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Three plants to get you started. Contains 1 Venus Flytrap, 1 Drosera capensis (Cape Sundew), 1 Sarracenia hybrid (Trumpet Pitcher) Suitable plants may be substituted if necessary.All plants like full sun and water with rainwater. Stand pots in tray of water 2-3cm deep. Keep slightly damp and cooler in winter. Never use fertilizer.

This collection of easy to grow plants is ideal for a sunny windowsill. None of them will get too tall.Contains 1 Venus Flytrap,1 Drosera aliciae (Alice Sundew), Sarracenia purpurea venosa (Trumpet Pitcher) Suitable plants may be substituted if necessary.Sunny position. Stand in 2-5cm rainwater. Allow to die down in winter and cut off brown parts of traps. Keep damp but don't stand in too much water. Keep sheltered, and cool over winter. Compost: 6:2:1peat:perlite:sand

A plant from each of the main groups to get you started. All come potted -you just need a windowsill.Contains 1 Venus Flytrap, 1 Sundew, 1 Trumpet Pitcher, 1 Butterwort, 1 Bladderwort, 1 Monkey Cup.All are easy to grow, though some need a sunny windowsill, and some prefer indirect light. Growing Guide worth £2.50 included.
NB in autumn/winter a Cobra Lily (Darlingtonia) will sent instead of Butterwort.

A very popular rosette forming sundew. It forms a good clump, has large pale pink flowers and doesn't even mind a light frost. A pretty windowsill plant. A good way of regenerating these plants is to completely chop the tops off down to ground level over winter. Sounds brutal, but it works.Sunny position. Stand in 2cm rainwater in growing season. Keep frost free in winter (doesn't mind light frost), and keep just damp.Compost:3:1 peat: sandSENT POTTED

A vigorous fork leaved sundew that is fairly contained. It grows more upright than some. It has T shaped leaves and white flowers. Herbaceous. Sunny position. Stand in 2cm rainwater in growing season. Keep frost free in winter (doesn't mind light frost), and keep just damp.May die right back in winter. Compost:3:1 peat: sand SENT POTTED

The easiest of all carnivorous plants, and certainly very attractive. Long sting cerise flowers stand above a clump of glistening green leaves with red gland stalks. It is very good at catching smaller flies such as midges and mosquitoes, up to small houseflies. Can be grown outside in summer. Sunny position. Stand in 2cm rainwater in growing season. May die right back in winter. Keep frost free in winter (doesn't mind light frost), and keep just damp.Compost:3:1 peat: sand

N. sanguinea grows on mountain ridges between 900 - 1800m altitude in Peninsular Malaysia. Pitchers are typically dark red in colour with a thin red or green peristome lacking teeth. This species is extremely vigorous in cultivation. Highland Nepenthes tend to be slower growing than lowland and require a lower night temperature than day temperature. Most will be happy down to 5°C at night for a short time. Grow in conservatory or warm greenhouse. Mist daily. Don’t stand in water but keep damp. Use a gravel tray or grow amongst other plants. Foliar feed once a month during the growing season with ½ strength foliar feed. Prune as necessary. Provide light shading during summer. SENT POTTED

A highland plant with squat shapely traps with good red veining. Quite vigorous and easy to grow hanging basket or large pot Highland Nepenthes tend to be slower growing than lowland and require a lower night temperature than day temperature. Most will be happy down to 5°C at night for a short time. Grow in conservatory or warm greenhouse. Mist daily. Don’t stand in water but keep damp. Use a gravel tray or grow amongst other plants. Foliar feed once a month during the growing season with ½ strength foliar feed. Prune as necessary. Provide light shading during summer. SENT POTTED

A very vigorous plant producing good sized traps (20cm) of a lovely soft red colour. This hybrid will do well in most homes, not needing too high humidity to produce new traps. A good beginners Nepenthes. This hybrid is across between N.alata and N.ventricosa.Likes humid conditions out of direct sun. Mist with sprayer daily (humidity causes trap formation). Do not stand in water but water regularly. Can give 1/4 strength foliar feed in growing season. Prune hard if necessary. Compost: sphagnum moss or open compost SENT POTTED

A very vigorous plant producing good sized traps (20cm) of a lovely soft red colour. This hybrid will do well in most homes, not needing too high humidity to produce new traps. A good beginners Nepenthes. This hybrid is across between N.alata and N.ventricosa.Likes humid conditions out of direct sun. Mist with sprayer daily (humidity causes trap formation). Do not stand in water but water regularly. Can give 1/4 strength foliar feed in growing season. Prune hard if necessary. Compost: sphagnum moss or open compost SENT POTTED