Author Topic: My Sarracenia must have indigestion  (Read 2932 times)

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
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My Sarracenia must have indigestion
« on: September 05, 2014, 12:19:16 pm »
I've been wanting a Sarracenia - insectivorous pitcher plant - for ages.  I thought it would help with the flies in the kitchen.  So I bought one last week, then discovered it needs to live outside, in a boggy bit.  Currently it's still in its pot next to the front door, hardening off, as I suspect it's been kept indoors in a nursery all its life.
We peeped down some of the tubes and were amazed to find them about 3/4 stuffed with insects, including a live wasp and endless flies, large and small.   I wonder if it's like with sheep and it will get bloat from overindulgence 8)  We're listening out for the groans and burps  :roflanim:
« Last Edit: September 05, 2014, 08:30:42 pm by Fleecewife »
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
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Re: My Saracenia must have indigestion
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2014, 02:55:52 pm »
Fascinating!  Shall await further instalments!   :D
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
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Re: My Saracenia must have indigestion
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2014, 04:45:58 pm »
Ooh, I fancy one o them. :eyelashes:  Don't have much problem with flies - dogs catch or chase most things away, but plants like that just fascinate me.  :excited:
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

 

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