Like many of you, I became fascinated with carnivorous plants the moment I first encountered them. How could there be such bizarre plant forms? I also began to appreciate the newly emerging Nepenthes pitchers.
After a while, I started collecting Venus flytraps, Sarracenia, sundews, Pinguicula, and Nepenthes. Initially, I kept them together in a desktop terrarium and provided them with uniform care. However, I soon realized that although they are all carnivorous plants, their condition began to deteriorate after some time growing indoors, to the point where I considered giving up on them.
It wasn't until I joined my first carnivorous plant group that I began to understand their native habitats and started providing them with differentiated and targeted care. Soon, their improved condition showed me that they were becoming happier.
Below are my cultivation tips, shared for beginners in the world of carnivorous plants.
|
Easy to difficult |
Light |
Watering |
Humidity |
Pot |
Substrate |
Special features |
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Pinguicula
|
10k lux
PPFD 200
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Alternate between dry and wet. | No need to increase humidity. | Low pot | Sphagnum moss mixed with a small amount of peat moss | It has a long blooming period |
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Nepenthes
|
8k-18klux
PPFD 200
|
Alternate between dry and wet. | Increase humidity to 85% | Standard pot | Sphagnum moss mixed with a small amount of peat moss | Nepenthes plants won't develop pitchers if the humidity is not sufficient |
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Sundew
|
25-35klux
PPFD 500+
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Alternate between dry and wet. | No need to increase humidity. | Standard pot | Dry sphagnum moss | |
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Venus Flytrap
|
25-35klux
PPFD 500+
|
Alternate between dry and wet; water after one dry day | No need to increase humidity. | Standard pot | Dry sphagnum moss | |
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Sarracenia
|
25-35klux
PPFD 500+
|
The roots sit on the water |
No need to increase humidity.
|
Standard pot | Dry sphagnum moss | Sarracenia requires a lot of light and will also go dormant |
Once I understood their characteristics and needs, I embarked on the LeGrow100 project. I designed a cultivation system specifically for Pinguicula, Nepenthes, Sarracenia, and Venus flytraps (sundews).
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