Little Pots of Horrors!

(animations by Peter Cole)

Want to learn more? Go HERE for more carnivorous plant web sites and information on growing your own!

I've been growing carnivorous plants of one sort or another since I was a teenager (many, many moons ago!). I've often been given or purchased poorly identified species, so I'm unsure of the proper classification of many of my plants. Please drop me an email if you are able to help identify any of them, or if I have made an incorrect identification!

-- steve clancy

Nepenthes [possibly "ventricosa" or "burkei"] ("Tropical Pitcher Plant")

Front and top of large pitcher.
Note: pitcher is approx. 6 inches/15 centimeters tall including "hood."
Side view of large pitcher.
Side view of large pitcher.
Side view of large pitcher.
View of leaf rosette.
View of leaf rosette.

Cephalotus follicularis ("Australian Pitcher Plant")

Two plants. The one on the left was grown from a stem and leaf cutting. There are a few Drosera capensis seedlings growing amongst the plant on the right.
Close-up of trap on younger plant.

Drosera ("Sundew")

Drosera adelae in a 6 inch pot.
Drosera adelae " "
Drosera adelae " "
Drosera adelae in a 3 inch pot.
Drosera capensis
Drosera capensis

Darlingtonia californica ("California Pitcher Plant")

Very young Darlingtonia californica

Pinguicula ("Butterwort")

Pinguicula (unidentified)
A flower from the same plant (unidentified).

Sarracenia ("North American Pitcher Plants")

Sarracenia minor and Sarracenia purpurea x flava hybrid (probably) in a large pot.
Sarracenia minor and Sarracenia purpurea (along with a few Drosera capensis plants) in a large pot.
Closeup of probable Sarracenia purpurea x flava hybrid.

Utricularia ("Bladderwort")

Utricularia sandersonii in pot with Nepenthes and Drosea capensis.

C P Resources on the Web

  • Carnivorous Plant Web Ring
    http://www.carnivorousplants.org/webring/webringmain.html
    A large list of web resources.
  • International Carnivorous Plants Society
    http://www.carnivorousplants.org/
    The International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS) is an organization of horticulturists, conservationists, scientists, and educators all interested in sharing knowledge and news of carnivorous plants. Since its founding more than twenty-seven years ago, the Society has been an integral part of the carnivorous plant world. The ICPS sponsors a listserv, photo gallery, journal (Carnivorous Plant Newsletter), annual meeting, seed bank, and more!
  • The Los Angeles Carnivorous Plant Society
    http://www.geocities.com/lacps/
  • Carnivorous Plants Database
    http://www.omnisterra.com/bot/cp_home.cgi
    This database includes over 3000 entries giving an exhaustive nomenclatural synopsis of all Carnivorous Plants.
  • The Carnivorous Plant FAQ *
    http://www.sarracenia.com/faq.html
    Here you may learn about the ecology, cultivation, conservation, and taxonomy of carnivorous plants.
  • Galleria Carnivoria
    http://www.sarracenia.com/galleria/galleria.html
    "Galleria Carnivora is a museum dedicated to the fine art of carnivorous plant photography. Since being established in 1923, it has redefined our concepts of imagery as they relate to carnivores, emulsions, and botany."

  • Carnivorous Plants Forum
    http://www.gardenweb.com/forums/carnivor/
    Web-based discussion forum for carnivrous plants (cp). Does not require registration, just an interest in C.P. Discussions here are a bit less technical than the CP listserv.

  • Little Pots of Horrors: Steve's CP.
    http://www.brainlock.org/cp.htm
    My own webpage featuring photos of my collection of carnivorous plants. You are here!

  • Barry's CP Page
    http://www.sarracenia.com/cp.html
    Nice CP web site by a very knowledgable person. Photos, articles, instructions for building a CP terrarium, etc.
  • La FAQ des plantes
    http://site.voila.fr/faqcarnivore/index.html
    Another great CP site with lots of photos.
  • Carnivorous Plants of Western Australia
    http://www.cephalotus.net/

  • California Carnivores
    http://californiacarnivores.com/
    Good source for CP, growing materials, books about CP, etc.

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