Indigenous to South Africa, the Cape sundew is a favorite of carnivorous plant aficionados the world over. Not only do they ...
Trumpet pitcher plants can also be grown outdoors in USDA hardiness zones 3-9, and are well suited to bog gardens. 'Sundews ...
But on closer inspection, it was clear this is no “regular” plant, but a carnivorous sundew. Those pretty petals crown a thin red stem, stretching up from a base of “red rosette leaves ...
In 1860, soon after he encountered his first carnivorous plant—the sundew Drosera—on an English heath, the author of Origin of Species wrote, "I care more about Drosera than the origin of all ...
Plants, often perceived as passive, exhibit surprising adaptations mirroring animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and parasitic witchweed to heat-generating skunk cabbage and deceptive ...
Endangered carnivorous plants are being reintroduced to parts of England in an attempt to reverse their decline. Botanists say the "fascinating and beautiful" great sundew is extinct in many areas ...
Floating bogs, ecosystems teeming with life in waterlogged conditions, are a global phenomenon. These islands of peat and ...
Carnivorous plants to be reintroduced include the greater sundew, round-leaved sundew and oblong-leaved sundew, which are rare fly-catchers. White beak sedge is also now thriving there ...