Carnivorous Plants: Sarracenia, VFT, Drosera . . . , 1 by Syrumani

Syrumani wrote:
Hello, all!

I'm new to this forum, and I'd like to get some input on my new "babies".

I just received a shipment of 9 baby plants. There are 7 various Sarracenia, a baby VFT, and a Drosera binata.

I understand that these plants like a well drained soil less type soil, with extra perlite mixed in. This is the same type of soil mix I use on my African Violets, so that is not a problem.

My question (so far) is this . . . some of the baby plants have a bit of soil around the root ball. Would it work if I took a shallow 5oz container, put some of the mix at the bottom and around the sides of the pot, then just slip the root ball in?

Here is a pic of the VFT just out of the baggie it came in . . .

Thanks for your input.

Nichole