Carnivorous plants

When I saw them at the RBG, they were in a closed in area and I didn't see any insects. Do you need to hand feed them? And if so how often?
from the RBG

 

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Well, I discarded my "visiting" facade and put the true me out there

 

By the way. That is about the best picture I managed to snap during my entire visit. A giant accomplishment considering it's my first good one. Ever. Really...

 

Drosera, Dionaea, Sarrecenia, Pinguicula and most Utricularia will be ok in sun.
Utricularia (epiphytic types) and Nepenthes will appreciate at least part shade.

 

I'm useless mate with cam's but that shots very clear

 

Nice selection @JWK, are they all hardy?

I picked up this long leaved (South African?) Drosera in Asda of all places.

 

Unusual plants John...no wonder you had a nice day out viewing plants like this

 

There are 2 main cultivation groups of Nepenthes
The lowland species like it warm and humid.
The highland species prefer it a bit cooler and humid.

The highland species and hybrids thereof tend to be more forgiving re conditions
Indoors, the trick is to maintain humidity. If it isn't humid enough, older pitchers dry out, and newly forming ones abort.

I have about 3 or 4 species.
All gown on a windowsill in plastic bags for the extra humidity.

 

I only dabbled in Nepenthes for a couple of years, but found cuttings root fairly easily.
The other thing I noticed was, on the ones I grew, you had two kinds of pitchers, the juvenile ones and the ones that form after the plant reaches a certain size.

The plants start forming tendrils and start to climb, at that point the pitchers change to be less decorative.