Description

The world of carnivorous plants is both fascinating and vast.  Join CleverCarnivores as their experts walk you through the care and maintenance required to start or prolong your carnivorous plant hobby.  Often a great compliment to other houseplants, we have selected Mexican pinguicula, commonly known as tropical butterworts, to introduce first timers to the slight nuances that many carnivorous plants share. Our workshop will include everything needed, from various substrates to the plants and care instructions, to ensure a thriving display.  Participants will explore the differences in media and how each can be used to form unique and functional habitats for their developing collection. 

Once the basic care is explained, participants can combine their functional knowledge of what the plants need with their own personal ascetic.  There is enormous variety in the leaf shape, color, size, and form of the 80 or so recognized species of Mexican pinguicula, which share similar care and requirements. Including hybridization, there is an astronomical amount of possibilities for how one can express their horticultural art. As the project grows and develops, the artist will be rewarded for their vision with expanding and multiplying plants that each mature with beautiful and delicate flowers of various colors and sizes.