Wire Hanging Basket for Carnivorous Plants: Wrong Container Choice

Large wire pot (12" wide, <6" deep), coir liner with plastic backing, full sun. Grow flytrap, Sarracenia, hardy sundew?

No. Bog plants need constantly wet soil. Wire/coir baskets dry out fast in summer—flytraps and sundews will die. Use plastic or glazed ceramic.

Exception: Nepenthes prefer damp, not soggy. They'd tolerate this basket (still water daily in heat).

Follow-Up: Plastic Liner Doesn't Fix It

Coir-lined baskets (even plastic-backed) are for veggies/flowers that tolerate drying. Bog plants = recipe for disaster.

Better Hanging Option

Plastic hanging basket with drain-hole plugs → use as reservoir. Regular plastic pot with holes sits inside. Refill reservoir; plants stay wet. Hangable, functional.

Watch our Volume 1 DVD for hands-on CP basics—avoids common new-grower pitfalls.