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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by recursive_recursion@programming.dev [M] to c/plantswap@mander.xyz

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As the first post here's a sneak peak to one of the plants that I could potentially swap:

Common name: Pitcher Plant
Genus: Sarracenia
Species: Sarracenia purpurea (my best guess)

The biggest ones are currently about the size of a 50ml travel-size hand lotion

honestly I'm surprised they even got this big cause of the climate I'm in :D
posting from Canada🇨🇦 btw!

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[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

A couple of things to note is that these require:

Sphagnum moss:

(which can be controversial to get as some commercial extractions can destroy bogs, swamps, and wet grasslands).
low pH (aka acidic like pop/juice)

Distilled water:

carnivorous plants tend to live in nutrient defficient environments so they mainly get their food via anything that falls prey to them and/or lots of sunlight/whatever light you can give it

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