I went to Lowes the other day and saw a pitcher plant. Does anyone have any suggests on buying it or not? Can someone give me some facts or something about them?
2007-08-23 13:45:29 · 3 answers · asked by Hill Topper 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I am a good gardener so that shouldn't be a problem.
2007-08-23 13:45:53 · update #1
I don't know a lot about plants, but I do know that a pitcher plant is a very cool plant. It's one of the several species of plants that are regarded as carnivorous.
The pitcher plant holds liquid inside of the 'pitcher' part of the plant. I believe this liquid is just water, but the plant may diffuse something else into it...I'm not certain. Anyway, when a bug crawls down the side of the leaved that form the 'pitcher' the walls are so smooth the bug cannot hold on and they fall into the liquid and drown. The plant extracts the nutrients from the bug and gains some of its nutrition in this way.
I do not remember where they originate from. I thought they were tropical plants, but perhaps not. After all...the Venus Flytraps are from SE United States, North Carolina I believe.....maybe South Carolina, but one of them, and I *think* this is the only place they grow.
Anyway, that is my 2¢. I know it doesn't really address your question specifically, but I thought the information might be helpful and if nothing else, intertesting.
2007-08-23 14:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pitcher plants are just one of several carnivorous plants. They are not hard to care for once you know all the facts about them. Here are two "How Too" videos that will help you. They discuss everything from propagation to soil, water, light, and much much more. If you go through them you will have some idea if you want to get started with carnivorous plants. I put together a carnivorous garden for my 7 year old and that is when I found these videos. Good Luck and have fun.
Propagation and care information:
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/videos/carnivorous-plant-propagation-division.htm
Building a terrarium for carnivorous plants:
http://homegarden.expertvillage.com/videos/terrariums-selecting.htm
If you don't want to build a terrarium then you can get an African Violet pot that has an outer pot for holding water and an inner pot that is porous for absorbing the water and they work great for the carnivorous plants because they like to stay moist and humid.
2007-08-23 13:54:03 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought they were cool . . . and then bought one. Next spring, I will donate it to our garden club plant sale. I'm not particularly fond of the rotten meat smell for the two weeks it "flourishes," but to each their own.
2007-08-23 18:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by taylor5198 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