tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145522887740611698.post5374852064025003199..comments2023-03-23T10:35:29.391-05:00Comments on Persephone in Bloom: Pitcher plants and a side of flies pleasepersephonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302087634486847840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145522887740611698.post-38992248554060619112009-09-13T11:48:18.363-05:002009-09-13T11:48:18.363-05:00Actually some pitcher plants are hardy up to Canad...Actually some pitcher plants are hardy up to Canada if I recall correctly. The ones I have should be perfectly fine and perennial, though my plan was to repot them into a large glass fish bowl to keep the humidity in, though I am a little worried about the sun magnifying it a bit much. As long as it's in not too high light in the summer it should be fine.<br /><br />I am tempted to separate some and bring it indoors because I love how they look, but I understand too that they need a cold period... so some inside some out? In the pic I actually have 3 different varieties, I think a purpuera and leuco--something or another... I can't remember the other one.<br /><br />I always want to stick my finger down them :) I haven't done it yet, but I know it doesn't bite and it would take a good while before it digests your finger, and you prob would have left by then out of boredom.<br /><br />There are some really frightening ones, fanged ones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_bicalcarata<br /><br />in Borneo (of course, that's where all the cool stuff is...)<br /><br />It'd be cool to get some Venus flytraps and sundew too, but I don't know how difficult they would be to deal withpersephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302087634486847840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145522887740611698.post-90588556804084397082009-09-11T21:42:47.783-05:002009-09-11T21:42:47.783-05:00I've seen pitcher plants at the botanical gard...I've seen pitcher plants at the botanical gardens here in DC. I didn't think they were hardy as far north as Memphis. <br /><br />They look awesome. I think I would be too tempted to stick my finger down one out of curiosity... it can't bite my finger right?mompeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765954011223825480noreply@blogger.com