Favorite Carnivore?

Favorite Carnivore?#331940

By TheTrapper -  Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:03 pm
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- Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:03 pm #331940

What is your favorite Carnivorous plant? I know its hard to decide amongst all the awesomeness, but I'm curious to see what you pick! What do you think is the most underrated carnivorous plant? Or favorite plant type if you can't decide on one.

I really like Drosera and find them fascinating. From their movements to the way that they are so diverse ,just like the people who grow them! Drosera Brievifolia has a place in my heart as it grows native within steps of my front door. They grow in colonies in the thousands and look like a field of red sparkling dew.

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Re: Favorite Carnivore?#331943

By Copper2 - Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:31 pm

- Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:31 pm #331943

Hmmm... I only started recently and only have Sarracenia, VTFs, and Drosera so far. I think I am leaning to sarracenia as my favorite carnivore. They have a magical quality that my other CPs don’t seem to match. I think I would love Drosera more if I planted several trays of them, and saw them in all their dewy goodness! But right now they’re not that impressive just having one per pot.

Don’t ask me for my favorite sarracenia. I only have a few species so I cannot decide yet!

Re: Favorite Carnivore?#331947

By TheTrapper -  Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:52 pm
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- Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:52 pm #331947

Yeah I really enjoy sarracenia too. The way they go dormant in the winter only to explode with growth in the Spring.

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Re: Favorite Carnivore?#331989

By Painley -  Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:19 pm
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- Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:19 pm #331989

Nepenthes have gorgeous pitchers with amazing colors and shapes. Pingicula have vibrant flowers that I enjoy but Drosera have a special place in my heart. The dew glistens in the light on unique shaped leaves. They propagate super easy and give nice red colors.

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Re: Favorite Carnivore?#332000

By DragonsEye -  Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:32 pm
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- Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:32 pm #332000

If I could grow only one carnivorous plant, it would be Cephalotus. Love the tubby pitchers (they remind me of the Cookie Monster for some reason). Have'nt yet succeeded in keeping one alive long term, but that is what it would be.

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Re: Favorite Carnivore?#332067

By xanthoparmelia -  Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:34 pm
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- Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:34 pm #332067

For me, Sarracenia. Hands down.

Such broad phenotypic variation, unmatched beauty in both the pitchers and flowers, and truly elegant and ingenious adaptations for luring, trapping and digesting prey; Bright modified leaf colors, coupled with sweet nectar to lure prey, translucent areolae that trick insects into venturing further into the pitcher, downward hairs to obstruct escape, and unscalable inner walls to seal the deal. Such a cool plant.

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Re: Favorite Carnivore?#332100

By riveraXVX -  Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:39 pm
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- Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:39 pm #332100

I like the classic venus flytrap, Cephalotus stole my heart though also

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Re: Favorite Carnivore?#332101

By Nepenthes0260 -  Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:56 pm
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- Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:56 pm #332101

I like Helis.

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Re: Favorite Carnivore?#332108

By CpKid -  Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:43 pm
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- Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:43 pm #332108

This is such a tough question

I'd have to say a nice Vft, or maybe Sarracenia Leucophylla. I appreciate the colorful blooms of many of the pygmy drosera. But really, my favorite carnivore changes every day its seems!