Do We Have Enough Minerals in Our Water?

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Make sure that where you're getting plants from is an ethical source, because citrin is kind of a problem in he front ofis plant hobby. There's nurseries across the country that tell l quality plants. California, carnivores and predatory plants are both heli approved. And it's not all venus fly traps and showy pitcher plants. What about a sticky licy that can grab its prey and put it in a sleeper hole on your window sill? Don't sleep on sundaws.

Flesh hungry plants. The world’s fastest hunters. Botany with brains? Seymour, it’s time to feed because we’re doing meat-eating plants with conservation ecologist and carnivorous phytobiologist, Hali’a Eastburn. Can a Venus Fly Trap digest human flesh? Do frogs think of pitcher plants as home or hell? How fast is a bladderwort? Are scientists anesthetizing plants? Why exactly DID they name a fly trap after the goddess of love? Also: homicidal plant tattoos, nature’s grossest vending machines, and what plants are most goth with a pair of real #bogbitches.

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Donations were made to North American Sarracenia Conservancy and Kauluakalana