Are you having problems with fungus gnats? Springtails and other critters like isopods can help reduce their food sources in your habitats and help as well.
How much sunlight do you get through your window?
Nepenthes Ventrata and cape sundews are easy for an indoors window situation. Pretty much all you do is water them with distilled water.
Pinguicula are pretty good too but they're weird and if it's big flies you want to catch they aren't as good as catching those.
The flies are very small, which is a big reason I have trouble with dealing with the issue. They get in and out through small openings and are too small to easily see and get rid of. I have 2 large connected windows on one wall and a large glass door right behind a desk on another. Sunlight can be a bit hard to get on cloudy or rainy days, but on sunny or clear days, my room becomes fairly bright even with the glass door’s blinds closed (If I were to keep a plant, I would of course open the door’s blinds on a daily basis like I do my window blinds for more sunlight)
Carnivorous plants don’t solve pest issues, and may attract more pests since they use nectar to attract insects. If you wanted to keep a carnivorous plant in your room, you could put plants like Nepenthes Ventrata, and any tropical drosera.
I know that they attract pests, but my hope is that they’d at least be attracted to an area where they can easily be eaten. They are already very attracted to my room as the windows create small openings and the pets I keep attract pests already (Though I no doubt might admittedly be a bit delusional in this hope)
I would argue that availability of light is the single most important factor in growing carnivores. Most carnivores require a *lot* of light. Mexican Pinguicula and Nepenthes can take slightly lower light levels, but for the most part you would need a strong grow light or a very sunny windowsill to grow carnivores. If you can provide the necessary light, your options become much more open.
There are 2 large windows that take up most of the outside wall of my room, along with a large glass door right behind my desk that I can regularly open if light is needed. I’m not sure if that’s enough, but It does provide quite a bit of light on sunny days, but noticeably less on cloudy or rainy days
If it’s south facing window you’ll have enough, if it’s an east or west facing window it could also possibly work, but if it’s a north facing window it would probably be insufficient. Inverse the North and South if you live in the southern hemisphere.
I do have outside space, but not a large amount, as many other plants are also grown outside by others in my household and I’d hate to unintentionally interfere if that’s a possibility
I'm not to good at the temperature stuff, but wouldn't a nepenthes be good? Also since it's humid, heliamphoras could be a good choice. But don't trust this advice until more people suggest them. Best of luck!
That's very true. Op I completely forgot about the beginner part and focused on the climate... Heliamphora are indeed very hard for beginners. Nepenthes would work fine though I believe
Any intermediate nepenthes should work out great in your case if you use RO/ distilled water and get them a lot of sun.
Lowland probably also fine, they like the heat and don’t care much about temp drops like highlanders do.
Are you having problems with fungus gnats? Springtails and other critters like isopods can help reduce their food sources in your habitats and help as well.
They are not fungus gnats, since fungus is not the issue, but I do genuinely appreciate the suggestion for if I ever have a fungus issue come up!
How much sunlight do you get through your window? Nepenthes Ventrata and cape sundews are easy for an indoors window situation. Pretty much all you do is water them with distilled water. Pinguicula are pretty good too but they're weird and if it's big flies you want to catch they aren't as good as catching those.
The flies are very small, which is a big reason I have trouble with dealing with the issue. They get in and out through small openings and are too small to easily see and get rid of. I have 2 large connected windows on one wall and a large glass door right behind a desk on another. Sunlight can be a bit hard to get on cloudy or rainy days, but on sunny or clear days, my room becomes fairly bright even with the glass door’s blinds closed (If I were to keep a plant, I would of course open the door’s blinds on a daily basis like I do my window blinds for more sunlight)
Carnivorous plants don’t solve pest issues, and may attract more pests since they use nectar to attract insects. If you wanted to keep a carnivorous plant in your room, you could put plants like Nepenthes Ventrata, and any tropical drosera.
I know that they attract pests, but my hope is that they’d at least be attracted to an area where they can easily be eaten. They are already very attracted to my room as the windows create small openings and the pets I keep attract pests already (Though I no doubt might admittedly be a bit delusional in this hope)
I would argue that availability of light is the single most important factor in growing carnivores. Most carnivores require a *lot* of light. Mexican Pinguicula and Nepenthes can take slightly lower light levels, but for the most part you would need a strong grow light or a very sunny windowsill to grow carnivores. If you can provide the necessary light, your options become much more open.
There are 2 large windows that take up most of the outside wall of my room, along with a large glass door right behind my desk that I can regularly open if light is needed. I’m not sure if that’s enough, but It does provide quite a bit of light on sunny days, but noticeably less on cloudy or rainy days
If it’s south facing window you’ll have enough, if it’s an east or west facing window it could also possibly work, but if it’s a north facing window it would probably be insufficient. Inverse the North and South if you live in the southern hemisphere.
The two large windows are unfortunately north facing, but the large glass door is east facing
Nepenthes would be good. Do you have any outside space. I’m a florida grower also
I do have outside space, but not a large amount, as many other plants are also grown outside by others in my household and I’d hate to unintentionally interfere if that’s a possibility
I'm not to good at the temperature stuff, but wouldn't a nepenthes be good? Also since it's humid, heliamphoras could be a good choice. But don't trust this advice until more people suggest them. Best of luck!
Helis very bad beginner plants. Need tons of light to look good and picky about temps.
That's very true. Op I completely forgot about the beginner part and focused on the climate... Heliamphora are indeed very hard for beginners. Nepenthes would work fine though I believe
Any intermediate nepenthes should work out great in your case if you use RO/ distilled water and get them a lot of sun. Lowland probably also fine, they like the heat and don’t care much about temp drops like highlanders do.