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Strange, Beautiful, and Hungry: Explore Our New Collection of Carnivorous Plants

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Strange, Beautiful, and Hungry: Explore Our New Collection of Carnivorous Plants

Some plants produce roses. Some produce tomatoes. And some produce sticky leaves, pitfall traps, and elaborate insect-catching mechanisms that seem better suited to a Victorian science fiction novel than a windowsill greenhouse.

We are excited to introduce our new and expanding Carnivorous Plants Collection at GoGardenNow.com, featuring a remarkable variety of unusual insect-eating plants for collectors, hobbyists, terrarium growers, and curious gardeners alike.

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Insect-eating Pitcher Plants Will Eat Salamanders, Too

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Insect-eating Pitcher Plants Will Eat Salamanders, Too

 

Pitcher plants are known to eat insects and spiders, but researchers in Canada have discovered that they will eat small vertebrates, like salamanders.

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