| Light: | MEDIUM LIGHT | | Plant Care: | | | "DIONAEA: | | Facts: | | | DIONAEA:
Dionaea species are commonly known as Venus Fly Traps. They are hinged, rounded, 2 lobed green leaves with stiff margined spines and 3 or 4 sensitive hairs in the center of each lobe. When an insect touches the hairs, the hinge mechanism is triggered and the leaves close, trapping the insect. Winter and early summer leaves are 3 to 6 inches with traps 1 to 1ΒΌ inches long. They bear 3 to 10 white flowers in early to mid summer.
DROSERA:
The 160 different species of Drosera can be found all over the world, with the exception of the Arctic and Anarctic. The common name is Sundew, which refers to the mucilage that is found in the glands on the leaves. The common name contrasts with the morbid side of the plants, as they are carnivorous. Sundews form rosettes of leaves with glands protruding from the surface of the leaf. At the end of each of these glands is a drop of sticky mucilage, which doubles as both lure and snare for insect prey.
NEPENTHES:
Nepenthes ventricosa is commonly referred to as the Red Pitcher Plant.
Its is a low grower with compact leaves and red pitchers with red variegation.
The variety grows as a climbing or scrambling vine.
SARRACENIA:
Sarracenia purpurrea is known as Pitcher-plant, Flytrap, Sidesaddle Plant, Huntsman's Cup, and Frog's Britches, and characteristically occurs in bogs, savannas, and flat woods. The very wettest parts of bogs are favored.
This wide ranging species has two subspecies. The northern subspecies is S. purpurea subspecies purpurea, and is found as far south as New Jersey. From there it ranges north along the eastern seaboard up to Maine. It is found throughout the Great Lakes region, and its range even stretches through vast areas of Canada. This subspecies is very tricky to grow in captivity, and requires winter dormancy.
The southern subspecies, S. purpurea subspecies venosa occurs throughout the gulf coastal plain, and north up to New Jersey. It is one of the easiest Sarracenia to grow. |
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