Ibicella get BIG, approximately 3 feet across. They have a rather unpleasant smell--something like rotting gym socks. The leaves and ste...Read Morems are covered with a resinous slime that you can't easily wash off. It gets on your clothes. It gets on your hands and arms. It gets on your garden tools. It won't come off. And then there are the seed pods. Those suckers are evil. They are very sharp. They are designed to snag onto animal feet and hold on until the poor beast dies and serves as fertilizer for the next generation of Devil's Claw.
NOTE: Do not ever let these plants or their seeds get out of your direct control. They can become invasive weeds and kill wildlife.
***Copied & pasted from the International Carnivorous Plant Society***
Brookeville, MD (Zone 7a) | August 2005 | positive
Ibicella is a semi carnivorous plant. It has recently been classified as such due to the discovery of insects being trapped by the sticky...Read More short hairs covering the plant.
It grows very well, and actually requires intense sun for best growth and flowering results. It likes the very hot and sunny summers here in Maryland, USA.
I've found it very easy to germinate, grow and it produces interesting and attractive yellow flowers.
They are visually striking in full sun and well drained soil where they are very floriferous . Easy and fun to grow.
Ibicella get BIG, approximately 3 feet across. They have a rather unpleasant smell--something like rotting gym socks. The leaves and ste...Read More
Ibicella is a semi carnivorous plant. It has recently been classified as such due to the discovery of insects being trapped by the sticky...Read More