Hi!
My name is Emily, though Kyria works too, and I'm from Iowa.
I've been fascinated by carnivorous plants for a long time but after killing a few unlucky flytraps in my youth, I gave up on them. Recently, though, I've set out to add more plant life too my house and I am really interested in trying out some carnivores. Where I'm getting caught up is temperature and humidity. Most resources that I have found indicate "room temperature" or "if you're comfortable, the temperature should be fine" for Nepenthes, for instance, but then they generally reference 75-80 degrees.
I'm a cold-weather person. My house generally stays in the mid-to-upper 60s in winter, and in the summer I let it get into the middle or even upper 70s during the day but turn my A/C to seventy at night because I can't sleep if it's warmer than that. I'm not sure how to sort through the plants that are available as far as which ones will be more likely to thrive in conditions I can provide and which are too temperature sensitive. I'm hoping to get some advice about what plants might do well in my care.
For lighting, I currently have a west-facing window available, though it may be a bit drafty and dry for a plant situated right near the window. I have wall space maybe 6 feet or so from the window where I can put a shelf for plants, and an area where I want to do some hanging plants that I believe is 8 feet from the window. I also have some space for plants grown under artificial lights and have a couple of ideas. My only south-facing window is surrounded by trees (and occupied by hydroponic tomatoes and peppers at the moment) but I'm also considering some hanging plants in the east-facing windows in the kitchen. So basically, I have some options for lighting.
I don't have a ton of space, and I'm super intimidated by anything that requires a dormancy period.
Thanks, and nice to meet everyone!
My name is Emily, though Kyria works too, and I'm from Iowa.
I've been fascinated by carnivorous plants for a long time but after killing a few unlucky flytraps in my youth, I gave up on them. Recently, though, I've set out to add more plant life too my house and I am really interested in trying out some carnivores. Where I'm getting caught up is temperature and humidity. Most resources that I have found indicate "room temperature" or "if you're comfortable, the temperature should be fine" for Nepenthes, for instance, but then they generally reference 75-80 degrees.
I'm a cold-weather person. My house generally stays in the mid-to-upper 60s in winter, and in the summer I let it get into the middle or even upper 70s during the day but turn my A/C to seventy at night because I can't sleep if it's warmer than that. I'm not sure how to sort through the plants that are available as far as which ones will be more likely to thrive in conditions I can provide and which are too temperature sensitive. I'm hoping to get some advice about what plants might do well in my care.
For lighting, I currently have a west-facing window available, though it may be a bit drafty and dry for a plant situated right near the window. I have wall space maybe 6 feet or so from the window where I can put a shelf for plants, and an area where I want to do some hanging plants that I believe is 8 feet from the window. I also have some space for plants grown under artificial lights and have a couple of ideas. My only south-facing window is surrounded by trees (and occupied by hydroponic tomatoes and peppers at the moment) but I'm also considering some hanging plants in the east-facing windows in the kitchen. So basically, I have some options for lighting.
I don't have a ton of space, and I'm super intimidated by anything that requires a dormancy period.
Thanks, and nice to meet everyone!