Hello and Sundews

Michael Livingston (mikel@pcnet.com)
Mon, 9 Jan 95 16:27:42 PST

Hello everyone, I just subscribed here and want to both introduce myself and ask a
question.

I have held a passing fancy for carnivorous plants for some time now,
sparked by an installment of "Nature" on PBS dedicated to the subject.
I am particularly interested in sundews, they seem to be very elegant
hunters.

Anyway, my interest in sundews has come to the forefront lately for a
very practical reason. I have just opened an office for my business and
one or more of the gift plants I received had some fruit flys or some
such creature on it and now I have TONS of them. Rather than fill the
rooms with chemicals to eradicate the beasts I thought a couple of well
placed sundews would be not only a better solution but a great excuse to
learn more about the plants and their cousins.

Can anyone tell me where I could locate one or more flavors of sundew at
this chilly time of the year (I am in the North East), and I very much
welcome advice regarding their care as well as good reading material,
etc.

Thanks!

M