Carnivorous plants

The carnivorous plants collection presents to the public 150 different species from the 450 indexed in the world. Their unusual behaviours are the result of a phenomenon of adaptation to their habitat poor in nutritive elements.

The modified leaves (urns, glue, jaws...) are able to trap insects. These plants live on the 5 continents in very diverse environments. Most of the Nepenthes species grow in South Western Asia tropical wet forests.

The Drosera genus can be found in Europe, Asia, America, Australia and South Africa, in wet environments (peat bogs, places liable to inundation…). The East of the United States shelters 8 Sarracenia species and many natural hybrids. In Venezuela, Heliamphora grows on mountainous high plateaux. The strange Cephalotus with its dangerous urns is from Australia. Other species are aquatic as Aldrovanda and some Utricularia which traps are very ingenious.

New species are introduced each year thanks to a net of passionate persons who participate to our collection. That's how a beautiful collection of Mexican Pinguicula can be observed in the greenhouse.

We realise som hardiness tries outdoors. French carnivorous plants are present there as well as Darlingtonia, Dionaea and Sarracenia specimen.