Carnivorous plants: Keeping the traps in good working order

It’s easy to keep carnivorous plant traps with you by drying them out. For example, Nepenthes pitchers remain surprisingly well-formed after they’ve died on the plant. However, it is best to remove them at the first signs of drying out, so that they can be pressed without breaking into pieces, and to preserve as many colour nuances as possible! Before doing so, take care to clean and dry them thoroughly.

Thanks to Christopher Delaire, an experienced grower, for sending us a photo of his impressive display of dried and pressed carnivorous plant traps mounted under glass: Dionaea, **Nepenthes** and Sarracenia!