Carnivorous Plant Encyclopedia

A beautiful Nepenthes from Sulawesi with large pitchers and diverse color forms, relatively hardy.

A Nepenthes with cute rounded pitchers, highland but relatively easy to grow.

The world's largest butterwort with rosettes over 30cm, catching large amounts of insects.

A Mexican butterwort with vivid red flowers, considered the most beautiful flowering species.

A sundew from south-western Western Australia forming rosettes 4-6 cm across of spoon-shaped leaves. Stalks 30-40 cm tall carry large deep-pink flowers with fused styles, a feature that places it alone in its own section.

A Sarracenia with winged tubes, delicate yellow-green form and sweet-scented lid.

A Sarracenia with tall yellow-green tubes, one of the largest species, exceeding 1m.

A variety of the yellow pitcher plant, S. flava, coloured deep red over the whole tube and lid. The lid is red from the moment it opens and usually darker than the tube. Strong light is essential for the colour.

A variety of the yellow pitcher plant, S. flava, with a red tube and a veined yellow to green lid. The contrast of red body and pale lid is its mark. A rare variety found only in the Florida panhandle.

The most beautiful Sarracenia with white lids and red vein patterns, especially stunning in autumn.

A Sarracenia with window-like transparent patches on the lid, trapping insects confused by light.

A Sarracenia with unique parrot-beak-like pitchers spreading along the ground.

A small reddish Sarracenia that attracts insects with sweet scent, many varieties exist.

An epiphytic bladderwort from Central/South American highlands with large white flowers, growing on trees like orchids.

A South American epiphytic bladderwort with beautiful large purple flowers, ideal for terrariums.

A South American epiphytic bladderwort with large kidney-shaped leaves and purple flowers.

The world's most famous carnivorous plant. Clam-like leaves snap shut in 0.1 seconds to capture insects. Native only to Eastern US wetlands. Requires winter dormancy.

A mutant Venus flytrap whose traps are strongly arched and fused at the tip, so they never close fully. Its short teeth carry small wings. A French-registered cultivar named after the head of the creature in the film 'Alien'.