Nepenthes

Nepenthes, also known as piglet pitchers and thunder pots, are tropical carnivorous plants and perennial vines because they have a cylindrical lower part. The enlarged insect trap resembles a pig pitcher and has a lid on the mouth of the pitcher. Nepenthes secretes fragrance to attract insects. Its bottle mouth is smooth. When insects are lured here, they will slide into the bottle, drown in the juice secreted inside, and finally be slowly decomposed and absorbed.

Nepenthes likes a warm and humid semi-shady environment and often grows under large woods or in the shade of rocks. The suitable growth temperature is 25 to 30 degrees. In winter, it will stop growing when it falls below 15 degrees. If the temperature is below 10 degrees, you will suffer from frostbite. Nepenthes prefers acidic and low-nutrient soil and moisture. During the growth period, it can be sprayed with water four or five times a day to keep the air moist.

Sarracen

Sarracen can be said to be one of the more beautiful carnivorous plants. Its leaves have strange shapes, some are like trumpets, some are tubular, and some are Like a pot, standing upright or lying in the grass. Sarracenia is native to South America and grows mainly in swamps and barren wetlands. Sarracenia likes light. During artificial breeding, it needs about 7 hours of light every day. Sarracenia likes moisture. In summer, it needs to be watered 2 to 3 times a day, and it should be sprayed with water appropriately to its surrounding environment to ensure a certain high humidity environment.

The bottle-shaped leaves of Sarracenia are brightly colored and secrete sweet poisonous nectar to lure insects to eat. When insects climb to the top of the leaves and want to crawl into the inner wall, they often slip into the bottle and try to climb out. The insects will also be unable to escape because of the barbed hairs growing on their inner walls, and will eventually be drowned by the digestive juices they secrete. The proteolytic enzymes contained in the digestive juices will dissolve and then absorb the proteins of the insect corpses.

Drosera

Drosera is a carnivorous herbaceous plant of the order Nepenthes and the family Droseraceae. It mostly grows in grass, shrubs, fields, and watersides. . Drosera is also known as "drosera" and "rockgrass". Most of the Drosera love the sun and are tolerant of exposure. They have high requirements for water quality. For watering, you need to use water with low mineral content such as calcium and magnesium. soft water.

Drosera mainly hunts and digests insects through the purple-red sap secreted from its leaves. The root system of Drosera is relatively fragile, and usually only a few roots are used to absorb water and fix the plant. Its flowers are mostly white, red or light red. The flowering period is from June to September, and the flowers have the habit of growing towards the sun.

Insect-catching violet

Insect-catching violet can be said to be the least carnivorous plant like a carnivorous plant. Its appearance is elegant and beautiful, and its flowers are bright and beautiful. It is a relatively popular plant. "Bug Killer". Insect-catching pansy prefers a cool environment, grows faster in spring and autumn, and is particularly afraid of heat in summer. It is relatively shade-tolerant and does not like strong light, so it can be cultivated together with pitcher plants and Sarracenia.

Insect-catching viola is a mucus-carnivorous plant that actively captures insects. It secretes mucus that exudes a scent that attracts insects. But when small insects are stuck and struggling, it secretes digestive enzymes to digest them. Insects dissolve into nutrient solution and absorb it. The insect-catching pansy has a relatively strong digestive capacity. It can also curl its leaves to increase the contact area with prey and speed up digestion. It is a true "insect-catching master".

In the past, when technology was underdeveloped in Europe, people used the leaves of the pansy to treat skin ulcers, and their leaves were also used to make cheese in places such as Sweden and Norway. Nowadays, insect viola is widely used in horticulture and as novelty potted plants for ornamental purposes.

Little White Rabbit Utricularia

As you can tell from its name, Little White Rabbit Utricularia looks very cute, but it is not a vegetarian bunny, it eats meat. The rabbit. Utricularia japonica is a rock plant of the genus Utricularia. Its flower shape resembles a cute little rabbit, hence the name Utricularia japonica. It is one of the most popular terrestrial Utricularia algae.

It has a movable cystic insect-catching structure, which can suck small insects into the cyst and then digest and absorb them. Its flower language is: The flower protector is waiting for you. White Rabbit Utricularia has a strong reproductive capacity and a long flowering period. As long as the conditions are suitable, it can bloom a lovely little rabbit flower, and the flowers will bloom continuously.

The suitable growth temperature of Utricularia japonica is 20~30 degrees. It does not like direct sunlight and prefers a humid environment. It can tolerate semi-shade and has high requirements for water. It needs rainwater and pure water. , air conditioning water, etc.

Siren Utricularia

Siren Utricularia, like rabbit Utricularia, is also a terrestrial carnivorous plant of the genus Utricularia. Its name comes from the sea creature in Greek mythology. Demon. Legend has it that the siren has a beautiful appearance and a wonderful song. The sailors were confused by its song and appearance, causing the ship to crash. Calling this plant after the siren shows that its appearance is also very beautiful.

Utricularia sirens is a species endemic to Brazil. It is relatively cold-tolerant and grows on moist sandstone and sandy soil at an altitude of 500 meters to 1,500 meters. Its flowers are graceful and elegant, mostly white and purple. The flowering period is from January to June. , is a small annual terrestrial carnivorous plant.

Pitcher plant

Pitcher plant is a herbaceous plant of the order Oxalis. It is native to southwestern Australia and is also called Australian Sarracenia. It is now introduced as an ornamental plant around the world. The life span of Pitcher plant leaves is generally one year, and it has two types of leaves at the same time: one is a normal leaf used for photosynthesis; the other is a bottle-shaped leaf used for catching insects.

The pitcherwort shows a colorful reddish-purple color under the light, and appears green in the shade, with pale yellow flowers.

Like Sarracenia, the pitcher plant also attracts insects to fall into the bottle and be drowned by the digestive juices before being decomposed and absorbed. However, the pitcher plant does not need to secrete honey. There is a cap on the outside of the bottle-shaped leaves that it captures insects. There are stripes on the cap that lead to Inside the bottle, the stripes convey the message "there is honey inside" to the insects, inducing the insects to crawl toward "death" on their own. A boss-level "insect killer" who can kill countless insects without using "one soldier per soldier".