INDEX

A

Albany pitcher plant, 186, 189

ants, 76

aphids, 76–77

aquatic species, 176–177, 179

Australian sundews, 17

B

benching, in the greenhouse, 53

binomial system of plant names, 22–25

birds, 20–21, 77

bladderwort(s), 35, 50, 68, 70–71

bog gardens, 58–62

boggy areas, nutrient scarcity in, 17

bonsai plantings, 177

Botrytis cinerea (grey mould), 52, 81–82

butterwort(s), 35, 45, 59, 75, 80

C

Carnivorous Plants (Slack), 9

Carnivorous Plants, The (Lloyd), 16

Carnivorous Plant Society, UK, 9

caterpillars, 77

Catesby, Mark, 14, 15

Cephalotaceae family, 186

Cephalotus (Albany pitcher plant)

cultivation, 188–189

overview, 186–188

propagation, 189–191

Cephalotus follicularis, 185

Chelsea Flower Show garden, 63

children, 78, 215–217

classification criteria for carnivorous plants, 19–22

classroom investigations, 216–217

clones, 25

cloud forest, Mount Roraima, Venezuela, 18

cobra lily, 21, 51, 87

coir, in potting mixes, 45

cold dormancy requirements for temperate species, 38–41

common blue tit, 20

containers, for cultivation in the home and garden, 46–47, 65–68

Cornish grit, in potting mixes, 43

cultivation from seeds, 29–31, 317

cultural requirements for carnivorous plants, 22–25

Cyanistes caeruleus (common blue tit), 20

D

Darlingtonia (cobra lily)

collecting and sowing seeds, 30

cultivation, 92–94

growth rate, 31

overview, 88–92

propagation, 94–95

Darlingtonia californica (cobra lily), 51, 59

Darlingtonia californica f. viridiflora, 92

Darwin, Charles, 13, 15

deer, 79

DeRhodes, Matt, 61–62

digestion by carnivorous plants, 20

dioecious plants, 29

Dionaea (Venus flytrap)

cultivation, 100–103

overview, 96–100

plant suggestions, 105–107

propagation, 103–105

Dionaea muscipula (Venus flytrap), 14, 96

Dionaea muscipula ‘Australian Red Rosette’, 10, 106, 107

Dionaea muscipula ‘Cross Teeth’, 106, 107

Dionaea muscipula ‘Dentate Traps’, 106, 107

Dionaea muscipula ‘Red Piranha’, 106, 107

Dionaea muscipula ‘Royal Red’, 106, 107

Dionaea muscipula ‘Sawtooth’, 106, 107

Dionaea muscipula ‘South West Giant’, 107

diseases, 81–82

distribution of carnivorous plants, 16–19

Dobbs, Arthur, 14

Drosera (sundew)

cultivation, 112–113

environmental adaptations, 17

overview, 108–112

plant suggestions, 114–128

propagation, 113

South African, cold dormancy, 41

trap type and prey, 20

Drosera adelae, 114

Drosera aliciae, 114–116

Drosera anglica (English sundew), 17

Drosera binata (forked-leaf sundew), 52, 117–119

Drosera binata var. binata, 118

Drosera binata var. dichotoma, 118, 119

Drosera binata var. multifida, 119

Drosera binata var. multifida f. extrema, 119

Drosera callistos, 108

Drosera capensis, 33, 109, 111, 112, 113, 119–121

Drosera capillaris, 96

Droseraceae family, 96

Drosera closterostigma, 110

Drosera cuneifolia, 113

Drosera dichrosepala, 110

Drosera filiformis, 110, 121

Drosera filiformis var. filiformis, 59, 121

Drosera filiformis var. tracyi, 121

Drosera hamiltonii, 122–123

Drosera occidentalis, 109

Drosera pallida, 109

Drosera prolifera, 114

Drosera pulchella, 123–124

Drosera regia, 109, 111, 124–125

Drosera rotundifolia, 14, 15, 125–126

Drosera rubrifolia, 112

Drosera schizandra, 111, 114

Drosera slackii, 73, 113, 126

Drosera spatulata, 127–128

Drosophyllum lusitanicum (Portuguese dewy pine), 17–18, 20

E

Ellis, John, 14

England, bog garden in, 60–61

English sundew, 17

environmental adaptations of carnivorous plants, 16–17, 32

F

fluorescent lighting, 35

food and feeding, 83–85

forked-leaf sundew, 117

freezing temperatures, and carnivorous plants, 22, 23

G

garden cultivation, 57–68

germination of seeds, 30–31

greenhouse and conservatory cultivation, 16, 52–57

green trumpet, 163

grey mould, 52, 81–82

Griffin, Mark, 60–61

growth rates of carnivorous genera, 31

H

hard grown vs. soft grown plants, 28

heaters for greenhouses, 54

Heliamphora (sun pitcher)

