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A Drosera carnivorous plant, that has proved very efficient at hunting fruit flies and mosquitoes

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[โ€“] LinksMasterSw0rd@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never seen this carnivorous plant before! I just ordered one for my sunroom that gets moisture gnats. Excited to see how it does ๐Ÿ˜€

[โ€“] amarnasmoths 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you'll love it. Remember to keep it on a plate with water!

[โ€“] LinksMasterSw0rd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh thank you for the tip! So it should stay within some water 24/7? Is it ok if it's in a pot with mostly peat moss too?

[โ€“] amarnasmoths 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In winter I don't think it needs the plate but the soil should be kept damp. So far mine has been with a few milliliters of water 24/7 and it looks happy.

I have no idea about peat moss, sorry. I know there's special soil for carnivorous plants, very poor on nutrients, but my plant is still in the soil the shop gave it

Oh perfect, this helps a lot! Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] czech@no.faux.moe 4 points 1 year ago

Beautiful plant. I just ordered one to complement my VFT.

[โ€“] shanghaibebop@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I have 3-4 of them to control fruit flies and fungus mats. They do an excellent job.

Love this! Might have to get one!

[โ€“] robotdna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you grow flies to feed it, or are you in a buggy area?

[โ€“] amarnasmoths 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I live in a buggy area, there are fruit flies everywhere

[โ€“] FlyingSquid@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone in another thread with a similar plant says not to feed them anyway. Looks great! I love sundews and related plants!

[โ€“] amarnasmoths 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't fed mine lol. Even if it were a particularly useless hunter, with the amount of flies we have here, inevitably some would fall into it.