VietNamNet Bridge – With a specific scent to attract insects and a strange shape, carnivorous plants are becoming popular in Saigon.

Carnivorous plants (Nepenthes mirabis as scientific name) is a species distributed in tropical regions such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries.

Instead of flowers, carnivorous plants have a teapot-shaped part with a lid.

This species is capable of catching and killing insects with its own bile.

Carnivorous plants have two types of pots: long and round shapes.

This species is used as an ornamental tree in Saigon.

Vu Nhat Phuong, the owner of a nursery in Go Vap District, said the trees sell very well.

Sometimes he cannot serve all customers.

The price for this plant is cheap, from $2.5 to tens of USD.

This variety only needs water to grow, so it is suitable for busy people.

It is also easy to multiply this species, just by putting branches into soil.

This plant also has healing effects.

According to traditional medicine, the carnivorous plant can treat a number of diseases such as jaundice caused by hepatitis, stomach pain, ureteral stones, high blood pressure, pertussis ...

Some photos of this unique species:

After falling into the pot, insects become fertilizer for the tree. After 2 to 3 months, the seedlings from branches will sprout and grow very fast. The price of each plant is VND50,000 to VND200,000 ($2.5-$9). The trees in the garden of Vu Nhat Phuong, one of the first providers of this species in HCM City.

Dan Viet/Zing