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The hunter in the living room
Tips and Tricks: The carnivorous plants are a small wonder of nature and have fascinated people for centuries.
Charles Darwin was one of the first scientists in 1875 to deal with this extraordinary plant. The carnivorous plants are at home all over the world, but they are particularly common in the humid, nutrient-poor bog areas of Africa, Australia, America and Europe. But even as indoor plants, the refined plants are an exciting visual supplement for every room.
Living flypaper
With very different, sophisticated techniques , the various species of the carnivorous plant catch small insects .
Depending on the variety, the carnivorous plants attract their prey by intense scent, bright colors or a glittering but anesthetic substance and thus prove to be a useful pest control. The fascinating thing about it: they digest their prey with an enzyme cocktail that resembles human gastric juice.
Despite its exotic appearance, the care of the carnivorous plants is manageable, the following should be noted:
- Very bright and protected from drafts without direct sunlight or heating air.
- Because it gets most of its food from the prey, its residual nutrient needs are very low.
- She feels especially well in a nutrient-poor and slightly acidic soil.
- The substrate should always be kept evenly moist and poured exclusively with lime-free water.
- The carnivorous plant should be regularly sprayed with distilled water as it requires high humidity.
