(Darwin called it “carnivorous syndrome.”) But while the appetites of most flesh-eating plants, such as Venus flytraps, lean mainly toward small insects, tropical pitcher plants have much more ...

The pitcher plant can be found in bogs and fens all across Canada. They are native to North America and have adapted to growing in thin, nutrient deficient soils. They absorb nutrients derived from ...

The North American pitcher plants (genus Sarracenia) take a more passive approach to insect capture. The pitchers are composed of a rolled-up leaf topped with a lid-like structure. The lid ...

A newly described species of giant pitcher plant is one of the biggest ever found, with leaves covered in fur the same colour ...

Moisten the growing medium and allow it to drain so that it's moist but not soggy. Identify the climbing stem of the plant. Take a tip cutting with at least 3 leaves, making the cut with the razor ...

Parts of a crab, the purple bits, were found inside the pitcher of newly named species Nepenthes pongoides. The 2023 trek was funded by the US-based International Carnivorous Plant Society.

Giant pitchers are plants characterized by large, distinctive bell-shaped upper and lower pitchers and narrow, upright lids. The purpose of the pitcher is to capture both rainfall and insects. In ...