Meet my mighty huntress

A Drosera carnivorous plant, that has proved very efficient at hunting fruit flies and mosquitoes

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11 Comments

LinksMasterSw0rd@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y (4 replies)

I've never seen this carnivorous plant before! I just ordered one for my sunroom that gets moisture gnats. Excited to see how it does 😀

amarnasmoths@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 3y (3 replies)

I think you'll love it. Remember to keep it on a plate with water!

LinksMasterSw0rd@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Oh thank you for the tip! So it should stay within some water 24/7? Is it ok if it's in a pot with mostly peat moss too?

amarnasmoths@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

In winter I don't think it needs the plate but the soil should be kept damp. So far mine has been with a few milliliters of water 24/7 and it looks happy.

I have no idea about peat moss, sorry. I know there's special soil for carnivorous plants, very poor on nutrients, but my plant is still in the soil the shop gave it

LinksMasterSw0rd@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Oh perfect, this helps a lot! Thank you 😊

czech@no.faux.moe · 4 pts · 3y

Beautiful plant. I just ordered one to complement my VFT.

I_like_cats@midwest.social · 1 pts · 3y

Love this! Might have to get one!

robotdna@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Do you grow flies to feed it, or are you in a buggy area?

amarnasmoths@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I live in a buggy area, there are fruit flies everywhere

FlyingSquid@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Someone in another thread with a similar plant says not to feed them anyway. Looks great! I love sundews and related plants!

amarnasmoths@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 3y

I haven't fed mine lol. Even if it were a particularly useless hunter, with the amount of flies we have here, inevitably some would fall into it.