Carnivorous plants are real eye-catchers - but they become even more special in a homemade sisal flower pot. You can find out how to make the decorative pot yourself here.
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), Sundew (Drosera) or Pitcher plant (Nepenthes) - Carnivores are extremely popular as houseplants and, with their bizarre appearance, quickly turn out to be eye-catchers in the home. In order to put the carnivorous plants in the limelight, you should also pay particular attention to the right flower pot. Unfortunately, the carnivores are often bought in a plastic pot that is not very decorative and does not fit well as an elegant planter in the apartment. If you don't want to do without a decorative flower pot for your carnivorous plants or dispose of the plastic pot you have bought, you should go with the flower pot Do upcycling: With a little sisal and a little handicraft work, a boring plastic flower pot can be turned into an individual eye-catcher for the carnivorous Plants.
Instructions: upcycling sisal flower pots for carnivores
Turning an old flower pot into a pretty eye-catcher is not difficult at all. When upcycling flower pots, old plastic flower pots shine in a new shine with ease. In addition, you can find almost all the materials for it in the household.
You need:
1. Plastic flower pot
2. Sisal rope (alternatively other ropes)
3. All Purpose Adhesive
4. Acrylic paint
Now the handicraft work can begin. Since the plastic flower pots are often slightly thickened at the top or stick over the first row separately. To do this, one end of the rope is cut to the right length so that it fits around the flower pot exactly once. Then it is glued once around the pot with all-purpose glue. The rest of the pot can be circled with a continuous rope. To do this, the end of the rope is attached directly under the previously attached row with glue. Now a little glue is applied over and over again and the rope is wrapped piece by piece around the flower pot and thus fastened. The best way to do this is to go slowly row by row.
Once you have reached the end of the flower pot, the rope is cut to fit again and the end that is created is carefully attached with all-purpose glue. Now you have to wait - so that everything holds well, the adhesive should have enough time to dry sufficiently. If you like your sisal flower pots in a rustic and natural way, you are already finished with the flower pot upcycling after this step. Alternatively, you can decorate your flower pot individually with acrylic paint during upcycling. Large blocks of color in white or other muted colors look particularly stylish and elegant. Here, too, the paint should first dry thoroughly before the flower pot moves into its new place after it has been upcycled. When placing the new sisal flower pot, it is important to consider that a saucer is required for the pot. Since the plastic plant pots have drainage holes for excess water and carnivores often have low-lime water need to be poured, otherwise there may be a small flood on the window sill at home come.
Which carnivores are suitable for sisal flower pots?
Carnivorous plants are often kept as indoor plants, because their impressive trapping strategy and their unusual appearance attract everyone's attention. Unfortunately, however, not all insectivorous plants are suitable for growing in sisal pots: Especially pitcher plants (Nepenthes) are rather unsuitable for pot culture, as they usually require a humidity of 80 to 100%, which can only be kept constant in the terrarium.
The sundew, on the other hand, is more robust (Drosera), butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris) and some pitcher plant species (Sarracenia), because they can thrive splendidly even in low humidity. Of course, the popular Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) can be cultivated wonderfully in the sisal flower pot.
The right soil for carnivorous plants
Carnivorous plants are a real feast for the eyes - especially when they shine stylishly in the new flower pot that was created by upcycling the planter. So that you can enjoy your carnivores for a long time, it is particularly important not only to put on a pretty flower pot, but also on the right substrate. Normal potting soil is a horror for the insectivorous plants: They prefer a slightly acidic soil with high water storage capacity and a low concentration of nutrients. Special carnivore earths - like the Floragard special soil for carnivorous plants- these requirements and thus ensure that the new roommates can develop splendidly.
Especially when buying new plants, you should use the Repot the carnivores, since it is usually not known how old the earth is. If the carnivores have a good substrate in addition to a pretty flower pot, they only need to be properly cared for. In our article we will tell you what you have to consider "Carnivorous houseplants: 6 fly eaters for indoors".
Many thanks to Floragard for their support!