cultivation, 193–195

overview, 191–193

plant suggestions, 196–198

propagation, 195–196

Heliamphora glabra, 192

Heliamphora heterodoxa, 196

Heliamphora minor, 192, 197

Heliamphora nutans, 193, 194, 197

Heliamphora tatei, 192, 198

HID (high intensity discharge) lights, 36

Hoblyn, Tom, 63

hooded pitcher, 157

hygiene, 56, 74

I

insect control, 21–22

Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them (Slack), 9, 10

Insectivorous Plants (Darwin), 13–14, 15

International Carnivorous Plant Society, 16, 25

J

Jarkov, Andrej, 62

L

LED (light-emitting diode) lamps, 35–36

light requirements for temperate species, 32–36

Linnaeus, Carl, 14, 22

Lloyd, Francis E., 16

Lyte, Henry, 14

M

mealybugs, 78–79

Mexican butterworts, 41, 42, 45, 50

monoecious plants, 29

Mount Roraima, Venezuela, 18

N

native habitats of carnivorous plants, 16–19

Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (Catesby), 14

Nepenthaceae family, 199

Nepenthes (tropical pitcher plant)

cultivation, 200–207

highland species, 209–213

lowland species, 207–209

native habitats, 18–19

overview, 198–200

seed viability, 31

trap type and prey, 20

Nepenthes albomarginata, 207

Nepenthes ampullaria, 207–208

Nepenthes argentii, 199

Nepenthes bicalcarata, 209

Nepenthes boschiana, 199

Nepenthes glabrata, 209–210, 219

Nepenthes mira, 13, 202, 210

Nepenthes ×mixta, 20, 203

Nepenthes rajah, 20, 199, 200, 210

Nepenthes ramispina, 212

Nepenthes spathulata, 212

Nepenthes truncata, 213

New Herball (Lyte), 14

North American pitcher plant(s), 22–23, 136

O

orchid bark, in potting mixes, 44

Origin of Species (Darwin), 15

P

pale pitcher, 149

parrot pitcher, 163

peat, 16–17

peat alternatives, in potting mixes, 45

peat moss, in potting mixes, 42

perlite, in potting mixes, 43

pests and diseases, 74–82

Pinguicula (butterwort)

cold dormancy, 41

cultivation, 129–131

Mexican hybrids, 134–135

Mexican species, 133–134

on a windowsill, 50

overview, 128–129

propagation, 131–132

temperate species, 135–136

Pinguicula crassifolia, 130

Pinguicula ehlersae, 133

Pinguicula esseriana, 133

Pinguicula grandiflora, 130, 135

Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. rosea, 130

Pinguicula lauana, 133–134

Pinguicula moranensis, 134

Pinguicula poldinii, 130

Pinguicula ‘Tina’, 129, 134

Pinguicula vulgaris, 135

Pinguicula ‘Weser’, 135

pitcher in a bottle (activity), 215–216

pitcher plant moth, 79

pitcher plant rhizome borer, 79

pitcher plant(s), 51, 217

plant carnivory, notion of, 14–15

plant collecting, in Victorian era, 15–16

plant cultivation from seeds, 29–31, 217

plant families

Cephalotaceae, 186

Droseraceae, 96

Nepenthaceae, 199

Sarraceniaceae, 88, 136, 191

plant names, binomial system, 22–25

plant procurement, 28

plant reproduction, 29

plant trays, 56–57

pollination, manual, 29–30

pond marginals, 62–65

Portuguese dewy pine, 17–18

potting mixes for carnivorous plants, 42–45, 46

propagation, vegetative, 25

purple pitcher, 166

pygmy sundews, 108, 110, 123–124

Q

Queensland sundews, 114

R

rabbits, 79

rainforest, 18

rainwater collection and use, 37–38

recommended reading, 221

red spider mites, 79

resources, 219–220

reverse osmosis (RO), 38

rhizomes, defined, 79

rodents, 80

round-leaved sundew, 125

S

Salter, Ian, 60

sand, in potting mixes, 42–43

Sarracenia (North American pitcher plant)

cultivation, 140–145

dormancy requirements, 38–39

in the classroom, 217

light requirements, 32–34

overview, 136–140

plant suggestions, 149–173

propagation, 146–148

trap type and prey, 20

Sarracenia alata (pale pitcher), 149–151

Sarracenia alata f. viridescens, 149

Sarracenia alata var. atrorubra, 150

Sarracenia alata var. cuprea, 150, 151

Sarracenia alata var. nigropurpurea, 150–151

Sarracenia alata var. ornata, 151

Sarracenia alata var. rubrioperculata, 151

Sarracenia ×areolata, 174

Sarracenia ×catesbaei, 59, 174

Sarraceniaceae family, 88, 136, 191

Sarracenia ×chelsonii, 174

Sarracenia ‘Constance Healy’, 173

Sarracenia ×excellens, 174

Sarracenia ×exornata, 174

Sarracenia flava (yellow trumpet)

dissected flower of, 136

Catesby illustration, 14

cultivation, 141–142, 144

overview, 152–156

light requirements for, 34

with sooty mildew, 83

Sarracenia flava f. viridescens, 152

Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea, 155

Sarracenia flava var. cuprea, 155

Sarracenia flava var. flava, 142, 152

Sarracenia flava var. flava ‘Maxima’, 155

Sarracenia flava var. maxima, 155

Sarracenia flava var. ornata, 59, 138, 155

Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpora, 155–156

Sarracenia flava var. rugelii, 156

Sarracenia hybrids, 52, 171–174

Sarracenia ‘Joyce Cooper’, 138, 173

Sarracenia leucophylla (white trumpet)

