Carnivorous plants they trap and especially consume insects, to supplement the lack of nutrients in their habitats.
To take care of a carnivorous plant, it is necessary to understand that they are plants very similar to any other plant and not a hybrid of plant and animal.
There are 600 species of carnivorous plants in the world very different from each other, they belong to 7 families and 15 different genera.
The cultivation of carnivorous plants is essentially very simple, as long as the right conditions are known and respected. It is important to point out that many carnivorous plants require high levels of humidity, therefore, to be able to grow them at home it is necessary to set up a terrarium.
It must be well lit (possibly from direct sun), it must be protected from sudden drafts and must be relatively humid. Provided that it is kept indoors, the ideal place can be a sunny window sill but it also lends itself very well to cultivation in terrariums.
The watering must be rainy or distilled, since the presence of limestone is very harmful to its roots. Acidity and the absence of limestone are two essential factors. To complete the watering process, you can mist your plants using a spray bottle once or twice a day.
The carnivorous plant needs acidic, well-drained soil.
The soil must essentially consist of highly acidic sphagnum peat, possibly mixed with 1/3 of sand (absolutely not calcareous) to favor drainage.
Precautions
Never apply fertilizers to the soil in any way. They represent a real poison for all carnivorous plants, capable of bringing the plant to death in a short time. Feeding through the capture of prey is important, but not essential. Carnivorous plants are able to survive and grow even in the absence of "prey", so avoid "feeding" it with squashed flies or pieces of meat, which would not only be useless, but could cause a real "indigestion" . If you really want to feed your plant, you need to get relatively small and above all live prey. Mosquitoes are particularly welcome. But, beyond the attraction that seeing your plant "eat" a mosquito can arouse, it is better to play with the traps as little as possible and leave the plant to its natural and spontaneous nutrition. If you are looking for an interesting plant, carnivores may be just what you have been looking for! In Hypergreen you will find a dedicated space, where you can find carnivorous plants of different types and sizes from the most common to the less known ones.
