Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Carnivorous plants for beginners
6
items No need for bug sprays or sticky paper when you have these beauties in your home.
Sections
3
Sticky leaves
Hinged trap
Tube or vase shaped
Sticky leaves
These are great for catching gnats & midges
Use rain water, not tap water & gently remove old brown, dead bits with scissors. Great for catching midges & mosquitos, you can even pick up the pot and chase the midges round to see if you can catch them with the sticky bits.
Sundews
Pretty, decent sized flowers on these. As usual, use rain water, not tap water. Another one that is great for catching midges & small flies. Gently remove the old, brown leaves from underneath with scissors or just pull them & they will detac...
Butterworts
Hinged trap
The classic carnivorous plant
Very important thing with Venus Fly Traps is to cut off the flower stalks, otherwise the plant will put its energy into making seed & will most probably die later. Don't buy plants that have been allowed to flower. Use rain water, not tap water. ...
Venus flytrap
Tube or vase shaped
Very good at trapping larger flies and wasps
Probably my favourite as they are just so unusual. Use rain water. Snip off the pitcher when they are totally brown & dead, but leave the leaf intact. Not seen one flower yet.
Tropical Pitcher Plant
These can grow pretty tall and be very impressive, they can withstand cold temperatures and one of mine is outside all year long in the UK. If they catch a bee, I put a stick inside the trumpet so the bee can climb on and escape. Mainly water with ra...
Trumpet pitchers
These are a shorter, wider verison of a trumpet pitcher, care is the same as the trumpet; use rain water for preference. Due to the wider shape these don't seem to catch bees as much, so they might be better if you are concerned about catching bees i...
Purple pitcher plant