- Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:20 pm
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I'm relatively new to carnivourous plants but have been growing orchids for some years.
So far I have a Drosera Capensis Alba, a Drosera Aliciae and a Nepenthes Hookeriana. Bought the Alba from my local garden centre about 5 months ago in an attempt to curb the growing fruitfly population that was causing anuisance to my orchids. I was surprised at how effective it was for the fly problem, as well as how easy it was to grow and how little maintainance it needed. As a result, I tried rescuing two other carnivourous plants from the same garden centre about 2 months ago. Got them at a reduced price as they were quite sickly looking. With a little care it didn't take long for the Aliciae to bounce back completely; the Nepenthes is definitely looking better, too.
Anyway, I came across this forum while trying to find out more about carnivourous plants and came to the conclusion that I'd try joining. The posts certainly look very informative so I'm interested in finding out more!
So far I have a Drosera Capensis Alba, a Drosera Aliciae and a Nepenthes Hookeriana. Bought the Alba from my local garden centre about 5 months ago in an attempt to curb the growing fruitfly population that was causing anuisance to my orchids. I was surprised at how effective it was for the fly problem, as well as how easy it was to grow and how little maintainance it needed. As a result, I tried rescuing two other carnivourous plants from the same garden centre about 2 months ago. Got them at a reduced price as they were quite sickly looking. With a little care it didn't take long for the Aliciae to bounce back completely; the Nepenthes is definitely looking better, too.
Anyway, I came across this forum while trying to find out more about carnivourous plants and came to the conclusion that I'd try joining. The posts certainly look very informative so I'm interested in finding out more!