Florida is home to more meat eating plants than any other state. 🥩 Today is all about exploring carnivorous plants and their various trapping mechanisms. I hope you leave this episode with a sense of awe and appreciation for these spooky yet spectacular living organisms. LET'S CONNECT! Subscribe to my Free Newsletter, Submit a Garden Question, Shop my Garden: RootsRedefined.com PLANTS DISCUSSED: SNAP TRAPS Venus Fly Trap Waterwheel STICKY TRAPS Butterworts Sundews SUCTION TRAPS Bladderworts PITFALL TRAPS Nepenthes (Tropical Pitcher Plants) Nepenthes Rajah - The largest tropical pitcher plant North American Pitcher Plants The Cobra Lily - Really cool North American Pitcher Plant Bromeliads (Brocchina reducta, B. tatei, and Catopsis berteroniana) SOURCES: North Carolina State University Extension https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/utricularia-inflata/ Botanical Society of America https://botany.org/home/resources/carnivorous-plants-insectivorous-plants/nepenthes-the-monkey-cups.htmlhttps://botany.org/home/resources/carnivorous-plants-insectivorous-plants/darlingtonia-californica-the-cobra-lily.html Botanic Gardens of Sydney https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/teachers-and-schools/teacher-resources/primary-learning-resources/carnivorous-plant-adaptations-0 International Carnivorous Plant Society https://www.carnivorousplants.org Van Attas https://www.vanattas.com/growing-guides/indoor-care/carnivorous-plants Curious Plant Carnivorous Plant Nursery https://curiousplant.com/shop/sundews/?srsltid=AfmBOopebXcXjmgyeJTI1l7d43jp7s5VDU9ICoemqzeW_fXb3aWHF43V National Wildlife Federation https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Plants-and-Fungi/Venus-Flytraphttps://carnivorousplantnursery.com/blogs/carnivorous-plants-by-genus/bromeliads?srsltid=AfmBOorWeRPN1bNDEAj_00uMiNovFJFYqnAqFKLly4oKofaDrtkY3i-H BBC Earth https://www.bbcearth.com/news/10-of-the-planets-most-predatory-plantshttps://www.bbcearth.com/news/10-of-the-planets-most-predatory-plants UF IFAS https://plant-directory.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/utricularia-species/ Rss Apple Podcaster →
