Highland nepenthes are great. They work well in hanging baskets or planters and need relatively low (50%) humidity and light source. I think the easiest species--what I've heard, no personal experience--is supposed to be n. ventricosa. Mexican butterworts and lance-leaf sundews are great windowsill plants too.

If you don't get enough natural light, you can supplement with 40W fluorescent tubes. They're low cost and they don't heat the house up.

Ye I agree 100% on those species, you can grow VFT's as well but please note that they do have dormency requirements.
If you are happy to try them then Id suggest some 40 watt flurencent bulbs to give them extra light about 8" above the plants.
Another great one thats beutiful, easy and fantastic to watch is the Drosera Capensis (south african sundew).
Unlike the Drosera Adelae (austrialian) it moves both its tenacles and leaves to trap its prey, you can also foliar feed the Capensis where the australian plant is very picky and easier to kill (the capensis is extremly tough)

I have a N. Ventricosa, I grew it under bulbs, it grew "ok" but grows alot faster outdoors in natural sunlight.
If you get a Nepenthes dont use the tray method with this plant, I made this mistake and the pitchers started to wilt and die.
Take the saucer and fill it with perlite to absord excess drainage and the plant will grow fine.

I have 4 VFT's, 3 D Capensis, 3 D Adelae, 4 P. Pinguliflora (butterwort, also needs dormency) growing indoors under 2 X 40 watt florecent tubes.

All are growing fine.
With the amount of light your apartment receives, get some flurencent tubes, you can get some soft white light bulbs (they not to expensive) and a light fixture to hang or mount above the plants.

My advise since you are in an apartment would be to go for something that is tropical which would not need dormency.
My personal favorite for you would have to be the Drosera Capensis.
When you want something different after this mabey get a Nepenthes Ventricosa.

Cheers

Sheldon

Oh also there are different versions of the D. Capensis (mutations).
The ones I have seen are:
Red (a version that can get completly red)
Broad leaf (the leaves at the top of the "stalks" are double the width)
Narrow Leaf (narrower leaves at the top of the leaf "stalk")
Alba (a version that lacks all red pigment, the tentacles are a ghostly white with red glands at the top, the leaf is a nice green)

My personal favorite is the BROAD LEAF version, they make wonderful house plants, they self polinate themselves easily as well and product tons of seed.

The trapping and movement of the plant is by far my favorite, even compared to the fast, amzing action of the venus flytrap.

When you see this plant capture an insect, and the insect is forcing its way through the glue, to see the tentacles fall and try to push the prey back on the leaf while the tip starts to curve and roll after the prey like a steam roller still amazes me.
If it grabs a insect that is too big, you will even find surrounding leaves actually MOVING toward the leaf that has the lerge insect to come give some support, like a squid grabbing on with every availabe tentacle.

Anyhow, enough singing the praises of D. Capensis, just think its awesome

Cheers

Sheldon

Though tubes will give off more light, if you only have a plant or two, just get a compact flourescent light that screws into a typical light bulb socket... so you can use a nice desk lamp or pole lamp to aim the light. Then get a timer and you are all set.

It won't make your place look quite so industrial and take up so much space.

True, forgot about them :)

If Im correct, for a compact flourescent youd be looking for an equilent of 100 watts.

Cheers

Sheldon

Definitely the more watts the better... but the 100 watt bulbs get pretty larger (long) and will stick out from most lamps... the 75 watt should do a bit better... or just get 2 of the smaller ones.

Since it is suplimental lighting... you may be able to get away with one.

I also live in an apartment and the only direct sunlight I can give my VFTs, etc. is in the afternoon through a west-facing window. I put up a sheer curtain to block some of the afternoon heat if it gets too hot so they won't bake. They seem to be growing fine, maybe not as quickly as if they would if outdoors but new traps are forming and my pitcher plants are sending up new growth. Now the problem is the clouds that won't seem to go away and let the sun shine through.

The major issue with overheating VFT's is with the use of a terrarium.
Terrarium+Sun=Baked Venus Flytrap

They can survive FULL SUN outdoors, ofcause it is a good idea to get them to adapt to the UV light first by giving them abit and then some more and so on.

But extra lighting always is a treat for them, sun+bulbs should work quite well for you.

Cheers

Sheldon