This fascinating group has long interested horticulturists and scientists alike – indeed, Darwin himself studied them in very great detail and published a book on his findings. They are truly insectivorous. They mostly inhabit places where there is little, if any, of the nitrogen or other elements essential for growth, and they capture small insects, mainly gnats and small flies, and devour them as a mineral supplement. The insects are fooled into thinking that the long, red, gland-tipped hairs are good for nectar and are trapped. These same hairs, aided at times by the leaf, then make a neat little parcel of their visitor and, by means of proteolytic enzymes and ribonucleases, digest him. Horticulturally, they are all very attractive little plants and are easily grown in a mixture of peat and sphagnum moss with good drainage and plenty of light. Germination requires no special treatment. And when you’re bored, think of the fun you can have feeding them bits of rump steak to which they are partial!
Description:
A splendid mixture containing this year no less than 30 - yes thirty - different species and varieties. So that you can get busy with the reference books, a full list of the items included will be supplied.
Classification:
Greenhouse, Perennial
Price:
£4.85 per packet
Guide prices for information only: Euros: € 5.41 US Dollars: $ 7.43