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Insectivorous Plant

Another carnivorous plant in the Outer Hebrides?

Published on: May 23, 2020October 11, 2020 by Robin Sutton 2 Comments

I enjoyed reading the recent summary of insectivorous plants in the Outer Hebrides and was reminded of it whilst taking part in my ritual but futile summer Horsetail pulling. Like many, my garden is riddled with horsetail and we have an uneasy truce. It grows, I pull it up, it grows, I pull and so […]

Bladderworts, Butterworts and Sundews

Published on: May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Hebridean Naturalist Comment

I like to think as insectivorous plants as a perverse, natural revenge by plants on the animal kingdom. The prey has become the predator as they have evolved the ability to lure, trap and digest insects. This facility to acquire additional nutrients enables them to grow in habitats with poor soils such as wetland heaths […]

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