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Hey everybody,

I'm new to this forum and orchids in general, having primarily been a carnivorous plant grower for the past 8 years.

Caught the bug on an impromptu trip to the grocery store after not being able to find a parking spot at school. I passed by a display a Paphs tucked behind the tulip vases and did a double take since I thought the flower looked eerily similar to the carnivorous Nepenthes.

Long story short, I stood there for a decent 10-15 minutes picking out the best looking one and googling how the heck to care for these things and then brought one home.

Pleased to meet you all!
-Eric
 
abax said:
Welcome to ST from KY! You took that fatal step and there
will be lots more Paphs. to come. We're enablers here!
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I told myself I'd only grab one.. Already making plans to go to every other grocery store in search of out-of-bloom bargain paphs. ;) Hopefully competition from the carnivore collection keeps this side hobby in check!
 
Linus_Cello said:
Welcome! So only tropical carnivores? Indoors I have orchids; outdoors I have Sarrencias (and orchids; Calapogon tuberosa makes a great companion plant)
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My collection is mostly temperates. ;) Have a couple kiddie pools full of sarracenia with a few venus flytrap cultivars sprinkled in. Are you on any carnivorous plant forums? You're a new name to me.

Indoors I have a windowsill with a couple nepenthes but I'm still trying to nail it down. They only seem to do well there in the summer!
 
Welcome from LA down south! I think you'll find that everything you need to know is available here, as well as a treasure trove of pictures to keep you making more room for more plants...

David
 
Welcome from Michigan. It is interesting how many orchidists are also fond of carnivorous plants. I wonder what that means...
 
Thanks for the warm welcome everybody. :D I guess carnivores and orchids complement each other well. (In a beauty and the beast type of way)
 
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Hey Eric! Eric here! Welcome to the forum.

Aside from orchids, I also grow carnivorous plants; mainly VFTs and Nepenthes. I also reference them as the beauty & the beast of the plant kingdom.
 
ErrorEN said:
My collection is mostly temperates. ;) Have a couple kiddie pools full of sarracenia with a few venus flytrap cultivars sprinkled in. Are you on any carnivorous plant forums? You're a new name to me.
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I didn't know there was a carnivorous plant forum. What is it? I mostly grow pitchers as companion plants to lotus.
 
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Linus_Cello said:
I didn't know there was a carnivorous plant forum. What is it? I mostly grow pitchers as companion plants to lotus.
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There are a few of them but the most popular are Terraforums and The Sarracenia Forum. :D I go by the same username on both.
 

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