Re: "carnivorous orchids"
Loren Russell (loren@peak.org)
Mon, 30 Dec 1996 14:07:40 -0800 (PST)
Quite a number of plants do capture pollinators to get them nicely laden
with pollen. Cypripediums, but also many arums [which often adopt
mechanisms very close to pitcher-plants, without the soup-stock],
water-lilies, etc.
But this is catch-and-release, and "carnivorous" involves getting them to
the frying pan. If you want an escuse to put orchids in your greenhouse,
just call them orchids...
Loren Russell, Corvallis, OREGON