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Darlingtonia californica / d ɑːr l ɪ ŋ ˈ t oʊ n i ə k æ l ɪ ˈ f ɔːr n ɪ k ə / —also called the California pitcher plant, the Oregon pitcher plant, cobra lily or cobra plant—is a species of carnivorous plant in the new world pitcher plant family, Sarraceniaceae.
Cobra plant (Darlingtonia californica) is a carnivorous plant that resembles a cobra with its hooded pitcherlike leaves. It grows in swamps in California and Oregon and uses bacteria to digest its prey.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 28, 2023 · Learn how to grow and care for cobra lily, a carnivorous plant with snake-like leaves and red flowers. Find out the best soil, water, light, and temperature conditions, as well as how to propagate and overwinter this rare perennial.
- Jennifer Lesser
- Sarraceniaceae
- Darlingtonia californica
- Perennial
Aug 22, 2022 · Learn how to grow cobra lily, a carnivorous plant with a snake-like appearance, indoors or outdoors. Find out its light, water, soil, temperature, and humidity requirements, as well as how to deal with pests and diseases.
- Darlingtonia Californica
- North America
- Sarraceniaceae
Learn about the rare and unique Cobra Lily, a pitcher plant that resembles a snake and traps insects with its curved head and forked tongue. Find out its biology, history, distribution, cultivation, and more.
Jan 11, 2024 · Learn how to grow and care for the cobra lily, a carnivorous plant with a hood-like leaf. Find out about its light, water, soil, temperature, humidity, fertilization, pruning, propagation, and health issues.
Darlingtonia, like other carnivorous plants, grow in water that is poor in nitrogen, and the soft parts of insects are rich in nitrogen and can supply that nutritional need to the plant. The hard surfaces of insects cannot be digested and remain in the leaf. The flowers of Darlingtonia point downwards.
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