Carnivorous Plant Care Guides — beginner

“Pitcher plant” covers four very different plants: Nepenthes, Sarracenia, sun pitchers and Cephalotus. Learn how they catch prey and how each one grows, so you can pick the right pitcher plant for your home.

Australian pitcher plants grow tiny, chunky pitchers that turn deep burgundy in good light. Learn the light, water, soil and temperatures Cephalotus need to keep those pitchers coming.

Sticky carnivorous plants like sundews, rainbow plants and Mexican butterworts are some of the best fungus gnat catchers around. Learn which ones work best indoors, plus simple tips to get gnats under control.

Venus flytraps make their energy from sunlight and catch plenty of bugs on their own, so feeding is optional. Learn why, what’s okay to offer if you’d like to, and what never to feed one.

A few black traps on a Venus flytrap are usually normal. Learn the common reasons traps turn black, how to fix each one, and how to tell a resting flytrap from one that’s in trouble.