Richmond’s maiden gardening talk on “Start Growing “Insect-eating” Plants!”

The talk entitled “Start Growing “Insect-eating” Plants!” by Green Culture Singapore member, Richmond Tan, organized by Community in Bloom and HortPark attracted about seventy participants last Saturday. It was Richmond’s first gardening talk given to the public.

Held in conjunction with the March school holidays, the talk aimed to promote awareness of these plants to the young. A small bazaar by gardening hobbyists was conducted for the first time outside the Fruit Room where participants can buy plants to bring home to grow. TALOS from the forum brought along carnivorous plants while bluefly gathered some African violet plantlets for sale to the participants of the talk.

A showcase of carnivorous plants has also been put up at the Lifestyle Corner of HortPark by my colleagues where one can come up close to interact with these intriguing plants. Basic information and growing tips are also provided as part of the display.

Visitors will be able to see the various representative groups of carnivorous plants that be commonly found on sale in local nurseries and these include North American pitcher plants (Sarracenia), tropical pitcher plants (Nepenthes), sundews (Drosera),  butterworts (Pinguicula) and Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula).