On certain calm days in North Carolina’s Green Swamp Preserve, the chirps of birds and insects give way to the sound of crackling. Tendrils of blue-gray smoke unfurl in the air, and the ground, ...

Carnivorous plants survive in nutrient-poor areas by trapping insects for food. Here are 10 well-known species from around ...

Carnivorous plants feed on insects and use a variety of sneaky and sometimes gruesome ways to lure, trap and devour their prey. Question: I was recently gifted a Venus fly trap plant and would like to ...

Director of the NC Cooperative Extension – New Hanover County center at the Arboretum When my Florida plant-geek industry friends learned that I was moving to Wilmington, N.C., they knew of the place ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera ...

We know about Venus' flytrap plants, but the better-looking tropical pitcher plants have not gotten the press or the notoriety of the former. They are known botanically as Nepenthes or monkey cups, as ...

It's really thrilling and awe-inducing to watch a carnivorous plant perform its special ability. These special plant species have evolved over time. Because they live on soil devoid of nutrients, they ...

While most plants derive nutrients from soil, some trap and consume living creatures for their primary source of sustenance. Now a special exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers offers a ...

The Venus fly trap, also known as Dionaea muscipula, is a difficult plant to grow but will reward owners by eating small bugs and pests. The plant is native to the subtropical wetlands of the US and ...

Halloween is only a few days away. Ghouls, goblins, ghosts, witches and man-eating plants will be roaming the streets. Well, maybe not the man-eating plants, as in Little Shop of Horrors, but possibly ...

Venus flytraps have fascinated biologists for centuries, however, the molecular underpinnings of their carnivorous lifestyle remain largely unknown. Researchers have now characterized gene expression, ...

Thousands of Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants are growing at a new Hartland Township nursery. Killer Plant Co. started as an online business and opened a new brick-and-mortar store late ...