Natch Greyes - Cultivating Carnivorous Plants

Cultivating Carnivorous Plants Natch Greyes Copyright 2015 Natch Greyes All rights reserved. ISBN: 1505891604 ISBN-13: 978-1505891607

To Joel Hinton, my friend to whom I promised this dedication. & To Therese Smith, without whose love and support this book would not have been possible. CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 The Basics of Growing Carnivores .................................................................................................................................. 3 Pots ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Fertilizer ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Growing Carnivores Outside ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Growing Carnivores Inside ............................................................................................................................................. 11 Common Pests and Diseases .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Aldrovanda ......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Bromeliads ......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 In Cultivation ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Brocchinia hechtioides ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 Brocchinia reducta ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 Catopsis berteroniana ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 Byblis ................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Cephalotus.......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 In Cultivation ................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Darlingtonia ....................................................................................................................................................................... 38 In Cultivation ................................................................................................................................................................ 41 Dionaea ............................................................................................................................................................................... 44 In Cultivation ................................................................................................................................................................ 46 The Types ...................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Drosera ............................................................................................................................................................................... 50 CULTIVATING CARNIVOROUS PLANTS Temperate Drosera ........................................................................................................................................................ 52 Tropical & Subtropical Drosera ................................................................................................................................... 56 Highland Tropical Drosera ........................................................................................................................................... 63 Pygmy Drosera................................................................................................................................................................ 67 Tuberous Drosera .......................................................................................................................................................... 70 Petiolaris-Complex Drosera.......................................................................................................................................... 72 Drosophyllum .................................................................................................................................................................... 82 In Cultivation ................................................................................................................................................................ 84 Genlisea .............................................................................................................................................................................. 87 In Cultivation ................................................................................................................................................................ 88 Heliamphora ...................................................................................................................................................................... 92 In Cultivation ................................................................................................................................................................ 94 Nepenthes .......................................................................................................................................................................... 98 In Cultivation .............................................................................................................................................................. 102 Ultra-Lowland Nepenthes ............................................................................................................................................ 105 Lowland Nepenthes ...................................................................................................................................................... 108 Intermediate Nepenthes ............................................................................................................................................... 111 Highland Nepenthes...................................................................................................................................................... 113 Ultra-Highland Nepenthes ........................................................................................................................................... 118 Pinguicula ......................................................................................................................................................................... 125 Temperate Pinguicula ................................................................................................................................................... 128 SubtemperateNext page