How to care for your Carnivorous Plant
Use these instructions to care for a Carnivorous Plant. This guide will tell you how to water a Carnivorous Plant; its light, temperature, humidity preferences and any additional care it might need to help it grow.
Carnivorous Trumpet Pitcher Judith Hindle
Your Pitcher Plant prefers bright indirect light. It will tolerate low light, but growth may slow.
Water when the top 25% of the soil is dry, do not allow the soil to dry out completely. Water until liquid flows through the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot and discard any water that has accumulated in the saucer. The pitchers of your plant need to maintain water at all times. If they appear to be dried out, add half an inch of filtered water or rainwater to each pitcher.
Your Pitcher Plant will greatly benefit from added humidity. They can tolerate lower humidity, but will often stop growing new pitchers and you might see some die-off of existing pitchers. You can add humidity for your pitcher plant by misting them, adding a humidifier nearby, or using a pebble tray.
Your Pitcher Plant will grow best in temperatures above 50 degrees.
Your plant does not need any fertilizer, as it gains nutrition from the insects it traps and digests. Using fertilizer can actually harm your plant as it is not used to living in nutrient-rich soils.
Your Pitcher Plant is mildly toxic and may cause digestive issues if ingested.
If you do not have many insects in your home and want to give them a little treat, you can feed them a recently dead or live insect such as a fly, roach, or spider once every month. Make sure that the insect fits into the pitcher easily.
Carnivorous Venosa Red
Your Carnivorous Venosa Red prefers bright indirect light. It will tolerate low light, but growth may slow.
Water when the top 25% of the soil is dry, do not allow the soil to dry out completely. Water until liquid flows through the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot and discard any water that has accumulated in the saucer. The pitchers of your plant need to maintain water at all times. If they appear to be dried out, add half an inch of filtered water or rainwater to each pitcher.
Your Carnivorous Venosa Red will greatly benefit from added humidity. You can add humidity for your pitcher plant by misting them, adding a humidifier nearby, or using a pebble tray.
Your Carnivorous Venosa Red will grow best in temperatures above 50 degrees.
Your Venosa Red does not need any fertilizer, as they gain nutrition from the insects they trap and digest. Using fertilizer can actually harm them, as they are not used to living in nutrient-rich soils.
Your Venosa Red is mildly toxic and may cause digestive issues if ingested.
If you do not have many insects in your home and want to give them a little treat, you can feed them a recently dead or live insect such as a fly, roach, or spider once every month. Make sure that the insect fits into the pitcher easily.
Carnivorous Venus Fly Trap
Your Venus Flytrap prefers bright indirect light. It will tolerate lower light, but growth may slow.
Water when the top 25% of the soil is dry, do not allow the soil to dry out completely. Water until liquid flows through the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot and discard any water that has accumulated in the saucer.
Your Venus Flytrap will greatly benefit from added humidity. You can add humidity for your Venus Flytrap by misting them, adding a humidifier nearby, or using a pebble tray.
Your Venus Flytrap will thrive in average room temperatures between 60-80 degrees.
Your Venus Fly Trap does not need any fertilizer, as it gains nutrition from the insects it traps and digests. Using fertilizer can actually harm it, as it is not used to living in nutrient-rich soils.
Your Venus Fly Trap is mildly toxic and may cause digestive issues if ingested.
If you do not have many insects in your home and want to give them a little treat, you can feed them a recently dead or live insect such as a fly, roach, or spider once every month. Make sure that the insect fits into their traps easily.
Nepenthes Pitcher Plant
Your Nepenthes Pitcher Plant prefers bright indirect light. It will tolerate low light, but growth may slow.
Water when the top 25% of the moss is dry, do not allow moss to dry out completely. Water until liquid flows through the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot and discard any water that has accumulated in the saucer. The pitchers of your plant need to maintain water at all times. If they appear to be dried out, add half an inch of filtered water or rainwater to each pitcher.
Your Nepenthes will greatly benefit from added humidity. They can tolerate lower humidity, but will often stop growing new pitchers and you might see some die-off of existing pitchers. You boost the humidity for your pitcher plant by misting them, adding a humidifier nearby, or adding a pebble tray under it.
Your Nepenthes will thrive in average room temperatures between 60-80 degrees.
This plant does not need any fertilizer, as it gains nutrition from the insects it traps and digests. Using fertilizer can actually harm your plant as it is not used to living in nutrient-rich soils.
Your Pitcher Plant is mildly toxic and may cause digestive issues if ingested.
If you do not have many insects in your home and want to give them a little treat, you can feed them a recently dead or live insect such as a fly, roach, or spider once every month. Make sure that the insect fits into the pitcher easily.
Sundew
Your Sundew prefers bright indirect light. It will tolerate lower light, but growth may slow.
Your Sundew likes to stay consistently moist. Do not allow the moss to dry out. Water when the top layer of moss has dried out, and water thoroughly until it comes out of the drainage hole in the bottom of the pot.
Your Sundew will benefit from added humidity. You can add humidity by misting them, adding a humidifier nearby, or using a pebble tray.
Your Sundew will thrive in average room temperatures between 50-80 degrees.
Your Sundew does not need any fertilizer, as it gains nutrition from the insects it traps and digests. Using fertilizer can actually harm it, as it is not used to living in nutrient-rich soils.
Your Sundew is mildly toxic and may cause digestive issues if ingested.
If you do not have many insects in your home and want to give them a little treat, you can feed them a recently dead or live insect such as a fly, ant, or gnat once every month. Make sure that the insect fits into their traps easily.