as cut flower, 138, 141

cold dormancy, 38, 41

cultivation, 144

growing season, 38–39

in the wild, 136

overview, 157–159

with grey mould, 82

Sarracenia leucophylla var. alba, 157

Sarracenia minor (hooded pitcher), 74, 83, 142, 144, 160–161

Sarracenia minor var. minor, 160, 161

Sarracenia minor var. minor f. viridescens, 161

Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis, 161

Sarracenia ×mitchelliana, 171, 174

Sarracenia ×moorei, 174

Sarracenia ×moorei ‘Adrian Slack’, 171

Sarracenia ×moorei ‘Brook’s Hybrid’, 173

Sarracenia oreophila (green trumpet), 38–39, 41, 59, 142–143, 144, 163

Sarracenia oreophila var. oreophila, 163

Sarracenia oreophila var. ornata, 163

Sarracenia ×popei, 174

Sarracenia psittacina (parrot pitcher), 41, 136, 141, 144, 163–165

Sarracenia psittacina var. okefenokeensis, 165

Sarracenia psittacina var. psittacina, 165

Sarracenia purpurea (purple pitcher), 14, 15, 60, 136, 144, 166–168

Sarracenia purpurea subsp. purpurea, 59, 64, 166

Sarracenia purpurea subsp. purpurea f. heterophylla, 166, 167

Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa, 166, 167

Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa f. pallidiflora, 166, 167

Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. burkii, 166, 168

Sarracenia purpurea subsp. venosa var. burkii f. luteola, 166, 168

Sarracenia rubra (sweet trumpet), 144, 168–170

Sarracenia rubra subsp. alabamensis, 168, 169, 170

Sarracenia rubra subsp. gulfensis, 168, 170

Sarracenia rubra subsp. gulfensis f. luteoviridis, 170

Sarracenia rubra subsp. jonesii, 168, 170

Sarracenia rubra subsp. jonesii f. viridescens, 170

Sarracenia rubra subsp. rubra, 168, 169

Sarracenia rubra subsp. wherryi, 168, 170

scale insects, 80

scientific names for plants, 22–25

sedge peat, 42

seed kits, 31

seeds, plant cultivation from, 28–31, 217

Serbia, bog garden in, 62

Slack, Adrian, 8–9, 10, 16, 171

slugs, 80

snails, 80

sooty mildew, 81–82

South African sundews, 50

sphagnum bog, Southern England, 17

sphagnum moss, in potting mixes, 44–45

sprays and spraying, 75–76

squirrels, 80

stratification, defined, 30

sundew(s)

feeding, 85

in bog gardens, 59

in the classroom, 217

in a conservatory, 22

in dormancy, 39

in Lyte’s New Herball, 14

in terrariums, 68, 70–71, 84

light and, 33–35

on a windowsill, 51

self-pollination, 29

sprays and spraying, 75

sun pitcher(s), 68, 70, 191–192, 194

sweet trumpet, 168

T

tap water, 37–38

temperate species, golden rules for, 32–41

terrariums, 68–71, 84

thrips, 80

tools, for care and maintenance of plants, 73–74

traps, filming in action, 216

trap types, 20

tropical pitcher plant(s), 20, 68, 70, 198

tropical species, 18–19, 20, 68–71, 114, 175, 203

tufa, in potting mixes, 45

U

United States, bog garden in, 61–62

Utricularia (bladderwort)

cultivation, 176–178

native habitat, 18–19

overview, 175–176

plant suggestions, 179–183

propagation, 178–179

traps and prey, 20, 31

Utricularia alpina, 180

Utricularia bisquamata, 181

Utricularia bisquamata ‘Betty’s Bay’, 177, 181

Utricularia campbelliana, 175

Utricularia livida, 177, 178, 182

Utricularia parthenopipes, 182

Utricularia prehensilis, 182–183

Utricularia reniformis, 178, 180

Utricularia reticulata, 176

Utricularia sandersonii, 177, 183

Utricularia sp. “Kerala”, 181

Utricularia uniflora, 183

Utricularia vulgaris, 175, 179

V

vegetative propagation, 25

Veitch nursery, Chelsea and Exeter, 16

Venus flytraps

author and, 9, 232

children and, 215, 216–217

die-back during dormancy, 39

Dobbs and, 14

Ellis illustration, 15

as insect control, 22

on a windowsill, 50, 51

prey of, 20, 21

tap water and, 37

vermiculite, in potting mixes, 43–44

Victorian era, plant collecting in, 15–16

vine weevils, 80

W

Wagstaffe, Matthew, 69

Wales, bog garden in, 60

Ward, Nathaniel, 69

Wardian cases, 69

white trumpet, 157

windowsill cultivation, 50–51

winter requirements, and ideal positions for plants, 40

World War I, 16

Y

yellow trumpet, 152