Do you have or have seen a carnivorous plant?
By Mentesimples
@Mentesimples (40)
Portugal
September 5, 2008 3:57am CST
It's true, carnivorous plants do not exist only in movie theaters and cartoons, they're real and are here to stay! (If we let them)
Most of the carnivorous plants are passive, they have some big pending "sacs" or a kind of "glue" in their leafs, that captures the insets that walk by.
Other kind of plants, like the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is active, waiting patiently that some distracted but walks into its trap that is then quickly closed to avoid any escapees.
They are not the easiest plants to maintain, but surely are some of the funniest to watch! Especially the Dionaea muscipula ;P at this time I only have one Venus Flytrap, but hopefully in next spring I'll be growing some more.
So, what is your experience with this kind of plants? Don't hesitate to ask questions!
1 response
@peavey (16936)
• United States
6 Sep 08
Yep, I used to have a Venus Flytrap. It was so cool to watch it "eat" a little piece of ground beef. I don't remember what happened to it, but that was a long time ago. I've been thinking about getting my daughter in law one for Christmas, since she likes things like that, too.
1 person likes this
@Mentesimples (40)
• Portugal
6 Sep 08
You should think about it, it's a great present ;P but keep in my that these are plants with special needs, so make sure she knows all it needs to keep a beautiful and healthy plants for many years!
:)
