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About Christopher Littrell
Expertise
I am capable of answering questions about the most common carnivorous plants found in cultivation. I have no personal experience with Byblis, Drosophyllum, Aldrovanda, Utricularia, and Heliamphora. I have not cultivated gemmae forming pygmy sundews nor tuberous sundews. For information regarding those aforementioned species, I would suggest contacting other experts. I can answer questions regarding most species of Nepenthes, tropical and temperate Drosera, Sarracenias, and Dionaea. I have some limited experience with growing Pinguicula, Cephalotus, and Darlingtonia.
Experience
I have grown carnivorous plants off and on for about 27 years. I have made the same mistakes and suffered the same mishaps that many growers make as they attempt to separate the myths from the realities of growing these plants. Currently, I am successfully growing a variety of tropical sundews, a Nepenthes, several Venus Flytraps of varying ages, and Sarracenias. I have been successful in stratifying Sarracenia seeds and providing artificial dormancy requirements for my temperate plants when needed.
Education/Credentials
I hold a Master's degree in Educational Psychology. Over my lifetime, I have constantly read books involving the growing conditions of carnivorous plants. I hope to incorporate the educational aspects involved in psychology with teaching other people how to cultivate carnivorous plants.
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Expert: Christopher Littrell - 11/3/2009
Question
i would like to know if there are other types of carnivorous plants that exist other than the venus fly traps and pitcher plants?
could you list a few?
thanks
Answer
Hello Radek,
There are a great many species of carnivorous plants in existance. Not only are there Venus Flytraps and Pitcher Plants, there are a number of genera of Pitcher Plants from different parts of the world that are not even related to one another closely. There are Asian Nepenthes, North American Sarracenias and Darlingtonia, South American Heliamphora, and Australian Cephalotus as the five known genera of Pitcher Plants. There are many species of Sundews and Butterworts, Ultricularia, Aldrovandra, and others.
You can find out more about the plants and how they look and grow at carnivorous plant sites like cobraplant.com. Just type in search terms like "carnivorous plants" or "insectivorous plants" and you will find a great many sites that list species of plants and where to buy them.
Christopher
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