About BogTraps
BogTraps is a reference for people who grow carnivorous plants at home: species profiles, care and problem guides, propagation methods and a few small tools.
Why it exists
Search results for everyday questions such as why a Venus flytrap's traps are turning black are crowded with rewritten, unsourced pages that repeat each other's mistakes. BogTraps takes the opposite approach: every non-obvious statement links to the source it comes from, so a reader can check it, and where reputable sources disagree the page says so.
What it covers
- Species profiles and genus pages for the carnivorous plants most often grown at home, with names and native ranges taken from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and links to IUCN Red List assessments.
- Care guides on water, light, soil, feeding, dormancy and growing indoors or in a bog garden.
- Problem pages that separate normal changes from real trouble and go through the likely causes one by one.
- Propagation methods that follow published step-by-step instructions.
- Tools: a troubleshooter, a water checker, a dormancy planner, a soil-mix calculator and a grow-light calculator.
Who publishes it
The site is published by BogTraps, based in the United States. It is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with the International Carnivorous Plant Society or with any nursery, and it does not sell plants. It is funded by advertising shown through Google AdSense.
How pages are made
Pages are drafted with AI assistance from primary sources and checked against those sources before publication. Pages that the editor has not yet reviewed say so at the top. The full process, including what we do not do, is onHow we make this.
Wild plants
Many carnivorous plants are rare in the wild, and some are protected by law. BogTraps never recommends collecting plants or seed from the wild. The guide to buying plants legally explains the rules that apply in the United States.
Contact and corrections
If you find an error, please write to contact@bogtraps.garden with the page address and, if possible, the source that shows the correct information. See also thecontact page.