awww - its so cute. What kind of sauce are you going to use on its flies Stllmanz?
Spoted a newbie mistake there When ever transplanting CP's wait at least 1 week before feeding them. They have to get used to the move and if they go into transplant shock and are eating, it has the chance of doing serious damage.stillmanz said:ok this is what the wife got me. I repotted it in a mix of peat and spaghmum moss gave it a huge drink, and a feed it ate 4 black bugs from the garden.
Here's a GREAT source of CP's, Cook's Carnivorous Plants.stillmanz said:I'm gonna look into some nice vft types I smell dollars on the side lol.
I already sourced some small skull shaped pots .....
Good site, lots of plants. Their pitcher plants seem pritty expensive though, and by pritty, I mean extremely, lol.stillmanz said:http://www.triffidpark.com.au/htm_pages/collectors_carnivorous_plants.htm
I got in contact with these kind folk, they got an amazing selection.
stillmanz said:the variety I have is "Fang" thats what the tag said, nice example plant photo on this site.
Slightly confused about what you mean. Did you mean it posted everything I've posted (same advice, etc?)chilehunter said:IGG - I looked at that 1 link you posted & it says the same thing about every VFT plant or whatever you want to call them.
Meanest is "Cross Teeth" and alot of the blood read verieties (Red Dragon, Paranaha (sp?)) look really mean. Cool looking one for fun I would say is Bart Simpson (can't actually trap a bug but cool anyways). But what's really cool is when you get a mouth that's 2 inches + on a Southern Giant VFT that closes in a fraction of a second....what a sightchilehunter said:what the biggest, meanest, cool looking VFT there is ?
Pitcher plants give off intesely bight UV light that attract bugs like no other CP out there. On top of that they secreat sugary substances mixed with toxins (termed "Nepenthes Drool") that also attract bugs (there are some medicinal qualities that are being researched on that as well). They are shapped like a pitcher of beer (for the lack of better description) and at the bottom are FILLED with a pool of digestive enzimes.chilehunter said:whats the deal with pitcher plants ? something goes inside the pitcher & it closes the top & then kills & eats them ?
dont the animal just break or chew their way out of it ?
GrumpyBear said:i'm looking at 'sarracenia purpurea' any thoughts? its the kind they grow on nfld...
imaguitargod said:I would say their more "beauty plants" than anything.
imaguitargod said:Slightly confused about what you mean. Did you mean it posted everything I've posted (same advice, etc?)