Cultivating Carnivorous Plants (2015)
Pots
Pots are an easy topic for
carnivorous plants. Essentially, any
pot will work for most carnivorous
plants, as long as it does not leach
harmful chemicals into the soil. That
said, many growers who grow
Nepenthes,
Heliamphora,
highland
tropical
Drosera,
and
epiphytic
Utricularia prefer to use net pots for
their plants. These pots have holes in
their sides, allowing easy passage of air
and water into the soil. Nepenthes
growers often use orchid baskets as
well. In my experience, net pots are
good for environments where the soil
will not dry quickly, i.e. in greenhouses
and terrariums.
Recently, I’ve seen growers expand
their collections into non-traditional
pots, such as old bathtubs, hanging
Netpots are characterized by their net-like structure which allows
glass ornaments, and freaky doll
significantly more airflow or waterflow through the root system,
heads. I’m certain that many more
which increases oxygenization.
items could be used as well, as long as
they held soil.
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