I've never actively fed any of my CPs.
From what I've read, occasional is fine. VFTs can only handle so many closings on a leaf, but I'm really only familiar with sundew Spatulata, which don't do much.
I think the most important things are right water, enough light, and good potting.
Im hoping with it being above the kitchen sink and a few feet from the kitchen compost bins that it’ll catch the few fruit flies we get. Can they be overwatered? I was told to keep it in a tray of distilled water or rainwater.
They are delicate, so yes watering from the bottom encourages root growth & helps prevent mold. Change the water out every when possible so it doesn't become to stangent.
Sundews are really beautiful plants (I'm guessing that's a sundew or a relative anyway). Pitchers are my favorite when it comes to carnivorous plants, but it's a close second.
I’m not 100% sure of the type other than it being a sundew. I just googled Drosera Capensis and it looks a bit too big. The fellow at the farmers market where I bought it had the mother plant there to show how big they get and it was very tiny still.
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Fezz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Don't "feed" it I have basically killed almost every carnivorous plant I have ever had by giving it's bugs.
Don't over water and keep it like any other plant, the act of capturing a bug is a high energy process.
FlyingSquid@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 3y
They can survive without feeding?
JollyBrancher@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I've never actively fed any of my CPs. From what I've read, occasional is fine. VFTs can only handle so many closings on a leaf, but I'm really only familiar with sundew Spatulata, which don't do much. I think the most important things are right water, enough light, and good potting.
trees@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
Im hoping with it being above the kitchen sink and a few feet from the kitchen compost bins that it’ll catch the few fruit flies we get. Can they be overwatered? I was told to keep it in a tray of distilled water or rainwater.
Fezz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
They are delicate, so yes watering from the bottom encourages root growth & helps prevent mold. Change the water out every when possible so it doesn't become to stangent.
FlyingSquid@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 3y
Sundews are really beautiful plants (I'm guessing that's a sundew or a relative anyway). Pitchers are my favorite when it comes to carnivorous plants, but it's a close second.
Int@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
What is it and what does it do?
Mickey@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y
Looks like a Drosera Capensis! The fuzzy ends are sticky and trap the bugs and curls around them.
trees@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
I’m not 100% sure of the type other than it being a sundew. I just googled Drosera Capensis and it looks a bit too big. The fellow at the farmers market where I bought it had the mother plant there to show how big they get and it was very tiny still.
Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Oh I love him, how pretty! ☺️