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Gallery of Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous plants are found in the wild, especially in undisturbed areas off of the “beaten path”. These plants rely on insects as their sole source of food. However, insect control measures that have very effectively made our lives more comfortable have also severely reduced the plants’ primary food sources.
 The Need for Preservation
For example, a prime habitat for many of the carnivorous plant species native to North America is on the eastern coast of North and South Carolina. Many of these coastal regions have been developed, or are scheduled for development. The natural habitat for many of these carnivorous plant species is being destroyed at an alarming rate to accommodate our growing population. The native carnivorous plants must be preserved.
Golf courses, apartment communities, homes and the like all require large tracts of land to be cleared. Development has reduced the number of all species simply by destroying the places they live. From the large meat-eating mammals, to the inconspicuous but beautiful members of the plant kingdom, the food-chain is inexorably linked. Removing one link creates a ripple effect that stresses all species.
 Our Growing Process
To preserve the species, Carolina Carnivores grows carnivorous plants from tissue cultures. This method uses greenhouse grown carnivorous plants that are separated during the dormancy stage to create more carnivorous plants. The rhizome form of some carnivorous plant species can be separated – or “split”, as it is commonly referred to – and two plants can be grown from a single seed (actually root rhizome).
Below are pictures from our carnivorous plant greenhouse...
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Mexican Butterwort Plant
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Adalae Sundew Carnivorous Plant
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Venus FlyTrap plants in cell-tray
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Venus Fly Trap with Nickel
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Thick growth of Carnivorous Venus Fly Traps
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Carnivorous Yellow Trumpet Plant
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Venus Fly Trap Plants
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Doodle Bug hybrid plant.
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