Today’s guest was long time grower Manny Herrera. Florida has dozens of native species of carnivorous plants––more than any other state in the United States—including sundews, butterworts, ...

This story appears in the March 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. A hungry fly darts through the pines in North Carolina. Drawn by what seems like the scent of nectar from a flowerlike patch ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Many people have a gleeful fascination with carnivorous plants, be that a Venus flytrap, pitcher plant, monkey cup or sundew. There’s something mysterious ...

The reasoning behind these rules makes sense once you know the unique natural history of carnivorous plants. Although the most well-known carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap, is native only to a ...

That this perennial wildflower digests trapped insects suggests that other plants’ appetites for animals may be overlooked. By Asher Elbein This wildflower looks innocent. Found in wetlands not far ...

This story was originally published in winter 2019. Inside a greenhouse at Millersville University, it’s tough for Ian Fitzhugh to pick out one plant. When pressed, he points to a tropical pitcher ...