• Subscribe
  • Place an Ad
  • LAT Store
  • Jobs
  • Cars
  • Real Estate
  • Rentals
  • Foreclosures
  • More Classifieds
 
latimes.com
LIVING
  • HOME
  • LOCAL
    • L.A. Now
    • Politics
    • Crime
    • Education
    • O.C.
    • Westside
    • Neighborhoods
    • Environment
    • Obituaries
    • Hot List
  • NATION
    • Washington
    • D.C. Now
    • Top of the Ticket
    • Science
    • Environment
    • Obituaries
  • WORLD
    • Afghanistan
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Latin America
    • Middle East
  • Business
    • Technology
    • Personal Finance
    • Small Business
    • Company Town
    • Jobs
    • Real Estate
    • Autos
  • SPORTS
    • Lakers
    • Dodgers
    • Angels
    • USC
    • UCLA
    • Clippers
    • Kings
    • Ducks
    • High Schools
    • NFL
    • College football
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Music
    • Celebrity
    • Arts & Culture
    • Company Town
    • Calendar
    • The Envelope
    • Hot List
  • Living
    • Health
    • Home
    • Food
    • Image
    • Travel
    • Autos
    • Books
    • Hot List
    • Brand X
    • Magazine
    • Your Scene
  • Travel
    • California
    • Hawaii
    • Mexico
    • Las Vegas
    • Europe
    • Travel & Deal Blog
    • Destinations
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Op-Ed
    • Letters
    • Opinion L.A.
  • MORE
    • Corrections
    • Readers' Rep
    • Photos
    • Blogs
    • Data Desk
    • Video
    • Newsletters
    • RSS
    • Horoscopes
    • Games
  • Subscribe
  • Place an Ad
  • LAT Store
  • Jobs
  • Cars
  • Real Estate
  • Rentals
  • Foreclosures
  • More Classifieds
  • In the News:
  • Healthcare
  • Obama in Asia
  • Lakers
  • Colts-Patriots
  • Box office

Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants

A greenhouse at Cal State Fullerton is home to thousands of hungry, exotic plants.
Image 1 of 12
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • »
A greenhouse at Cal State Fullerton is home to thousands of carnivorous plants, including hundreds of Venus flytraps. The exotic plants have become readily available at garden centers and discount stores, but like those goldfish won at a charity bazaar, the Venus flytrap can be difficult to keep alive.

Flytrap

( Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times )
A greenhouse at Cal State Fullerton is home to thousands of carnivorous plants, including hundreds of Venus flytraps. The exotic plants have become readily available at garden centers and discount stores, but like those goldfish won at a charity bazaar, the Venus flytrap can be difficult to keep alive.
  • E-mail
  • add to Digg Digg
  • add to Twitter Twitter
  • add to Facebook Facebook
  • add to StumbleUpon StumbleUpon
  •  

Search Local Listings

Find restaurants, clubs, shows and events

What
Where
  • Most Viewed
  • Most E-Mailed
1. After decades of waiting, their trains have arrived
2. Misrepresenting the ideology of Islamic terrorists
3. '2012' spells doom for its competition at the box office
4. You can cut back on alcohol
5. Helene Elliott: Ragged Lakers are well off-pace
6. Hoping 'Avatar' is the new face of filmmaking
7. Ariza emotional as he joins inner circle
8. Actor Edward Woodward dies at 79
9. For Obama judicial nominees, confirmation is slow process
10. On Broadway, 'Spider-Man's' greatest enemy is the budget
1. So you want a green career?
2. You can cut back on alcohol
3. Bill Plaschke: A culture crash for Trojans
4. Blogging moms wooed by food firms
5. Young conservative activist Hannah Giles speaks in Santa Barbara
6. Stars lined up for new audio Bible
7. Sierra Leone's crises have global reach
8. Green job resources
9. T.J. Simers: New Cardinal rule: Stanford has better players than USC
10. CIA says it gets its money's worth from Pakistani spy agency
Mexico Under Siege »
The drug war at our doorstep.

  • Mom, Dad, baby live happily in 380 square feet

    Mom, Dad, baby live happily in 380 square feet

  • Book review: Safran Foer's 'Eating Animals'

    Book review: Safran Foer's 'Eating Animals'

  • 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' reanimates Wes Anderson's career

    'Fantastic Mr. Fox' reanimates Wes Anderson

  • Street Fashion in Westfield Century City mall

    Street Fashion in Westfield Century City mall

  • The Cuban ties that bind, 50 years on

    The Cuban ties that bind, 50 years on

Subscribe to The Los Angeles Times Save more than 50% off the newsstand price. Click here to subscribe to The Times.
  • News
    • Local
    • Nation
    • World
    • Business
    • Technology
    • Sports
    • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • Obituaries
  • Entertainment
    • Television
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Arts & Culture
    • Celebrity
    • The Envelope
    • Calendar
    • Company Town
    • TV Listings
    • Movie Listings
    • Tickets
  • Living
    • Travel
    • Health
    • Food
    • Home
    • Image
    • Magazine
    • Books
    • Autos
    • Hot List
    • Horoscopes
    • Crosswords
  • Multimedia
    • Video
    • Photos
    • Data Desk
    • Your Scene
    • Times on Twitter
    • RSS
    • Newsletters
    • Kindle
    • E-edition
  • Top Blogs
    • L. A. Now
    • Celebrity
    • TV Show Tracker
    • Politics
    • Gold Derby
    • Company Town
    • Technology
    • Music
    • Travel & Deals
    • Health
  • More
    • Corrections
    • Readers' Rep
    • Print Edition
    • Contact Us | Help
    • About Us
    • LATMG Media Kit
    • Digital Media Kit
    • Subscribe
    • Manage My Account
    • Site Map
    • Coastline Pilot
    • Daily Pilot
    • Huntington Beach Independent
    • Valley Sun
    • Burbank Leader
    • News Press
    • KTLA
    • Hoy
    • Brand X
    • LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine
    • Baltimore Sun
    • Chicago Tribune
    • Daily Press
    • Hartford Courant
    • Los Angeles Times
    • Orlando Sentinel
    • Sun Sentinel
    • The Morning Call
  • Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Los Angeles Times, 202 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012 | Copyright 2009

A Tribune Web site