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mahatmakanejeeves

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2. Thirty-five years ago, I had a neighbor in Arlington, Virginia, who was a big fan of carnivorous plants.

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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 11:43 AM

Mar 19

He had filled his back yard with homemade greenhouses. Northern Virginia was close enough to the Outer Banks, which according to the map is too far north for the plants, that he and his likeminded friends would go down there occasionally to help themselves to as many carnivorous plants as they could abscond with.

For an amateur, he was quite knowledgeable about them. I wish I had a few.

Thanks for the thread.

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Did you know that Venus fly traps only grow in North Carolina? [View all] Nittersing Mar 19 OP

;-{)..... Goonch Mar 19 #1

Thirty-five years ago, I had a neighbor in Arlington, Virginia, who was a big fan of carnivorous plants. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 #2

We ended up with one in NJ in the 60s sometime Nittersing Mar 19 #3

Feed Me :) Donkees Mar 19 #4

Perfect!! Nittersing Mar 19 #5

Feed me Seymore! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 20 #6

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Darlingtonia or pitcher plant or cobra lily grows is rare and grows PufPuf23 Mar 20 #8