My botany teacher is giving me a chance to grow any plant I want.

[LeafKirby]

Of course I want a really good carnivorous plant, but not something that will be impossible like D.Regia. This is important for it will be a both a grade but she is also willing to pay for it and wait a few weeks for shipping!
It will be grown in a greenhouse. The temperature will be 70-80s. The humidity will be 60+. It will be a Nepenthes.

 

[thez_yo]

How about some Cephalotus? Kind of expensive but not that hard to grow bugs notwithstanding of course.

 

[LeafKirby]

I don't think that will fly considering the green house is attacked by bugs all the time.

Spider mite waves D:

 

[Not a Number]

Probably can't fail with D. capensis

 

[LeafKirby]

Probably can't fail with D. capensis

Lol, that thing is actually a challenge to kill.

 

[bluemax]

It might be impressive to show how to actually grow a venus flytrap. Almost everyone has killed one or two. Maybe a big large-trap form.

 

[hcarlton]

Really? I seem to be succeeding somehow.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

I would advise picking something hardy, and not terribly expensive. Teachers don't get much pay. Just sayin'. It is awesome to be given a chance at getting almost anything, congrats! But it would be terribly disappointing to loose the plant due to pests, greenhouse malfunction, or careless or malicious hands. Perhaps a fancy Sarracenia, one that you don't already have, or Nepenthes. (You don't like Neps? Shucks! Missing out!) How about Utricularia longifolia, Drosera indica (wild, wild plant), hmmm...... a Mexican Pinguicula, Darlingtonia californica mountain form.....

 

[cody]

i agree with the darlingtonia idea. maybe grow it in a table top fountain so the water is always moving?

 

[James H]

Maybe a pygmy sundew spcies. You might be able to go from plant to seed and back to plants.

 

[thez_yo]

Yeah, actually, my pygmy-dews go from 40*F - 100*F and just go dormant at various really cold/hot times. The hardiest I'd say are scorpioides, roseana, closely followed by helodes and omissa x pulchella. Another might include lasiantha, but I don't feel like I've had it long enough (and hence tortured it as much as the others) to really say. They're really easy to propagate and grow too - you'll be finding scorpioides and roseana growing as volunteers everywhere after having had them once.

 

[Dexenthes]

Go with a fun Utricularia, reniformis, calycifida, etc.

 

[amphirion]

I would have definitely gone with Nepenthes Miranda. definitely because of the wow factor for the average individual. It is hardy, makes impressive-sized pitchers, and not too expensive. With your knowledge, it would be easy to keep and keep looking great = easy A.

 

[LeafKirby]

Hmmm, a pymgy sundew does sound tempting... Ultrics are kinda boring on the surface unless I can find a large clear pot.

 

[Peatmoss]

Go with a nepenthes, something easy but impressive. Miranda sounds good.

 

[LeafKirby]

Go with a nepenthes, something easy but impressive. Miranda sounds good.

I mean I guess I could, but can't grow them at home so they'll die at the end of school.

 

[uphwiz]

How about some Cephalotus? Kind of expensive but not that hard to grow bugs notwithstanding of course.

im thinking cephs too and you have a 200.00 price limit you should be able to get a nice ceph for much less than that, i find them pretty easy to .
what about the bugs? :-( do you have some invasive bugs that will attack cephs.
they are compact and very dramatic, great for a class project.

 

[fdfederation]

How about Aldrovanda vesiculosa?

 

[richjam1986]

Just curious... Why can't you grow Neps at home?

 

[LeafKirby]

@uphwiz spider mites, spider mites everywhere!

@fd not a bad idea

Just curious... Why can't you grow Neps at home?

No space and no good conditions.