Keep Your Carnivorous Plants Thriving
A beautifully illustrated guide to growing Venus flytraps, Nepenthes and more. Practical advice for beginners, with Victorian wit and a little mischief.
Bought a Venus flytrap that doesn't look too happy?
Take the guesswork out of growing these extraordinary plants.
Blackening traps, missing pitchers or uncertainty about the right water and sunlight? Discover what your plants really need, why problems develop and how to put things right.
Rescue struggling plants
A six-step flytrap rescue guide and practical troubleshooting.
Get growing conditions right
Clear guidance on light, water, growing media and seasonal care.
Grow with confidence
Species-specific care, propagation and equipment advice.
Take a Look Inside the Guide
Preview the 56-page guide
Interactive flipbook + downloadable PDF included
Barnaby Thorne's Guide to Carnivorous Plants
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56-page illustrated digital guide · Online flipbook + downloadable PDF
Written and edited by James Haig Streeter, an experienced carnivorous plant grower since the 1980s and contributor to the International Carnivorous Plant Society's quarterly journal, the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter.
From rescuing a struggling Venus flytrap to helping your Nepenthes produce pitchers, discover clear, practical advice for keeping these extraordinary plants healthy.
Inside, you'll find illustrated care instructions, troubleshooting guides, propagation techniques and essential advice on light, water, growing media and seasonal care.
Instant digital access after purchase. Read the interactive flipbook online or download the complete PDF to keep for reference beside your plants.
Digital publication only. No physical book is shipped.
About Barnaby Thorne
A fictional character. Real botanical experience.
Barnaby is the creation of James Haig Streeter, who has grown carnivorous plants since the 1980s and observed them in the wild across Europe, North and South America, and Asia.
James has contributed to the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, the International Carnivorous Plant Society's quarterly journal, and been a guest speaker at its conference.
The guide brings together that experience with modern growing practice and the observations of specialist growers.
Barnaby brings the wit, curiosity and occasional mischief of a Victorian botanical explorer to the pages of this guide. Through his stories and observations, he makes the extraordinary world of carnivorous plants entertaining and approachable, without sacrificing the practical detail that growers need.
Barnaby provides the Victorian company and mischief. James provides the horticultural experience and editorial judgement.
