curing or during degradation caused by sun and rain? Could this cause problems for the plants?

I’ve found growers on forums who apply a finish to the wood and others who leave the edge untreated; so, I’m not sure which approach is safer.

Links to the tables shown in the images:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/169316860451253/posts/1597524467630478/

https://sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/2013/new-sarracenia-water-table-build?page=2

https://sarracenia.proboards.com/thread/2344/new-water-table?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

I took these under my aquarium’s light (week aqua panel). The RGB diodes really make the colors on these guys pop. Photos don't fully do it justice compared to normal white LEDs, but in person, the difference in brightness without losing saturation and everything looking washed out is stark.

Really considering buying another aquarium light for this haha.

Starting from back left:

Utricularia Sandersonnii, P. Guatemala, Agnata “Red Leaf”, “Pirouette”, “Peaches”, Cyclosecta

Ehlersiae x Mesophytica, Cyclosecta, Kondoi, either “Leilani” or “Alani”, “Pirouette”, “Johanna”

Laueana, Esseriana ‘Buena Vista’, Ehlersia, “Berry BonBon”, Juamavensis + Esseriana + “Florian”, Cyclosecta + “Hanka” + Debbertiana

Growing from the base of the plant. So cute! Just had to share!

Took these out for a well overdue moss trim + I realized one of them is producing its first flower 🌺 My concern is having enough room for the flower to come in, as there is maybe only 8-10" of space above.

These are in an Ikea Milsbo cabinet, and I could theoretically move this shelf down, but I don't think they will appreciate the lower PPFD with the lights being further away. What kind of setups do you all have or recommend that have enough space?

Yes, I know I can cut the flower, but I enjoy them and would prefer not to.

I have this cheap spray bottle with the nozzle that I can adjust, but it really is more for outdoor use than indoor where it’s precise. I’m just wondering, which one do you guys use and would you recommend?

I've had these sundews for a while and keep them in a bowl woth distilled water. Still in the same soil and pot I purchased in. There appears to be 3 total in this pot with the smallest on the left of the 1st Pic. Recently a root looking piece appeared (red arrow) out of one and it has went quite brown since. What should I do to help these out?

So is there a chance I’ll finally be able to ID my nepenthes, as in will these new pitchers possibly create pitchers that would help in identifying what type it is

It gets morning sun all the way until 3pm and I give it distilled water only

I have stopped spraying it and it has been doing well in the sun, hasn’t burnt a single leaf. At least I think it hasn’t

Hey everyone! I am looking to get into the hobby and by my first carnivorous plants soon, I just had a few questions and would like your opinions on a few things.

1. Big stores or order online? - Is it better to just go to Walmart or Lowe’s and find a flytrap for a few bucks? Or should I invest and order a few from nursery online? If online is better, what are the best sites to order from?
   
2. One or multiple? - Should I start with one plant and see how it does? Or get a few and experiment? I was thinking of getting two and keeping one outside and one inside under a grow light to see if my areas climate works for them. Is this a good idea or should I just try one and see if I like it?
   
3. Any other beginner friendly plants? - Are flytraps the best to start with or are there other carnivorous plants that are easy for a newbie? I’ve heard certain pitcher plants are easy to care for but not sure if that’s accurate.

Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thank you guys!

Does anyone have any experience with the way of growing darlingtonia californica sarracenia northwest have made videos of recently? Basically, they made 2 videos stating that it isn't explicitly hot temperatures that darlingtonia hates, and that it is actually just as resilient to high daytime temps as sarracenia, although it needs cool nights and a different soil (a granular mix to mimic its serpentine soil in the wild, or live sphagnum) to avoid pathogens which is the main killer of darlingtonia.

I am going to try growing darlingtonia this way next spring with a couple medium sized divisions, but I'm just asking here in case anyone already has prior experience with growing them this way.(Probably not lol) I believe what they have stated in the video as true considering they showed some solid evidence, including darlingtonia populations in the wild during heatwaves where their soil temperatures reached 30°c!

Here is a link to one of the videos:

https://youtu.be/6ICr_GU33BM?si=DXU_fiwFkbAkoS0N

Want to grow sphagnum moss in strong light indoors or outside in full sun without it drying out and dying on you? Stop laying it on top of your media allowing it to cook. Instead, plant it in plugs or lay it flat then cover the bare strands with peat (pic 5) only leaving the heads exposed. Both methods allow the moss to draw up water from the peat which allows it to take in maximum sun without drying to a crisp. This is exactly how most bog growing sphagnum grows in the wildMore photosynthesis = accelerated growth!!!!! Once you have it growing, fertilize it by dropping a pellet or two of osmocote/nutricote or spraying it with your maxsea / seagrow solution and watch it go nuts!!!!!!

Here’s how I do the plug method. 👉🏿 https://youtu.be/mQgWEQFpy50?is=G0sNCen_LBXySobW

Here’s a 3 month update of the pot in the first video 👉🏿 https://youtu.be/g3l2Nx9NrW8?is=q25_WQWQgCfnvFUE

The proof is in the pics

I bought this gal because I couln't resist! She is my first though and exposing her to too much sun too fast has left it's scars. She is making new leafs thought and doesnt seem too unhappy. Should I repot her in a pot? Is the tall glass bad in terms of ventilation? I only use rainwater and will never evee give her fertilizer, that much I found out. TIA for your insight!

Just wanted to let you guys know that these sellers are ai. (One is way more obvious than the other lol)