Stanardsville
Field of Carnivores
At this Stanardsville nursery, insects are on the menu.
(Photo courtesy of Robert Sacilotto)
Look closely: the rows of colorful flowers at Botanique, a curious plant nursery in the Blue Ridge foothills, are not flowers at all. They’re carnivorous pitcher plants. Robert Sacilotto was first inspired to grow carnivorous plants—which survive on insects […]
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