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How difficult are carnivorous plants to take care of? I'm just now giving succulents another try because I find those hard enough.
Yours are cute, though!
I've kept carnivorous plants alive in both Louisiana and Pennsylvania. Humidity is big when they're getting established, but afterwards they're pretty easy to maintain (except nepenthes, I've had no luck with those). Pitchers (sarracenea) and sundew (drosera) are pretty easy and some varieties of pitchers are cold hardy. Sundew will eat gnats and fruit flies year-round. They'll also flower and toss tiny seeds everywhere. I had one drosera capensis become 20 in about two years. However, both need neutral soil (peat, perlite, and sand) and distilled water.
I had the most luck keeping them in a tray with about 0.5-1 inch of water. Kept them properly hydrated and kept the air around them humid enough.
I would love something that could take care of gnats. I ordered a pothos neon from California a few months back which included the little guys. I haven't taken the time to replace the top soil on all my plants, as I am waiting for warmer weather. They're so annoying!
Thank you for the information.