Carnivorous plants are not as hard to take care of as most people think. Sundews are literally an invasive species in New Zealand, and Venus flytraps are from South Carolina. The reason they seem hard to take care of is because many companies that sell carnivorous plants provide incorrect care instructions or pot them in the wrong type of soil. Most likely as a planned obsolescence scheme to get people to buy more. Learn the proper care instructions, and they’re extremely hardy.
Unfortunately, I don’t have much that I can share with you on that front.
But it reminds me of searching for protocols when doing a science experiment - everyone says something different. What I learned is to look at multiple sites and then take the “average” of all of them. Tends to work pretty well
Carnivorous plants are not as hard to take care of as most people think. Sundews are literally an invasive species in New Zealand, and Venus flytraps are from South Carolina. The reason they seem hard to take care of is because many companies that sell carnivorous plants provide incorrect care instructions or pot them in the wrong type of soil. Most likely as a planned obsolescence scheme to get people to buy more. Learn the proper care instructions, and they’re extremely hardy.
Do you have a favorite site for plant soil/care guidance?
I’m not particularly interested in carnivorous plants, but plants in general, and I often see sites with conflicting info.
Unfortunately, I don’t have much that I can share with you on that front.
But it reminds me of searching for protocols when doing a science experiment - everyone says something different. What I learned is to look at multiple sites and then take the “average” of all of them. Tends to work pretty well
The Carolinas are an amazing place for carnivorous plants. Over 30 species of them including Venus fly traps are native to the area.