Description
- They’re most common in the jungles of Indonesia
- These fanciful flowers look like you can walk up and take a drink right from them, but that’s the last thing you’ll want to do.
- In fact, Pitcher Plants are carnivorous climbers, luring in unsuspecting insects with sweet nectar that are then trapped in the goblet-like cup and unable to escape
- Pitcher Plants have been amazing people since the 1800s, but not many realize that the Pitcher Plant isn’t a flower at all
- the pitchers are modified leaves
Pitcher plants, also called Monkey Cups by those familiar with the species, can be found in many places throughout the world from Madagascar to Australia
