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carnivorous plants ..... coz folk were asking!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: SumpMagnet on December 07, 2021, 07:13:39 PM ---Great things to keep on a sunny windowsill, fascinating to watch...and a good way of dealing with some of the pesky flying things that get in the house, and can;t get out again!
This is my biggest plant....
It's a venus flytrap, dionaea muscipula to the fancy talkers. This specimen is a 'B52' variant, one of the biggest. A well developed plant can make traps up to 5cm across, thoguh this one mostly has traps 3-4cm across. They are basically green....but have a central part of the trap that goes pinkish....probably to help lure in those flys. In some variants, it can get very pronounced as well. The more sunlight it gets, the redder it goes.
But the flytraps are the active hunters :)
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That big Venus plant looks a beauty - we had a lovely Pitcher plant that grew nicely for over a year but I did something wrong - after a couple of years it died. Never managed to keep my Venus plants going beyond the summer - I blame poor stock from the garden centre - it was probably me overwatering or the wrong water.
SumpMagnet:
I bought my better plants from these guys: https://www.hantsflytrap.com/
They were properly established plants, rather than force grown...which a lot of the DIY shop or garden centre.
A healthy plant to start with is a bonus, as it gives you a fighting chance
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: SumpMagnet on December 10, 2021, 08:45:55 PM ---I bought my better plants from these guys: https://www.hantsflytrap.com/
They were properly established plants, rather than force grown...which a lot of the DIY shop or garden centre.
A healthy plant to start with is a bonus, as it gives you a fighting chance
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Thanks for that might go for a B52 in the spring / summer. Ted
SteveD CB500K0:
Bet that won’t fit in your garage!
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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: SteveD CB500K0 on December 11, 2021, 07:35:32 AM ---Bet that won’t fit in your garage!
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I'll fold the wings first.
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