Why do tropical insectivorous plants, pitcher plants, eat insects? Master these points to survive the winter safely!

When it comes to pitcher plants, everyone must know that they not only eat worms, but also have high ornamental value, so many people like to plant several pots at home or in the courtyard, so why do pitcher plants eat worms? How to keep it safe to survive the winter?

1. Introduction of pitcher plants:

1. What are the varieties of pitcher plants?

Two-toothed pitcher plant, Fengling pitcher plant, large pitcher plant, small pitcher plant, apple pitcher plant, Baote pitcher plant, red pitcher plant, giant pitcher plant, confused pitcher plant, shield leaf pitcher plant, small tongue pitcher plant, leopard spot pitcher plant, Danse pitcher plant and so on.

2. Where is the origin of pitcher plants?

Pigcage steppe is native to Australia and tropical Southeast Asia. There are many wild pitcher plants in Sanling Mountain and Leizhou in Guangdong Province, but they are rarely used.

Why do pitcher plants eat worms?

1. Pitcher plant is a tropical insectivorous plant, which likes to grow on the edge of forest or shrub land with high temperature, humidity and bright scattered light. Because of the bad environment, it can only rely on eating insects to maintain its life, which becomes its habit over time.

2. The pitcher plant has a pitcher with a special structure. There are a lot of wax and millions of digestive glands on the inner wall, which can secrete a large amount of colorless, transparent and light fragrance liquid after catching the worms. This liquid can tempt the insects to eat, causing the worms to accidentally enter the pitcher bottle, slowly poisoning and death, and then become the nutrients needed for the growth of pitcher plants.

Third, how to raise pitcher plants to survive the winter safely?

1. Temperature requirements: the best growth is between 20 and 30 degrees.

Pitcher plant is a tropical plant, likes to grow in high temperature environment, generally grows well in 20-30 degrees environment, so in winter, try to move it indoors to ensure that the room temperature is above 10 degrees, in order to facilitate plant growth. If the temperature is not very low in the south, higher than 10 degrees, you can keep it outdoors; if the climate in the north is very low, you can move it indoors, but do not put it by the window, so as not to affect the growth of pitcher plants. Of course, if there is enough time and money, it can be warmed up with a heating rod to ensure its safe winter.

2. Lighting requirements: suitable for lighting

Pitcher plants like light but are not tolerant to strong light, so in the summer high temperature season, it should be moved to a cool place with scattered light or proper shade to promote plant growth. However, it should not be placed directly in the shade, lest the plants grow slowly due to lack of light. In winter, try to move the sun back to the light in the morning and indoors in the evening to ensure sufficient light. Of course, if you want pitcher plants to spend the night outside, you just need to use plastic film and a few layers of newspapers to avoid freezing.

3. Moisture requirements: reasonable watering

Pitcher plants have higher requirements for moisture, generally watering two or three times a day in summer and keeping the soil moist in spring, autumn and winter. When watering, spray water on the branches and leaves as much as possible to ensure sufficient water in the plant.

4. Fertilizer requirements: appropriate application of organic fertilizer

Pitcher plants do not have high requirements for fertilizer, generally apply an appropriate amount of organic fertilizer can grow healthily. However, after fertilization, it must be watered in time to ensure that the plant absorbs nutrients quickly.

5. Environmental requirements: the pitcher plant will droop like a green apple after growing for a period of time, so during the breeding period, try to choose the hanging basket to plant and build a support to ensure that the pitcher plant grows beautiful flowers along the support, so that the whole pot of flowers are bright and shiny.

These are the reasons why pitcher plants will eat worms and overwintering breeding skills. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.