There are two main types of pitcher plants: highland species, which grow in cooler, high-elevation areas of the plant's native range, and lowland species, which can tolerate higher temperatures.

Plants of the genus Sarracenia are commonly known as trumpet pitchers or American pitcher plants. These plants get their name from long pitchers that produce nectar near the top rim. When insects ...

Here’s how. Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how. Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse. Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse. New type of carnivorous plant found in ...

Several carnivorous plants are relatively easy to grow, though they may be tougher to keep alive than other types of houseplants. Venus flytraps, Cape sundews, and pitcher plant cultivars like ...

It was over 5,000 years ago that the ancient Egyptians started bringing plants — most likely ferns and palm trees — indoors ...

Carnivorous plants are interesting members of the plant world that have evolved to trap and digest animals, mostly insects, to survive. These plants thrive in places where the soil is poor in ...

The pitcher plant Nepenthes x ventrata is gorgeous and popular with horticulturists, but it’s deadly for the insects that fall into the trap for which it is named. Yet the enzymes in the digestive ...