The next meeting of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society will take place Saturday, April 21 at 12:30 pm at the Roger Williams Botanical Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The meeting will feature a Sarracenia division and bog building workshop given by Laurelin Sitterly, and the eagerly anticipated NECPS Spring Plant Sale. For more information and directions visit http://www.necps.org
The award winning New England Carnivorous Plant Society (NECPS) will be hosting this summer when the World’s Carnivorous Plant Lovers descend on New England. Growers and enthusiasts from around the globe will bring their expertise, skills and plants to the area for a 3 day conference and show. Included this year for the first time is a PUBLIC SHOW for anyone to attend and view these amazing plants. There are over 600 naturally occurring Carnivorous Plants in the world, with some growing in both the USA and the New England Area. These plants have evolved to the point where they feed on insects and use them for energy to grow and move. They prey on things from as small as a gnat to as large as mice, rats and snakes! When writing about a plant that grows here in New England, Charles Darwin once wrote to a contemporary “I care more about this plant than all the other species in the world.” The plants that amazed Darwin can and do still amaze us all!
Where: Johnson and Wales University Inn, Seekonk, Massachusetts.
When: August 11 to 13, 2012
Admission to the public show: $5 for adults
This will be the largest collection of Carnivorous Plants shown on the east coast. The NECPS hosts a highly successful annual show,and this promises to be even bigger and better with more plants, exhibits and peoplefrom around the world with LOTS of opportunities for photographers! Register now at www.necps.org.
The award winning New England Carnivorous Plant Society (NECPS) will again be hosting the Fall Carnivorous Plant Show at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Plant lovers and all those who enjoy something different will be able to get up close to hundreds of carnivorous plants exhibited by members of the NECPS.
Featured plants will include pitcher plants from Malaysia with traps the size of softballs that are capable of eating lizards and mice. There will be sundews from Australia ranging from the size of a dime to 12+ inches high, and the ever-popular Venus Fly Trap. For you native plant lovers, NECPS will also display carnivorous plants that grow locally throughout New England. This is the largest collection of carnivorous plants displayed yearly on the East Coast and the most popular show at the Botanical Center. Over 300 plants are scheduled to be on display.
Free seminars on growing and feeding carnivorous plants will be offered, and there are lots of opportunities for photographers. Visit the Venus Fly Trap feeding area where you can observe up close how these plants devour insects. Plants and growing accessories will be available for purchase for both novice and experienced growers from carnivorous plant vendors and the NECPS. The permanent carnivorous plant bog exhibit will also be available for viewing. Society members will be present both days to explain how the plants feed, what they eat, where they live, and how they can be grown and enjoyed at home. Admission to the show is free with the purchase of regular admission to the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center : $3 adults, $1 children 6 – 12, under 6 free. The show will run on Saturday September 26 from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm, and on Sunday September 27 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. The address is 1000 Elmwood Avenue in Providence. For additional information, please visit www.NECPS.org, or email johnatthebeach@cox.net.
