Did you know that Venus fly traps only grow in North Carolina?

[Nittersing]

Although it has been successfully transplanted and grown in many locales around the world, it is native only to the coastal bogs of North and South Carolina in the United States, specifically within a 100-kilometer (62-mile) radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.


I remember having one of these as a kid. I always assumed they came from some far away exotic place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_flytrap

[Goonch]

1. ;-{).....

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Thirty-five years ago, I had a neighbor in Arlington, Virginia, who was a big fan of carnivorous plants.

He had filled his back yard with homemade greenhouses. Northern Virginia was close enough to the Outer Banks, which according to the map is too far north for the plants, that he and his likeminded friends would go down there occasionally to help themselves to as many carnivorous plants as they could abscond with.

For an amateur, he was quite knowledgeable about them. I wish I had a few.

Thanks for the thread.

[Nittersing]

3. We ended up with one in NJ in the 60s sometime

I've no idea how we acquired it. I'm sure growers have figured out how to recreate those boggy conditions.

My 10yo brain was certain they came from some place far, far away!

[Donkees]

4. Feed Me :)

[Nittersing]

5. Perfect!!