About this Event
Cultivating Carnivorous Plants at Home with Leslie Harris
Bored with the same old houseplants. Want to add some intrigue to your garden—indoors and outdoors? Explore the fascinating world of meat-eating plants with Culver City Garden Club on July 2 at 7:00 PM. Join us for a captivating talk with expert Leslie Harris on how to successfully cultivate carnivorous plants at home.
- Discover the secrets to keeping carnivorous plants thriving in your own space.
- Delve into the identification, unique adaptations, draw-dropping feeding mechanisms, and quirky personalities of these unique flesh-eating plants. Explore traits commonly attributed to the animal kingdom that are preeminent characteristics in the world of carnivorous plants—like the ambush and capture of unwitting prey using lightning-fast leafy teeth, death pools of digestive enzymes and arresting sticky tentacles.
- Learn how to care for your meat-loving flora: soil requirements, lighting, and essential care recommendations.
- Get tips on species selection like Venus Fly Traps, Pitcher Plants, flypaper Sundews and Butterworts that deploy a blend of crafty strategies and evolved adaptations to lure, trap and consume their unsuspecting and gullible prey.
- Discuss common issues that may affect your carnivorous plant and how to solve them.
Whether you’re drawn to their feeding habits, are interested in their bug-control capabilities or simply want an eye-catching plant, this presentation will show you how cultivating carnivorous plants can be fun and rewarding. It will guide you through the basic techniques you'll need to cultivate happy, healthy carnivorous plants.
This talk will be held at the Veterans Memorial Building, Garden Room. Don't miss out on this opportunity to delve into the fascinating world of carnivorous plants!
About Leslie Harris
Leslie has been an avid carnivorous plant grower and enthusiast for over 15 years. She first became interested in carnivorous plants when seeking a solution to a fly problem in her backyard. It led her to her local group of Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts (SCCPE) and has since inspired her passion for botanical bug-eating wonders that have turned the tables on the food chain.
Leslie is also the Senior Polychaetes Collections Manager at the National History Museum. She has worked with its polychaete collection (marine annelid worms) since 1988 and an eminent authority on the marine flora and fauna of California. She has been instrumental in the acquisition of major private polychaete collections for the museum and is one of the founders of the Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Veterans Memorial Building, Garden Room, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, United States
