Best Carnivorous Plants for an Indoor Tropical Garden (75–78°F, 50–70% RH, 18 hr Light)

Darren runs an indoor vegetative garden (no flowering) at 75–78°F, 50–70% RH, 18 hr diffused sun + fluorescent (moving to T5). Wants plants to control fungus gnats naturally.

Top Picks

• Tropical sundews with long leaves: D. capensis (Cape), all-red D. filiformis (tropical dewthread), D. adelae (Lance-leaf).
• Long-leaf butterworts: Pinguicula × 'Aphrodite', P. moctezumae.

Reality Check

These catch fungus gnats but not aphids, spider mites, thrips, scale—those pests attack CPs too.