Carnivorous Bromeliads (Brocchinia) | Curious Plant https://curiousplant.com/shop/carnivorous-bromeliads/ Shop carnivorous plants available from our nursery, new species and stock are added regularly. Visit the resources page for helpful how-to's and care tips. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:29:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://curiousplant.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/curious-plant-favicon-66x66.png Carnivorous Bromeliads (Brocchinia) | Curious Plant https://curiousplant.com/shop/carnivorous-bromeliads/ 32 32 Catopsis berteroniana ‘near Santa Elena, Gran Sabana, Venezuela’ https://curiousplant.com/product/carnivorous-bromeliads/catopsis-berteroniana-near-santa-elena-gran-sabana-venezuela/ https://curiousplant.com/product/carnivorous-bromeliads/catopsis-berteroniana-near-santa-elena-gran-sabana-venezuela/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 20:00:35 +0000 https://curiousplant.com/?post_type=product&p=34065 Catopsis berteroniana is an epiphytic bromeliad that can be found growing from southern Florida through Brazil. While there is debate as to whether it should be considered carnivorous, there is some evidence that the species catches a larger number of insects than other bromeliads of similar size. C. berteroniana develops a white powder on its read more >

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]]> https://curiousplant.com/product/carnivorous-bromeliads/catopsis-berteroniana-near-santa-elena-gran-sabana-venezuela/feed/ 0 Brocchinia reducta https://curiousplant.com/product/carnivorous-bromeliads/brocchinia-reducta/ https://curiousplant.com/product/carnivorous-bromeliads/brocchinia-reducta/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:52:48 +0000 https://curiousplant.com/?post_type=product&p=7753 Brocchinia reducta is a carnivorous bromeliad native to the Guyana Highlands of South America. There was some debate as to whether B. reducta should be considered carnivorous until 2005 when the plant was found to produce an enzyme aiding in the digestion of prey. B. reducta lures prey with its sweet smell. Once prey has read more >

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